Best of Olympic Weightlifting
This clip is Kakhi Kakhiashvili training just days before the 1993 World Championships.It's from the IronMind 1993 Heavy Metal in Melbourne Training Hall DVD150kg snatch for two190kg clean and jerks220kg back squat for … [Continue reading]
Lu Xiaojun Power Snatching 120kg for a triple. and snatching 140 kg for a double … [Continue reading]
Dave Tate posted an article about getting a bigger, stronger triceps. In it he asked John Meadows for some sample Triceps Hypertrophy Workouts Workout No. 1 Fat bar pushdowns - heavy pyramid rep scheme is 15, 12, 10, 8 and 6 for a total of … [Continue reading]
Here is some footage from the 94kg men at the 2011 Pan American Games1. Javier Enrique Vanega Snatch 160 165 170 C&J 195 200 --- 200 = 370kg2. Herbys Marquez Snatch 155 159 162 C&J 192 198 203 = 365kg3. Eduardo Francisco Guadamund Snatch 160 … [Continue reading]
Chef Justin with another simple 70's Big Meal - Sweet Potato Hash Browns.This looks so delicious. Give it a try!1 medium sized sweet potato2 pieces of thick bacon1 tbspon of buttercinnamon1 handlebar mustacheCook the sweet potato. I prefer … [Continue reading]
Kelley Starrett on improving the squat / snatch receiving position. Squat Partner Stretch This is a nice stretch similar to what Glenn Pendlay showed in his hip and ankle mobility video where he pushed against Jon North's back in … [Continue reading]
Here are almost 60 minutes of Olympic weightlifting coaching footage.Mike Burgener is coaching All Black rugby player Owen Franks who wanted to improve his Olympic lifts.Another example of how Olympic lifts will improve almost … [Continue reading]
The Gracie's had an Acai Smoothie Contest and now Rener and Rorion Gracie are trying out the recipes people sent in.Now I have never tried the acai fruit but from what I hear it must taste pretty good.Smoothie #1 by Chris RiceApple Juice - … [Continue reading]
Kelley Starrett on starting on fixing the Overhead Position.Problem: poor starting position = poor finish positionSolution: create torque first (torsion stability) and then mobilize.Examples:For squats first externally … [Continue reading]