Training Highlights | Team 813 Weightlifting
Miscellaneous Team 813 Weightlifting training Jon clean & jerk, Pat clean & jerk, Gen clean & jerk, Paivy clean & jerk, Ian snatch balance + OHS
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Women of Team 813 Weightlifting Highlights
Meet some of the ladies of Team 813 Weightlifting! Gen snatch, Paivy power snatch, Rachel snatch.
A Guide to Working with Beginners
As a coach, you will find individuals with varying experiences with the snatch and clean & jerk; some who may have done them with their high school weightlifting team, some who may have been exposed to them through CrossFit, and others who are starting from square one and have never attempted them […]
Yoga for Weightlifters…Or Just Yoga for Yoga’s Sake
So, I took my first yoga class this afternoon. While I’ve always known that yoga is both challenging and can be very beneficial to just about everyone, I had never taken a full on sixty minute practice with an actual instructor before. I had only just goofed around with some […]
8 Things New Weightlifters Should Know
The sport of Olympic-style Weightlifting is starting to explode. There are a few major contributing factors to this — the biggest two being 1) the rising availability and accessibility through social channels and 2) CrossFit. Yes, CrossFit. Whether or not you think the two communities should be intertwined, the truth […]
The Importance of Weightlifting Shoes
If you have ever asked yourself, “Should I buy a pair of Weightlifting shoes?”, then this article is for you. Most of the time, the answer is 100% yes; especially if you perform any of the Olympic lifts, their derivatives, or squats of any kind on a fairly consistent basis. The […]
What is Olympic Weightlifting? – Part 2
As I outlined in Part 1 of What is Olympic Weightlifting, the sport of Weightlifting itself is competitive by nature. Now, that doesn’t mean that you will necessarily be competitive, but for someone that is truly involved in the sport, they will participate in events that are considered competitions. The majority of people I […]
DIY: Pulling Blocks On A Budget
A full set of pulling/jerk blocks can be a big undertaking. Though, in some cases, you might be limited by space — not necessarily by time or budget. For those of us who are limited on space, here is a quick and easy alternative using those popular Rogue High-Temp bumper plates […]
What is Olympic Weightlifting? – Part 1
Olympic Weightlifting is a wildly popular international sport that seems to be steadily gaining popularity in the United States. But I’m sure as weightlifters, we all have that moment when someone asks what we do in the gym, and after telling them, we are met with either a blank or puzzled look. Either that, or […]
Weightlifting Shoe Reviews: VS Athletics, Pendlay, Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Inov-8
I made this detailed review a couple of years ago and posted it on the CrossFit forums as a resource for people looking to get into a pair of weightlifting shoes. I figured that this would also be a good outlet to post this! It seems that over the past […]