Tom Sroka used to be one of my athletes, but now he’s transitioned to a weightlifting coach and weightlifting gym owner. We talk about how he grew his weightlifting gym, what he’s found works for his athletes to make them better lifters, and we talk a lot about some silly online controversies that he’s been […]
Controversies and Hypertrophy with Tom Sroka – The Barbell Life 253 Read More »
All too often in the strength world we beat a dead horse by talking about the first and second pull of the snatch and clean. Both of those aspects are important, but I believe the third pull (the pull under the bar) is just as important. Heck – if you are a weightlifter, I’d say
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At 15 years old, Wil Fleming was a mediocre athlete who regularly got crushed on the field. Then he got serious about the barbell. Two years later, he was an All-State athlete… and the rest is history. He fell in love with the Olympic lifts and has used them to make his athletes better on
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Raise your hand if you are a weightlifter, a coach, or a parent. This article is definitely for you. Do you find it a bit overwhelming to navigate through all the great information on the USA Weightlifting website? The website is most certainly user friendly – but if you are somewhat new to the sport,
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Sometimes coaches, athletes, and fans will debate whether strength or technique is the most important part of improving as an Olympic weightlifter. Most great coaches would agree both are important. Eventually, technique and strength will match. What does this mean? The Golden Ratio? Eventually, you will develop a ratio between your squats and your competition
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This article is a hard one to write. It’s difficult because I am probably going to make some people I care about deeply upset with me. However, I have my athletes assuming I feel a certain way about the lifts, and the truth is I don’t feel that way at all. So I’m going to
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