Category Archive for "Technique"
How to Improve your Jerk: A Jerk Balance Variation
The Jerk is the second portion of the Clean and Jerk. It has some interesting qualities that lend itself to carry the largest loads of the three primary movements in Weightlifting (Snatch, Clean, and Jerk) if taken directly from the rack…
Practicing the Squat: Applying Control and Tempo
There is a ton of good, bad and ugly content on the inter webs regarding the squat. I did a quick google search that yielded over 34 million billion results in .476 seconds. How is someone supposed to determine…
Are American Weightlifting Coaches Closed-minded?
When it comes to the status of American Weightlifting I feel caught between a rock and hard place. On one hand I appreciate the growth of the sport (thanks CrossFit for the introduction), the rise of young American talents, like…