We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the Squats began to take hold … And suddenly there was a terrible roar all round us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred… Continue Reading
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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
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
Got Resolutions? Break ‘Em Up!
The sad fact is, most people fail at accomplishing their new years resolutions. They say they’re gonna lose weight, add 30 kilo’s to their back squat, or go to CrossFit regionals Why do they fail? Because they only do the first part: come up with the goals! They don’t move on to the next step… Continue Reading
Emotional Arousal and Physiological Stress – 3 Tips
There’s a Powerlifter I know, who will remain nameless, who is very funny to watch when he works out. Like all strength athletes, he knows the importance of “hyping” himself up to get ready for a big lift. His preferred method: blast “Eye of the Tiger” on the stereo, run around the gym hitting himself,… Continue Reading
Your Monday Moment of Zen #4
Alan Aragon goes after Chris Shugart and defends dieticians. Here’s a vid of the Chinese College University teams training hall. It helps to support the theory that the Chinese team has never met an exercise they didn’t like: Makoto Nagano does some wild acrobatics. John Broz tells you how to transition from doing the power… Continue Reading
Your Monday Moment of Zen #3
This weeks random selections of great goodness: Here’s a vid of highlights of some of my lifters competing in a local contest: The Progressive Buddhist warns us about the Panic of Desire. An article describing in detail how to do a “Pendlay” Row (as opposed to a regular barbell row) and why they are likely… Continue Reading
Your Monday Moment of Zen #1
Seems like there is a trend in blogging whereby bloggers will do a weekly round-up of all the stuff they were reading that fits into the scope of their own blogs, and then list them out for their own readers. Bret Crontreras does something like this at his blog, and in the evolution blogging world… Continue Reading
How to Train Like an Olympic Weightlifter in 3 Easy Steps
Mike Burgener has said, “I don’t believe in over training, just under recovery.” And he is not alone. We Olympic lifting coaches have all said similar things over the years (myself included). But, these types of statements are highly misleading and tend to give off the wrong impression. A better statement would be, “Train as… Continue Reading
