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Chad Wesley Smith on Squat Tightness

December 10, 2013 By Gregor Winter 9 Comments

Chad Wesley Smith addresses 3 common Squat mistakes. Rounding Over (my biggest fault): create more upper back tightness, hands close, elbows pushing in & forward -> helping thoracic extension. Front Squats are also a great tool to improve this. Loose Mid Section: you want “360° pressure”, cue =”breathe into your lower back” + flex glutes to […]

Filed Under: powerlifting, squat, tips, videos, weightlifting

Snatch Grip and How to Minimize Torn Calluses

July 23, 2013 By Gregor Winter 2 Comments

Giles Greenwood shares a tip on how to avoid torn calluses when snatch gripping. Keep a straight wrist from the beginning (see photo in his post) to minimize movement of the bar in your hands. Although this initially feels like you’re not gripping the bar as strongly it is, in fact, how your grip is […]

Filed Under: snatch, tips, videos, weightlifting

How To Get Braced and Avoid Lower Back Hyperextension

May 13, 2013 By Gregor Winter Leave a Comment

Molly Gelbraith and Jim Laird talk about creating a braced neutral spine to avoid lower back over extension. To really get into a stable position I really like Kelly Starrett’s 4 step bracing sequence as outlined in chapter 1 of the Supple Leopard book: Squeeze your your butt as hard as you can (set pelvis in neutral) […]

Filed Under: tips, videos

Mike Tuchscherer Deadlift Cues – Breathing & Using the Lats

April 25, 2013 By Gregor Winter 3 Comments

Mike Tuchscherer talks about cues that help his Deadlift. breathing – 3 pressure breaths + one big breath “locking the lats” by pulling the shoulders blades down, like the “shoulder pop” mentioned here Update 26.09.2013: Another video from Mike explaining how to use the lats in the Deadlift. Flexing the lats – Pulls the shoulder down and […]

Filed Under: deadlift, powerlifting, tips, videos

Deadlift with Band On the Hip

March 13, 2013 By Gregor Winter 5 Comments

Marc Keys talks you through a neat little drill for staying on heels in deadlifts. Attach a band to your belt and have it pull you slightly forward. Since you have to counter that forward pull it will ingrain the need for staying on your heels and opening the hips at the nearest moment.

Filed Under: deadlift, exercises, tips, videos

3 Tips for a Successful Meet

February 6, 2013 By Gregor Winter 1 Comment

70’s Big Mike has 3 tips for your next meet. have a full day of rest before the meet have realistic goals expect things to go wrong (time table changes, venue change etc.) Do you have more tips like these?

Filed Under: powerlifting, tips, videos

Use Leftover Rice to make a Crispy Snack

October 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter Leave a Comment

If you didn’t plan ahead and made the recently mentioned rice balls, here is what you can do with your leftover rice. put an exactly(!) 1.27cm (0.5 inch) layer of rice rice in a non sticking pan use sticky Asian style rice, short grain or medium grain (basmati isn’t sticky enough) cook until each side is golden brown […]

Filed Under: carbs, meals, recipe, tips, videos

Rice Balls

October 15, 2012 By Gregor Winter 11 Comments

Redditor super_luminal shows you how to make a week’s worth of Rice Balls. The idea here is to basically re-steam it, that’s why it stays tasting fresh rather than like dry/hard day old rice that’s been in the fridge. take still warm rice sprinkle salt on a plastic wrap add rice, make it into a […]

Filed Under: cooking, nutrition, tips

Stop Upper Back from Slipping after Bench Setup

August 28, 2012 By Gregor Winter 3 Comments

Here is a neat tip if your überhuman leg drive gives you trouble staying in your proper bench press position. Use piece of shelf liner rubber mesh. The tip comes from Vincent Dizenzo: If you are having trouble sliding on the bench, head to your local Sears and buy the rubber mesh that goes in the bottom of […]

Filed Under: bench press, equipment, tips, tools

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