I was reading the post on the pros and cons of Low Bar vs High Bar Squatting by Justin.Really informative article. High Bar Squat Summary: Summary: The high bar squat is superior for Olympic weightlifting because it teaches proper clean/snatch receiving positioning. If there are problems with the low bar squat, then the high bar […]
Don’t Lose Tightness When Benching
Don’t Press Out of Your Arch by Jim Smith
Coach Gayle Hatch Olympic Lifts Instruction
Here is a video of Coach Gayle Hatch and Matthew Bruce instructing the Olympic lifts. Lifts: back squat, front squat, clean pull, power clean, (full squat) clean, split jerk, clean and jerk, power snatch and snatch (via)
Jim Schmitz on Jerk Grip Width
Jim Schmitz discusses the pros and cons different Jerk grip widths. Pros Cons Close Grip(shoulder width) “you can drive the bar straight up using your arms at the beginning, and when the bar is overhead, your skeleton is aligned bone on bone” “you have to drive it a little higher, and the narrower grip isn’t […]
Snatch without Hook Grip and Foot Movement
Over at Cal Strentgh the guys are trying something new for their snatches. An exercise we got from Zygmunt (Smalcerz), snatching with no hook grip and with no foot movement. And over at his forum Glenn Pendlay goes into a bit more detail: The lack of a hook grip eliminates the use of any “jerkyness” and […]
Mike Burgener Coaching Points
Mike Burgenergoes through some Olympic weightlifting coaching points. don’t do a horizontal hip extension (no hip thrust), but a vertical jump breathe through the belly, not the chest, force the stomach out PNF stretching for the wrists and shoulders, for a better front rack position
Fixing The Donkey Kick
Here is Mark Rippetoe on the Donkey Kick (aka CrossFit Jump). The Donkey Kick is a misguided attempt to make explosions happen faster.If you have to do this, it’s a bunch of wasted effort, because a whole bunch of energy got expanded moving your feet around that didn’t make the bar go up.We want to […]
Snatch High Pull – Hang Snatch Drill
Ben Claridad shows a drill to fix the snatch bar path when it loops too much in front of you. Snatch High Pull / Hang Snatch For some reason I had her take the high pull from the knee, but I would recommend doing pulls from the floor. […] So go ahead and get crazy […]
Paleo Solution Podcast #110 Mixed Grip Deadlifts
In Paleo Solution Podcast #110 Greg Everett shares his opinion on using a mixed grip for deadlifts. Question is at 41:22 on straight leg deadlift grip. Notes: he does not use it (he’s not a powerlifter) doesn’t like position it puts the supinated shoulder in excessive strain on biceps tendon tends to get people facing […]
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