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Best of Olympic Weightlifting

A Collection of Exercises and their Variations from Around the World.

Supplementary and Assistance Exercises

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Over at Elite FTS Chad Wesley shares his favorite supplementary and assistance exercises for the big lifts. Supplementary Exercises SquatSpeed SquatsDead SquatsSafety Bar Squats BenchSpeed BenchPaused Widegrip BenchDead BenchClosegrip Board PressesSeated Military Press to the Top of the Head DeadliftSpeed PullsDeficit PullsPulls against BandsIsometrics Assistance Exercises – 1-5 sets of 8-20 reps SquatSingle Leg SquatsGHRsSingle Leg RDLsWalking […]

Weightlifting Warm-Up with Anders Lindsjö

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Back in 2010 Anders Lindsjö taught a Weightlifting Workshop at the Eleiko HQ. Below are some snippets from the CrossFit Journal clips from that workshop. Here are his Warm-Up exercises one armed barbell squats one armed barbell lunges one armed shouldered barbell squats (elbow out) one armed barbell overhead squats (arm straight) one armed barbell overhead lunges also: […]

How to do the Pendlay Row – Back to the Basics

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Update: Check out more Barbell Rows Variations Demo Videos File that under back exercises I should do more often. The Pendlay Row bent over so that your lower back is parallel to the ground use a wide enough grip that lets you achieve that position arch lower back upper back slightly rounded explosively pull the bar […]

Dimmel Deadlift – Plateau Buster

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Here is a Deadlift variation to break plateaus. The Dimmel Deadlift is essentially the top 2/3 of a regular conventional deadlift with a few key differences. It’s done explosively for 2-3 sets of 15-20 reps. Lift the bar off the floor like a normal deadlift using a double-overhand grip. Lower it to just below your […]

One and One-Quarter Squat

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Charles Poliquin shares a way to strengthen the Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO). Because the VMO is most involved at the bottom of a squat, I decided to create a variation that would emphasize this portion of the lift. It’s called the one and one-quarter squat. Squat down for a 5-second count until you hit bottom […]