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Fitness
Planning Unto Failure
“A bad plan is better than no plan.” In his book “Zero to One,” Peter Thiel puts forth this principle. While the…
bench
The Top 8 of January
1. The Top 5 Deadlift Mistakes to Avoid Amir Fazeli is a rising force in powerlifting, closing in on a 700 pound…
weightlifting
5 Things to Know About Your First Weightlifting Competition
1. Know When To Compete Trying to figure out when to sign up for your first weightlifting competition can be a…
Fitness
Calling All Rookies
Let me start off by stating this: I am a beginner weightlifter. With only 16 months of weightlifting under my belt, I…
Training
Overtraining or Undertraining? Plan From a New Perspective
Over the course of my weightlifting career, I have heard just about everything imaginable when it comes to designing…
Fitness
How to Fill CrossFitters’ Weightlifting Gaps
Learning the snatch and clean & jerk is the pursuit of a true craft. Every athlete who has competed in weightlifting…
Movement
The Top 8 Articles of November
1. 3 All-Time Strength Badasses You Need To Know About by Chad Wesley Smith If you’re a strength athlete, you need to…
Fitness
Klokov: Training Methods of the Russian Champion
Dmitry Klokov is a true strength icon. Transcending his country, continent and sport, Klokov is synonymous with…
weightlifting
Fix the Weak Links in your Snatch
Sam Lower Muscle Snatches: Two issues commonly seen with beginners is letting the bar pull away from them in the middle…
weightlifting
Build a Beastly Snatch: The Best Accessory Exercises
Sam Lower Snatch Push Press and Overhead Squat: This is one of my favorite exercises to build the upper body strength…
weightlifting
6 Tips for CrossFit Snatch Training
Jacob Tsypkin: 1. Establish correct technique with the full snatch BEFORE training athletes for high reps in order to…
Movement
The Complete Guide to Snatch Movement Prep
The snatch is at the top of the hierarchy of movement complexity. Snatching requires wide ranges of motion across many…