The state championships this year went really well for us. Beth and Amy won their weight classes. Brandon set 2 Jr. State Records (Clean and Jerk and Total, the snatch record was already his, and he matched it). Chris hit life-time PR’s in the Snatch, Clean and Jerk, and Total. Jake hit PR’s so big… Read More, Baby!
Tag Archives: snatch
The Death of Heavy Days: How To Do More Work with Less Obsession
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” – Confucius Americans are obsessed with diet and exercise. Everywhere we look, there are new diets and exercise routines being pushed by overly-skinny celebrities, the Biggest Loser is still one of the hottest shows on TV, and we all seem to have that same… Read More, Baby!
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… Read More, Baby!
Your Monday Moment of Zen #6
This week in the world of weightlifting: Peter Curcio, one of my own lifters, snatches bodyweight for the first time … after some EPIC misses. Luckily, we got it all on video. (And, yes, that silly laugh in the background is me – read my happiness article on that topic). On the first miss, he… Read More, Baby!
Your Monday Moment of Zen #5
The origins of the 5×5 Texas method in the early 21’st century. The main stream media gives a nod to Oly Lifting and CrossFit. Francis Brebner relays what happened at the Ventura Seaside Highland Games – Rusty Price wins: In the pro division it was practically a clean sweep for Rusty Price, who was on… Read More, Baby!
Inspiration: Misha Koklyaev Videos at Glasgow Seminar – Woo!
Sugden Barbell has put up some great video of a seminar in Glasgow done by none other than Misha Koklyaev. This dude ain’t messin’ around. I like this quote: "Weightlifting is an art. A weightlifter shoots the bullseye of a target 100′s meters away. A power lifter brings out this huge cannon…" Now the… Read More, Baby!
Glenn Pendlay on How to Become a Great Coach – Plus 5 Things I’ve Learned
Here’s a link (pdf file) of a great interview Glenn Pendlay did on Strength training for sports. For me, as a strength coach, this was the key quote: If you really want to know how to get people stronger, train yourself like a madman, learn all you can from that, seek out people who know… Read More, Baby!
Gold Medal Snatch – 1984
I love these old-school vids!… Read More, Baby!
The Evolution of a Weight Training Routine
In Bob Takano’s recent newsletter mailing he has a piece about the fact that he’s been seeing a lot of WOD (workout of the day) designed for weightlifters. He’s worried that the structure of these are often not going to get weightlifters where they want to go, that is, it ain’t specific enough to the… Read More, Baby!
