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Coach, I Totally Get It Now! Coaching Cues
Matt Foreman
| January 20 2012 |
Weightlifting
Here’s a weird little phenomenon to think about, because it’s something that works as a blessing for an athlete and an irritation for a coach.
In your time as a lifter, have you ever had a situation where somebody gives you a technical piece of advice that totally makes everything click? This is probably a small suggestion, usually from a random person who isn’t your regular coach, and you feel like the secret of the universe has been unlocked when you hear ......
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New Weightlifting Class
Greg Everett
| January 19 2012 |
Weightlifting
We've had such an overwhelming response to our new non-competitive weightlifting class that we're going to open a second section if response is adequate. This new section will be at 6 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.The current class filled and ended up with a waiting list very quickly, so if you want to sign up, contact us as soon as possible. We will be starting Friday February 3rd.This is a 2-day/week program involving both technical and strength work.Contact us ASAP to get signed up......
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The Point: Technique For Olympic Weightlifting
Greg Everett
| January 17 2012 |
Weightlifting
I spend a lot of time on this website and elsewhere discussing weightlifting technique, often in intolerably boring detail. Why technical proficiency is necessary and important is been mentioned with regard to things like CrossFit™ and athletic training, but it occurred to me last night that I can’t think of a time when I’ve said explicitly why it’s important for… weightlifters.
Maybe this is unnecessary and I’m concerned for no reason, but presumably you&......
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Maybe They're Not That Bad: Personalities In The Gym
Matt Foreman
| January 11 2012 |
Weightlifting
I’m just going to ask you a blunt question, okay? Here it goes.
How often do you have to spend time in the gym with people you don’t like?
Think about the times, present or past, when you have to be around somebody you basically can’t stand. This might be somebody you have to train with as an athlete, somebody you coach, or maybe somebody you have to work with in some other way. Whatever the situation, this person bugs the hell out of you. I hate to ......
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The Simplest Olympic Weightlifting Program In The World
Greg Everett
| January 5 2012 |
Weightlifting
I've written down this same program so many times for so many people, I thought it would make sense to put it down here for other people to use. I'm sure things that look a lot like this have been floating around for decades because it makes perfect sense and is remarkably simple. I think I may have stuck it or something very similar in a newsletter at some point in the last couple years as well.
The basic structure is as follows:
Day 1
Snatch
Snatch Pull
Front Squat
Day 2
Jerk
Pus......
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A Thank-you And A Warning
Matt Foreman
| December 26 2011 |
Weightlifting
You don’t do sloppy work at your job, do you?
If you’re an airplane mechanic, you don’t just spray some WD40 on a malfunctioning engine and then say, “That’s all I can do. I hope this sucker holds together.”
If you’re a paramedic, you don’t give an aspirin to a screaming car accident victim and then go sit down to have a sandwich.
If you’re a stay-at-home mom, you don’t lie on your couch and watch soap o......
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How To Keep The Prs Rolling
Mike Gray
| October 28 2011 |
Weightlifting
Remember your first year or two of Olympic Weightlifting when you were literally hitting PR’s every week? Remember how awesome that felt? I remember guys who would train at the same place I did actually start plotting where they would be a year from where they were at the time and say things like “Well if I keep up at this rate I am snatching 80k now but in a year I should be doing 150K”!
There aren’t many things better for a lifter than a new PR. It feels so good and we......
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Heaving Snatch Balance: I'm Sorry For Doubting You
Greg Everett
| October 27 2011 |
Weightlifting
Until maybe a year ago, I typically wrote off the heaving snatch balance as more of a piece in a teaching progression than a useful exercise. But in the last year, I've started using it more and more with some of my lifters and have decided it's actually one of my favorite exercises.
First, for those of you not familiar with the exercise, it's pretty simple: Start with the feet in your squat position and the bar on your back with a snatch grip. Dip at the knees smoothly and heave the bar up ......
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Weightlifting Team Training Broadcast
Greg Everett
| October 12 2011 |
Weightlifting
We've gotten enough requests that I've given in and decided to try doing a webcast of the weightlifting team's training once a week. My resistance was largely just based on not wanting to be stuck monitoring a computer while I should be coaching, but after doing a test run the other day, I've decided I can just set it up and let it go. Plus Saturday's are the day I jump in and train with everyone anyway. So you won't see any artistic camera work, but you'll be able to get a good view of the main......
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Lessons Revisited
Greg Everett
| October 4 2011 |
Weightlifting
I'm in the middle of a project that involves me re-reading all of long-time regular Performance Menu contributor Matt Foreman's articles, and I just finished reading Lessons from Romania, which we published in December 2008. Even though this article has been available for free on the site since then, I have to assume a lot of our newer readers and site visitors haven't read it, and for those of you who have, I want to encourage you to read it again.This is easily one of the best articles we've e......
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