Michael Hartman and I have a mission: To inspire 10,000 NEW lifters to hop onto the platform in 2012. To do that – a project that sounds crazy if you realize there are only 6,000 registered members of USA Weightlifting right now – we’ve got a massive series of new kick-ass stuff coming down the… Read More, Baby!
Tag Archives: Olympic weightlifting
The Art of Olympic Weightlifting
The subtitle to my blog is not Zen and the Art of Weightlifting for nothing. It isn’t a joke, nor is it my way of being gimmicky. I don’t take it lightly. I strongly believe that Olympic Weightlifting is an Art Form in the same way that Kung Fu is. My friends Adam Stoffa and JC… Read More, Baby!
2011 Year In Review: The Best Of The Iron Samurai
This last year has been a substantial one in the life of the Iron Samurai. The blog has gone from being a rather obscure one to being one of the most widely read blogs in the English speaking world on the subject of Olympic weightlifting, as well as being a platform for articles on (what… Read More, Baby!
Episode 8: How to Snatch, Part 2 – The Romanian Snatch Deadlift
This is the second of three episodes of Samurai Strength on How To Snatch. Today, I’m covering how to go from the Knee Position to the Hip Position. – PART 1 HERE – PART 3 HERE You’ll be doing an exercise that is very similar to a Romanian Deadlift (RDL), but just a touch different…. Read More, Baby!
Samurai Strength Episode 6 – How to Jerk, Part 2: The Agony Of Da Feet
This is the second of a 2-part “How to Jerk” series, make sure you watch my first Jerk Technique Video before you watch this one. What I teach you there is more important, and comes first. The stuff I’m going over today will often happen naturally so long as you’ve gotten all of that first… Read More, Baby!
The Law of Accelerating Returns: On The Weightlifting Singularity
We live in the future. We’re way beyond post-modern now. And our rate of progress is increasing year after year according to the law of Accelerating Returns. Advancement in any area is rarely linear – it certainly isn’t in the technological world. Often (and in the best cases) it is exponential: growth begets growth. There’s… Read More, Baby!
Samurai Strength Episode 001: The Fab-5 Snatch Drill
Ask and ye shall recieve!! Last week I asked my readers to lay down some of their biggest pressing questions about Olympic lifting and I got a TON of great stuff posted in the comments section, via email, twitter, etc. If you were someone who posted a comment, thank you! If you haven’t asked me… Read More, Baby!
How to Follow Our WOD’s, OR, A Bulgarian Primer
I’ve gotten a number of emails from lifters who live in areas without a coach or club who wonder if it would be good for them to follow the Workouts of the Day (WOD’s) that I post up on PDX Weightlifting. The answer I have is Yes and No. I put them up (sporadically, at… Read More, Baby!
Controversy and Responses: Low Hip Start Article
My Low Hip Start article that went up on Bret Contreras’s website last week was far more controversial than I’d anticipated – I’d expected some, but not at the level I got. I’ve been getting many emails, some in support, others not so much. I’d like to share some of the main points of disagreement… Read More, Baby!
