Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Gary Taubes, author of Why We Get Fat, was at CrossFit HQ and gave a talk.Condensed Version:Unabridged Version:You can download it for free.Condensed Version: Quicktime, Windows Media, iPod/iPhone.Unabridged Version:Part … [Continue reading]
Sneak peek into a Chinese Weightlifting Training HallIn this video...in this order...16 year old snatching 100kg x 2---16 year old hang snatch 90 kg--- 69 kg lifter snatching 140 kg--- 105 kg snatching 140 kg x 3 Super Heavy squatting 280 kg x 3--- … [Continue reading]
Congrats to Jon North for unofficially breaking the American Snatch Record in the 94's. 166kg … [Continue reading]
Steven Low (aka eshlow), author of Overcoming Gravity, shares some tips on how to deal with Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS).As far as training with soreness, my "mantra" on the subject is:If you're too sore to move you should at … [Continue reading]
21-year old Russian (former Armenian) David Bedzhanyan set a new official Clean and Jerk World Record in the 105kg category at the 2011 President's Cup (complete results here). New World Record: 238kg (2kg less than in his unofficial 240 kg … [Continue reading]
Today I learned... If you ever wondered what that metallic taste is after intense workouts. It's called Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) and it's actually blood from your lungs. EIPH is an exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage. It … [Continue reading]
Watch the whole "Power Unlimited" Powerlifting documentary online. This film chronicals the history of an amazing sport through archival footage and interviews from pioneers such as Ed Coan, Lee Moran, Kirk Karwoski, Bev Francis and many other … [Continue reading]
Here's Jim Wendler's AMA on T Nation. … [Continue reading]
Ben Claridad shows a drill to fix the snatch bar path when it loops too much in front of you.Snatch High Pull / Hang SnatchFor some reason I had her take the high pull from the knee, but I would recommend doing pulls from the floor. [...]So go ahead … [Continue reading]