Maybe you’ve seen that I was recently in a little Twitter debate on the squat. Are they safe? Should you only go unilateral? Well, Matt Bergeron joins us today on the podcast to share the research. We address many of the myths out there about safety and squatting – and we also talk about the […]
Matt Bergeron Brings Science to the Squat Debate – The Barbell Life 245 Read More »
The Mash Mafia just had an incredible weekend at Junior Nationals. I wanted to take the chance to brag on my team – but also to show how we handled attempt selection. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration, so here’s a glimpse into our thought processes and strategies. We were at
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Today two of my mentors were arguing again about technique in weightlifting. Here’s the funny part – they agree on almost everything, such as: start position – give or take a bit here or there. keeping the chest up during the drive off of the floor. keeping long arms with elbows out during the pull.
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I’ll go out on a limb and say Sarah Davies is the only person to compete internationally in both Olympic weightlifting and also beauty pageants. And during a recent international competition, the organizers tried to prevent her from participating in the swimsuit portion… because they said she was too muscular. Are we serious? That just
The Controversial Beauty of Female Athletes with Sarah Davies – The Barbell Life 242 Read More »
Sometimes in life I find myself in what feels like a hamster wheel. I get up, write a bit, answer emails, train, coach, hang with my family, and go to bed. This goes on day after day, and week after week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I wonder if I am really making
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Whether you are a strength and conditioning coach, CrossFit coach, Olympic weightlifting coach, or powerlifting coach, you must possess two crucial abilities – visually recognizing dysfunctional movement patterns and correcting those dysfunctional movement patterns. A lot of coaches are good at recognizing dysfunctions. Simply pointing out a movement flaw is the easy part. The difficulty
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