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Author: Patrick Costello

Clean Seminar at Tern CrossFit // June 23, 2018

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in Olympic Weightlifting, Workshops

Join us for a Keep Pulling Weightlifting seminar in Westchase, FL hosted by Tern CrossFit! Spend the afternoon with our dedicated Weightlifting coaching staff fine tuning your lifts or learning from scratch with our technique drills and exercises!All ages and experience levels are welcome!WHEN: Saturday, June 23rd11:30AM to 1:30PMREGISTER NOW: […]

#GetTechnical // Correct Positioning Through the Overhead Squat

Posted on May 22, 2018May 30, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in GetTechnical, Olympic Weightlifting

#GetTechnical with your Overhead Squat! When standing up during the overhead squat portion of the snatch, we can sometimes become disconnect. To ensure that the body follows a “stacked” or vertical path through the concentric portion of a squat, make sure to: ✅ Set the body TIGHT; similar to the tension of […]

#GetTechnical // Opening Through the Top of Your Pull

Posted on May 15, 2018May 22, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in GetTechnical, Olympic Weightlifting

#GetTechnical by getting open and tall through the top of your pull! In this clip, our remote lifter is getting plenty of speed through the middle, but losing contact and drive against the ground which is resulting in backward travel. When transitioning through the top of your pull, make sure to: […]

May 19th Weightlifting Meetup in South Tampa

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in Events, Meetup, Olympic Weightlifting

Join us this Saturday for our 10th Weightlifting Meetup at 813 Weightlifting (map) in South Tampa! These events are open to anyone and everyone in the Tampa Bay Area to come meet other lifters, train together, and have a good time! We are bringing back DJ Kidd Vicious along with […]

Tampa Weightlifting Meetup // May 19th at 813 Weightlifting in South Tampa

Posted on May 4, 2018May 11, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in Events, Meetup, Olympic Weightlifting

Don’t miss our special guest DJ Kidd Vicious at our Tampa Weightlifting Meetup on Saturday, May 19th at 813 Weightlifting! 1701 West Gray Street Tampa, FL 33606 11:30AM – 1:30PM Some of you might remember him from our last Meetup at Tern Weightlifting — Get ready to drop some weights as he […]

#GetTechnical // Your Drive Follows Your Dip in the Split Jerk

Posted on May 1, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in GetTechnical, Olympic Weightlifting

In this instance with one of our Remote Athletes, his drive in the jerk is affected by the positioning of the dip. Since the dip is relatively too deep, the ankles begin to run out of flexion which makes a hinge at the hip occur to falsely create more depth […]

Which Matters More: Coaching or Your Program?

Posted on April 30, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in Olympic Weightlifting

From our IG poll last week: “Which makes the bigger impact?” A) In-person coaching (from competent coach) B) Training program only (zero coaching feedback) An organized strength program can help someone increase general strength over time just by a result of actually training. But, when it comes to the Snatch […]

Tampa Weightlifting Meetup May 19th // 813WL in South Tampa

Posted on April 26, 2018May 11, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in Events, Meetup, Olympic Weightlifting

Join us at 813 Weightlifting in South Tampa on Saturday, May 19th at 11:30AM for an open training session for any and all Weightlifters in the Tampa Bay Area! Meet others who share the love of our sport! WL MEETUP FB EVENT PAGE Our mission is to bring Weightlifters and coaches in […]

#GetTechnical // Proper Arm Action in the Snatch and Clean for Olympic Weightlifting

Posted on April 24, 2018June 29, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in GetTechnical, Olympic Weightlifting

#GetTechnical with arm action and turn over in the snatch and clean! This is an excerpt from a video review to one of our Remote Lifters. Guiding the barbell and the body requires proper action from the upper body after the legs have finished doing their job. Lifters should aim […]

#TBAC5 Door Buster Registration is OPEN!

Posted on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 Patrick CostelloPosted in Olympic Weightlifting, TBAC5

A special message from Keep Pulling’s Director of HYPE! #TBAC5 $50 Door Buster Registration to the first 25 athletes is EXTENDED through April 29th! REGISTER NOW AT: http://www.KeepPulling.com/TBAC The #TBAC5 will be on Saturday, September 1st as part of the @tbfitexpo at the Tampa Convention Center!

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