Zen Quote of the Week: “You can’t run to get fit, you need to be fit to run"– Diane Lee This week in the world of weightlifting: Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl. Ya, we all know that. But, what you might not know is how they are organized as the only publicly owned… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Weightlifting
Review: The Next 8 Weeks by Doctor Michael Hartman
Doctor Michael Hartman has just released a new eBook called, “The Next 8-Weeks” all about preparing you to be a better Olympic Weightlifter. It’s actually a bit of a misnomer, as the book has THREE full 8-week programs (math: 8×3 = … ) giving you 24 full weeks of serious training. While I always advocate… Continue Reading
Tommy Kono 6-Part Weightlifting Slideshow
Charisa Gump does the demonstrations of technique while Kono talks through a powerpoint presentation. I think in some ways the best part about any talk given by Tommy Kono is just him jaw-jackin’. He has such a mellow demeanor and is clearly a genuinely nice guy. He’s a great ambassador for the sport. NOTE: Not… Continue Reading
Your Monday Moment of Zen #11 AND Rest in Peace Jack Lalanne!
Zen Quote of the Week: “Your age is the sum total of your physical condition, the condition of your mind, and how you feel.” – Jack Lalanne This week in the world of weightlifting: Jack Lalanne dies at the age of 96 (New York Times piece, NPR piece and here’s Mike T. Nelson’s 5 things… Continue Reading
Polish Olympic Weightlifting Team Training – 6 Part Video
Here’s a video that was filmed (apparently) by Kolecki’s (above pic) father of the Polish Olympic Weightlifting team in their training hall. There are some awesome lifts here, and lots of examples of impeccable form. Also, for you tall guys (6 feet plus) who worry that Oly lifting may be tough for you, Kolecki is… Continue Reading
The CrossFit Games, A Million Bucks, and Your Snatch
CrossFit has grown from a little grassroots fitness club into a massive phenomenon complete with it’s own sectional, regional, and national championships. Last year they put on a joint CrossFit/USAW competition that was larger than any American national weightlifting meet (save for the Arnold). And now, we can add a huge sponsorship with Reebok to… Continue Reading
Your Monday Moment of Zen #10
Zen Quote of the Week: “Cutting off physical exercise–the very activity most likely to promote cognitive performance–to do better on a test score is like trying to gain weight by starving yourself.” – John Medina, Author of Brain Rules This week in the world of weightlifting: Doctor Hartman interviews Lon Gilgore about his new book,… Continue Reading
The Theory of Sport-Specific Conditioning
When we use the word conditioning, in normal parlance, we tend to mean it as a synonym for cardiovascular endurance training. That isn’t to say that we mean it simply to be long-distance running. It could be interval training, CrossFit, or boxing. But, in any case, it’s meant as a form of training that gets… Continue Reading
Want a Big Squat? Stretch Your Periformis!
If you keep saying that you want a big squat, but every time you get serious about it, you begin to develop either back pain or the symptoms of sciatica, then I may have a solution for you. This used to happen to me, too, before I realized the importance of stretchin’ that butt! Now,… Continue Reading
Your Monday Moment of Zen #9 – Happy New Year!
This week in the world of weightlifting: Riley Charlish, a talented High School Basketball Player that I’m strength coaching, was mentioned in a couple articles in the local papers here and here, because of his performance with his High School B-ball team, the Roughriders. He also got a shoutout at Oregonlive.com. The Iron Samurai made… Continue Reading
