It’s not a big secret that all gyms are NOT created equal. Hell, I spend a vast majority of my time each week in gyms. Between training my clients full time at 24 Hour Fitness, and devoting anywhere from 8-10 hours weekly to my own training, there’s an easy 45-55 […]
I’m often approached by athletes of all experience levels who “need to work on their technique,” but in the context of weightlifting, what does that even mean? Nine times out of ten, this realization is brought about by stalled progress when trying to set a new 1RM or PR for […]
I was browsing the Facebooks recently and stumbled across a status posted by the one and only Matt Foreman. To give the cliff notes, it basically said that you’d better have a damn good reason for quitting our sport before you’ve maxed out your potential. Otherwise, you’ll never be as […]
Join us at 813 Weightlifting / CrossFit 813 in South Tampa on Saturday, February 20th at 11:00AM for an open training session for any and all Weightlifters in the Tampa Bay Area! Meet others who share the love of our sport! Our mission is to bring Weightlifters and coaches in the Tampa […]
CrossFit has opened the doors for those who would have otherwise not found the sport of Weightlifting. The two communities are so close and intertwined that it has naturally developed into what is almost a symbiotic relationship. Almost. As I’ve said time and again, the fact that so many non-conventional gyms […]
Team 813 Weightlifting Athlete Feature with Eduardo Kerese, 69kg National Competitor
Qualifying for a National Meet Through out the year, weightlifting clubs or gyms will host local weightlifting meets in every state in the nation. If the competition is sanctioned through USA Weightlifting, the lifters will have the opportunity to qualify for Youth (age >11 to 17), Junior (18-20), Senior (21-34), […]
We bought these brand new Pendlay KG Elite Change Plates from Muscle Driver USA. Since I couldn’t find any reviews on this product in advance, I decided to create a video review as I unboxed them for the first time with real-time first impressions, bar fitment testing, and weight verification. […]
I’m going to disclaim this ahead of time, because I don’t see how I can’t talk about this topic without it sounding like some kind of rant or being too picky…or whatever. But, as I sit here cruising around the land of Instagram hashtags, I’m seeing a trend of people posting […]
Working out. Exercising. Training. To the average person, these words carry little, if any, significance. To an athlete or coach, these words are as different as black and white. One could argue that they’re just words, but these words mean much more than meets the eye. So, what’s the difference? Let’s start with some […]