Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Here are Kendrick Farris' (Shreveport, La. / Louisiana State University Shreveport) winning lifts in the 85kg session at the 2011 USA Weightlifting National Championships.Kendrick Farris' winning 157kg SnatchKendrick Farris' winning 199kg Clean … [Continue reading]
Watch Chad Vaughn (Florence, Texas / Spoon Barbell Club) winning the Men's 77 kg category at the 2011 USA Weightlifting National ChampionshipsHere is his Chad going 3 for 3 in the Snatch ending with 150kg!And here is Chad Vaughn's winning 185kg Clean … [Continue reading]
The CrossFit main site WOD today (110720) calls for weighted push ups.Weighted push-up 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 repsAnd their pro athletes already put up some impressive numbers.Pat Barber 190lbs, Lucas Zepeda 160lbs, Kevin Montoya 100lbs, Laurie Galassi … [Continue reading]
Kelly Starrett, Jami Tikkanen and Glen Cordoza demonstrate is a nice test to identify range of motion problems. From a kneeling position, jump and land in a full squat. Key Questions Do you land with your knees out? Do you land with a … [Continue reading]
Here are some more Shoulder Warm-Up exercises.Perform 2 rounds of the following:15 reps Arm cross swings25 reps rubber band pulls15 reps of Ws Ys Ts on a exercise ball25 reps of band pulls15 wall extensions (aka stick ups)15 reps push up variations … [Continue reading]
Ectomorph? Hardgainer?Try the Epic Meal Time approach.Bonus Tip"Don't run when you can walk, don't stand when you can sit, don't sit when you can lay down" … [Continue reading]
Kelly Starrett and Jami Tikkanen have a nice modification to that classic lying "squat against a wall" band drill. This one you can squeeze in before your lifting session to get your hip area ready for action. By getting into the shown figure … [Continue reading]
Long Qingquan 170 kg (56 kg lifter) … [Continue reading]
Ben Bruno wrote a good article for T Nation about the Glute Ham Raise.In it, he goes into the details and benefits of the exercise, as well as offering progressions suitable for various levels of strength.Band Assisted Glute-Ham RaiseEccentric … [Continue reading]