Big Buildings Need Solid Foundations
The principle of progression says that fitness and sports need to be viewed as a series of steps, each of which builds on what came before. The idea here is that by...
weightlifting
Olympic Lifting and Sports: An Evolutionary Tale
Last week I published a blog about a study that at least suggested that we may not need to catch the bar to get the optimal benefits from the Olympic lifts. I...
Olympic Lifts: Maybe We Don’t Need To Catch The Bar…
The Olympic lifts and their derivatives are widely performed in the strength and conditioning of athletes. They involve exerting force against the ground, rapid movements, high power outputs, and are total body...
Squats and Shoes: Don’t Drink the Kool Aid Yet
I started out competing and coaching Olympic lifting. Way back when, it was ingrained in all of us that we needed to get special Olympic lifting shoes to be successful in the...
Power Training: What If There Is No “Best?”
Power, the ability to generate force quickly, is important to every sport. As a result, it’s something that coaches focus on with the training of their athletes. The approaches to the training...