Women of Team 813 Weightlifting Highlights
Meet some of the ladies of Team 813 Weightlifting! Gen snatch, Paivy power snatch, Rachel snatch.
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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 […]
Tampa Bay Area Classic FAQs
Here is a list of frequently asked questions surrounding a Weightlifting meet. Of course, if there is any question at all, please feel free to contact us. Where will the meet be held? The TBAC will take place at the Tampa Convention Center. The address is 333 South Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33606 […]
The Clean is a Power Clean // Bridging the Gap Between Catching High and Catching Right
The clean is an exercise that is widely used in sports for strength and power development. The same could be said about the snatch, but it is not as frequently in sport applications for fear of overhead ramifications or injury. The clean, however, can be seen in virtually every football […]
The Bulgarian Romance and the Lack of Technical Mastery
This is an article that I have been writing and revising over the past couple of weeks, but now on the heels of this recent article on the current Bulgarian National team, a lot of people have been asking me about what I think about it, so I figured I […]
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 […]
DIY: Rolling Weight Trays
Let me just say this: I LOVE organization. Creating a place for everything is something that makes me happy more and more as the days go on. Naturally, after acquiring a ton of weights and bumper plates, the next logical jump in my mind is, “Where do I put them all?” […]
The Discipline of Doing Nothing
We often make jokes about weightlifters being fundamentally lazy, but there’s more than one reason why you’ll see a training hall full of lifters sitting on their asses. This article could really apply to any sport, not just weightlifting, but since my bias is clearly obvious, guess what you’re going […]