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
A Reminder Why We Coach Read More »
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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When you talk about sports psychology with an athlete, most will shut down almost immediately. Sports psych has a bad stigma among athletes in America – and that’s very unfortunate because it’s the one area where most athletes need help. ‘CLARKING’ I have a young female athlete who should definitely be the next one to
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Pulling has been an object of debate in the sport of Olympic weightlifting for quite some time. Some coaches feel deadlifts shouldn’t be changed because of the change in velocity. I think there has been enough information released lately to prove that to be a fallacy. It doesn’t really matter how fast the bar moves.
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