Manhattan Olympic Weightlifting
I’ve been a very safety conscious coach from day one, maybe to a fault. But when you’re dealing with student athletes, their careers are in your hands, no coach would take this lightly. I take this same mentality working with my clientele and weightlifters in New York City. It scares me when I see certain videos of lifters not taking safety into consideration, especially if the bar is going overhead or if there are objects in the way.
Back in June I spent some time in beautiful Montreal for one of my closest and oldest friends bachelor party. Despite the typical shenanigans that comes with a bachelor party, I was EXTREMELY lucky to get in a session coached by Marilou Dozois-Prévost. And yep I was that guy at the party, that’s how much I LOVE weightlifting :). If you’re not Continue Reading
Before I got hooked on Olympic weightlifting I did the basic performance training workouts. Parallel back squats, full range front squats, a heck of a lot of posterior chain work, sprint work, and plyos. So when I got hooked on Olympic weightlifting I was very glute and hamstring dominant = I kicked my hips out during the squat…including the front squat.
We have a great interview with MD-USA Olympic weightlifter Travis Cooper. For those that are not familiar with Travis, he’s a beast weightlifter and all Continue Reading