When programming for Olympic weightlifting, sometimes the jerk gets little attention because of the snatch, clean, and squats. While you maybe able to get away with this when you’re starting off, it will eventually catch up to you- no matter how strong your press is. Point being, make sure to put in the hours Continue Reading
2013 World Weightlifting Championship
A LOT of great records and weightlifting has happened over the past few a days and I’m sure much more to come. Here are few of the highlights fromContinue Reading
Why I Like Overhead Squats
http://youtu.be/_Rbq__0DBJ8
Mikhail Koklyaeve-doing a snatch grip push press + overhead complex. If you don’t know who he is, he’s an all around bad ass- 6x Russian National Weightlifting Champ, strongman, and powerlifter competitor. Snatch: 210kg Clean and Jerk: 250kg
There are MANY benefits to the overhead squat for weightlifters of all levels. In particular for the Continue Reading