Check your ego
It doesn't matter what I say if you are not ready listen with an open mind. If you want to get good then get ready to listen with an open mind. Here's my promise: if you listen with an open mind, you'll get good.
Read more...Training in the Moment
Leave your stress and worries outside. They will be there, waiting for you, when you leave. You have been thinking about training all day. Don't ruin it for yourself or anyone else. Happy New Year.
Read more...The Start Position in Olympic Weightlifting
By Marc Chasnov There are certain sports where the duration of the event itself is shorter than its set up time. Inclusive in these short duration sports is Olympic Weightlifting. This article will cover the start position as it applies to the weightlifting biathlon: the snatch and the clean motions taken from the floor. BASIC TERMINOLOGY Before we cover in greater detail the process of establishing a proper start, we will first cover some basic terms as they pertain to weightlifting positions. Foundation. Much like the starting blocks are to a sprinter’s start , the starting position...
Read more...Starting Strength Seminar to be hosted by the South Brooklyn Weightlifting Club!
SOLD OUT! Starting Strength Seminars The Starting Strength Seminar is the first of its type in the fitness industry. The SSS teaches the methods of basic barbell training detailed in Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training and Practical Programming for Strength Training. This method deconstructs the five basic barbell exercises down to their elements in skeletal and muscular anatomy, and then derives a system for performing and coaching them based on the biomechanics of the loaded human body moving in a gravitational framework. The Starting Strength Seminar is an intensive exposure...
Read more...9th Annual USAPL American Open Powerlifting Championships
By Paulie T-Shirts This past weekend I had the pleasure of competing in the 9th Annual USAPL American Open Powerlifting Championships. I competed Raw in the 125kg weight class. I had a great time and I was happy to share the event with my beautiful and supportive wife Rebecca S, strength coach extraordinaire and training partner Jeremy F, the real Hebrew Hammer Avi S, marvelous Margie L, Jack L where the L stands for Lionheart, and my training partner Mike T who managed my numbers and kept my eye on the prize. I hit PRs in all of my lifts with almost a 25lbs jump in my dead lift. 100% white...
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