Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Here is Jessica Marie Salvaggio getting her shoulder girdle/ lats stretched out, Zygmunt Smalcerz style. If you don't have a Zygmunt available you can recreate the experience by lying on a foam roller while holding a weight with your extended … [Continue reading]
What do you do after you achieved everything there is to achieve in your sport? That's right! Set high goals and try to conquer another! AJ Roberts, former 308 lbs All Time Total record holder in powerlifting (1205 lbs squat, 910 lbs bench and … [Continue reading]
Here are Jami Tikkanen and Annie Thorisdottir with a little elbow pain MWOD. elbow traction with band twisting arm, PNF style working on the triceps area above the elbow, similar to this mwod to improve the front rack position using a … [Continue reading]
A while back I mentioned seated good morning stretch. A great assistance exercise for all things squat stability. Update: Read about their use in Front Squats here. … [Continue reading]
Phil Johnson seems to visit China's weightlifting training halls every year. At the moment he is uploading tons of clips to his YouTube Channel - PJTrainer. Update: So apparently these are not new. Well, hopefully some of you still found them … [Continue reading]
Hysen Pulaku is going to endure 2 more weeks of the Bulgarian system. According to comments by the Podium Gold Weightlifting Club guys he is close to making body weight now (77kg) and has put himself in a good position to achieve his Olympic … [Continue reading]
Shane Maier busts out some heavy squats. 275kg x5 Thanks to Angie for sharing. … [Continue reading]
If you missed it watching live, here is Mikhail Koklyaev & Alexander Klyushev's epic 755kg double deadlift from the 2012 Battle of Champions. Thanks to Phil for submitting this. … [Continue reading]
Sort of. Chad is a coach for CrossFit CenTex where he writes a blog post every once in a while. In part 1 of his "Do You CrossFit?" series he describes his struggle with not competing at the Pan Ams this year and where he sees CrossFit … [Continue reading]