A few years ago when I was first setting foot on my weightlifting journey, I joined a closed Facebook group of women who trained with weights. Some were powerlifters, some aesthetic competitors, many were just women looking to be better versions of themselves. I loved that group and have formed many deep friendships there that […]
Archive | June, 2014
Training With the Russians
I love new perspectives. Talking to new people either lends new insights into your own thinking or confirms that your own thinking was on the right track after all. With lifting this means going to seminars or teaching opportunities by different coaches. I adore my coach and the many people from whom I’ve learned in […]
Part 2 of USAW Sports Performance Coaching Certfication Lessons Learned
I mentioned the 4 fundamental mistakes in the last post, but I didn’t really specifiy them. They are these: Balance – where is your weight distributed relative to the bar and to your center or gravity? Inappropriate muscle group tightness – my locked shoulders are but one example. I can imagine others such as rigidly […]
Getting My USAW Sports Performance Coach’s Certification
I had a glorious weekend. What did I do you ask? I spent hours inside an un-airconditioned storage building in the hot Texas summer heat. Before you start slowly backing away from the crazy lady, let me explain. I went to Denton, Texas to participate in one of the USA Weightlifting intro level coach’s certification […]