Now on Patreon: How and Why to Snatch from Blocks! Featuring insights from world champion Kate Nye and Latvian über coach, Eduards Andruskevics. In addition to covering key points about the movement—such as start position technique and how this lift develops speed If you’ve ever wondered how or why to incorporate block snatches into your […]
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Lu Xiaojun 200kg Clean & Jquat Jerk + 270kg Clean Deadlift Session
ATG Patrons can now watch 15 minutes of team China in the 2019 worlds training hall. Become a Patron here. The video features Lu Xiaojun, Tian Tao, and Chen Lijun, along with special guest appearances by Yuan Chengfei and Yang Zhe. This was just a few days before these athletes competed but it didn’t stop […]
Coach’s Commentary: Spencer Arnold talks us through Lydia Valentin’s Technique
Dr. Boffa recently had a chance to sit down with Senior International Coach Spencer Arnold of Power & Grace Performance. Spencer coaches some of the best of the best from USAW these days: his current athletes include Jourdan Delacruz, Harrison Maurus, and Jessie Bradley Stemo, among others. Become a Patron and watch it here. In […]
Loredana Toma 0-136kg Clean & Jerk PR Warm Up Roma 2020 Cup
Head over to our patreon to watch Loredana Toma’s 0-136kg Clean & Jerk PR Warm Up at the Roma 2020 Cup. It’s almost 15 minutes of Tomanator power and speed, along with commentary to explain the warm up process and approach. If you want to learn by watching the best this is a must-see video! […]
Daniyar Ismayilov Heavy Training Session at 2019 World Championships
ATG patrons can now watch Daniyar Ismayilov (67kg) going heaving before worlds 2019. Daniyar is 2016 Olympic silver medalist at 69kg and also the last person to out-snatch Shi Zhiyong! Become a Patron here. View this post on Instagram ⚡️SPEED SPEED SPEED ⚡️ @daniyar.ismayilov’s Heavy Training Session now on our Patreon. #snatch #powersnatch […]
ATG Podcast: Training Camp with Katherine Nye, Harrison Maurus & Co. in Georgia
Jen (One Kilo) & Dr Boffa reunite in Suwanee, Georgia! Join them at dinner where they discuss their first day of filming the Power and Grace training camp, which features some of the best US lifters, like Katherine Nye, Harrison Maurus, Jourdan Delacruz and co. View this post on Instagram 💥 @katherineenye with […]
Warm Up Secrets & Competition Analysis with Jourdan Delacruz
Now on Patreon: Competition Analysis & Warm Up Secrets with Jourdan Delacruz 🥇🇺🇸! A must watch for coaches and athletes alike! Become a Patron here. View this post on Instagram Now on Patreon: Competition Analysis & Warm Up Secrets with @jourdannn_14 🥇🇺🇸! A must watch for coaches and athletes alike! Watch and learn from from […]
Snatch Essentials: Snatch Press in Deep Squat Position with Kuo Hsing-Chun
How to Snatch Press in Deep Squat with Kuo Hsing-Chun! These clips are from “The Perfect Jerk” Video (17 minutes long) on our patreon. Kuo’s PR is 60kg (bodyweight!), according to Coach Lin. These are a great exercise to add to your training. Weak overhead? Poor shoulder mobility? Too tight in the bottom position? Rushing […]
Book Review: “Independent Investigator Report to The Oversight and Integrity Commission of International Weightlifting Federation,” by Richard H. McLaren
How does someone like Richard McLaren, the law professor and investigator behind “The McLaren Report”—about widespread state-sponsored doping in Russia—follow up on that success? In this case, it’s by writing a report that is even more unbelievable. But where McLaren’s Russian investigation featured a cast of coolly efficient—if unscrupulous—characters who could have been pulled directly […]