In my opinion, Danny Camargo is one of the best (if not THE best) coach in American weightlifting. I’ve had the privilege of talking with him often at major meets – so I’ve seen firsthand the way he coaches and the way his athletes perform. And of course he is most known for coaching the […]
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Hip thrusts are bad? Safety squat bar squats are bad? Stop with the absolutes! When will the absolutes end? Scrolling through social media, I saw two of my respected peers tossing around absolutes as if N.A.S.A. were backing them. However, their accusations about two of my favorite movements were made with no scientific backing at
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Dr. David Brown just got back from coaching Team USA at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires It was a great meet to say the least. His daughter, Peyton Brown, medalled – the first time in history that an American has medalled in weightlifting at the Youth Olympics. So we talk all about that on
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Some love it. Some hate it. But what’s the truth on the Bulgarian Method? Extreme The Bulgarian Method (made famous by the late Coach Ivan Abadjiev) was a system comprised mainly of the snatch, clean and jerk, front squat, power snatch, and power clean. The athletes in this system would work up to a max
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When I was talking recently with my friend Dr. Andy Galpin, he mentioned he was a big fan of Cal Dietz’s Triphasic Training. And if you’ve been in the strength game for any amount of time, you’ve surely heard of it. I was so excited to have Cal on the podcast today to talk with
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“Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” – Jana Kingsford For most of us, we have obligations outside of the gym. Some of us work out simply for our health, while others of us are training at a high level for our sport (i.e. weightlifting, powerlifting, CrossFit). There is only a very
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