The following is an advocacy article for Chocolate Milk as a recovery aid for athletes. It’s a guest piece by my friend and colleague Peter Curcio, a registered dietitian, trainer, and Olympic weightlifter. I really like that he isn’t just another dietitian. Because he also competes in the sport of weightlifting (lucky for me, as… Continue Reading
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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
Shane Hamman Interview with Mark Rippetoe
Check out this great interview with Shane Hamman that Mark Rippetoe did (click here). They cover a bunch of info in about 1 hour including Shane’s early powerlifting career where he dunked 1008 pounds in the squat. His Olympic career. The state of American Weightlifting. And what we can do about it. What I enjoyed… Continue Reading
Why are You a Weightlifter?
Barry at Weightlifting Epiphanies has a fantastic post on why he decided to be a weightlifter. It’s really digs into some topics that strike a cord with me. Here’s a passage: Weightlifting appeals to my underlying personality. My parents raised me as a lifelong learner and in the twenty months since I gave up rugby… Continue Reading
