You do if you’re reading this past the title. Wanna know how to be better? Lift every day. The more work you do, the stronger you will be. Yes, some of that “strength” will come from not-very-heavy technique work and some will come from heavy singles and some will come from accessory work. But you […]
Archive | January, 2015
Building A Better Lockout
I forget precisely who it was, but I believe it was Coach Dan Bell who made a very important observation at the American Open in 2013. He said that many people had fairly horrific form, but that what he noticed was that the crossfitters could often overcome that poor form with good overhead strength. I […]
More, Not Less
I’ll admit that I might be a touch biased since a) I”m mentioned in the podcast and b) I think the man is some sort of barbell whisperer genius, but this is a really important message for all my fellow masters weightlifters. There is an excellent new book out (you know which one I’m talking […]
Powers vs. Full Squat Versions Of the Lifts
As a masters lifter, this is a topic near and dear to my heart. By definition, masters are lifters whose joints don’t bend as well. We’re not twenty anymore. Some of us aren’t even seventy anymore if you’ve ever seen any of the truly senior masters classes at Nationals. That’s not to say that we […]
One Time, At Weightlifting Camp…… part 2
I have a theory about why weightlifters are such great people. Most sports are based on an antagonistic relationship between two opponents. Imagine football. Two teams, who each want something completely different from the other. One to move forward, one to push back. Their fans scream their support of their favorites and their derision of […]
One Time, at Weightlifting Camp….part I
What did you do on New Year’s Eve? In Judaism, we believe that what you do on Rosh Hashannah, the Jewish New Year, sets the tone for the rest of the year. So my year is going to be awesome because this year (albeit on the Gregorian calendar’s NYE), I spent the end of last […]