Is the snatch a horrible exercise choice for some athletes? Is the kettlebell snatch stupid? Or maybe you just can’t coach it? Well Herman Demmink joins us on the podcast today to talk about working with overhead athletes like all you baseball players out there. We also get into brain science, what he’s learned from […]
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How do you program for mass and strength at the same time? How do you improve your power clean? Can you still gain strength at 59 years old? These are just some of the questions we get to on today’s podcast – it’s time for listener questions! [thrive_leads id=’9790′] LISTEN IN TO TODAY’S PODCAST AS
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This is one of those debates that will rage on throughout the end of time. Coaches are notorious for setting up camp with certain ideologies never to be heard from again. I get it though. We are creatures of habit. We like things done a certain way and at a certain time. Change can be
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A few short years ago Chris Amenta was moving across the country to train with Jon North. Now he owns the incredibly successful SoCal weightlifting – and he is a talented coach and programmer in his own right. So it was an honor to have him on the podcast, to pick his brain, and to
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I have had the benefit of working with some great athletes, and coaching them at various levels – everything from local to international. One of my favorite things to do is watch each weightlifter and analyze their technique. In this process, I look at each attempt for similarities, differences, and what I’d coach. Most importantly,
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I believe that James Townsend is the overall best athlete in weightlifting today. But on this podcast we get deep on the struggles and the lessons he’s learned in his life. To be sure, we talk about his ridiculous speed, his almost unbelievable power clean numbers, and how his coaches in school didn’t want him
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