You will be hard-pressed to find a weightlifter who isn’t looking to further develop their squat (back, front) max or technical execution. Unless you have reached the acclaimed Ilya Ilyin 2014 status your best bet is to keep improving the squat and its variations. As simple as this sounds, many people struggle the most with …
Mastering the Squat: Three Overlooked Squat Variations Read More »
This is another, perhaps overdue, installment in the Five Things I Learned series. Once again the article is highlighting insightful, thought-provoking information coming from the well respected Max Aita. During our trip to California, we met up with Max and managed to record one of the greatest podcasts I have ever listened to and been …
This is a game-changer. I don’t want to overhype the change in my technical approach, but it has really done wonders for my athletes and my own lifting. The issue was that I couldn’t fully grasp and explain the 3rd phase of the snatch and clean. This led to problems of execution, inconsistent movement, and …
How Dane Miller Changed the Way I Teach the Snatch and Clean Read More »
There was another phenomenal video posted by Shenzhen Weightlifting on Youtube discussing a few of the training secrets Chinese coaches use to aid in producing the best weightlifters on the planet. The video opens with Tan Hanyong, the national team head coach, discussing the necessity of an individualized program. “We have different types of athletes. …
*Before we dive into this topic I would like to extend my gratitude to Mike Tuchscherer. Without his influence this article would not be possible, as he is the reason the RPE scale made its way into powerlifting, weightlifting, and other barbell sports. Nearly everything I know about this topic comes from the countless hours …
RPE for Weightlifting: What, Why, and Common Criticisms Read More »
Introduction Weightlifting University’s “Programming A Champion” is a course developed by Garage Strength founder and head coach, Dane Miller. The course aims to educate weightlifting coaches and athletes on the basics of programming, Dane’s approach to training weightlifters, and how you can successfully implement these strategies for yourself or your athletes. Before we dive into …
Author: John Kiely Journal: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance Year Published: 2012 What: A review of the literature on periodization models and a critical appraisal of their strengths and weaknesses “In the absence of ready-made solutions, the design of an efficient training process may be considered an exploratory, slowly evolving, meticulously documented, single …
Bad days happen. In this sport, bad weeks, bad months, and possibly, bad years happen. This does not mean progress is completely absent, but there probably is not a meaningful amount of it. The competition total just floats around the same point, maybe dips, and anything higher seems elusive. Each meet performance is sub-par, bordering …
This is a series in which we will attempt to collect, reflect on, and make sense of the great information given to us by the growing number of coaches and athletes we have interviewed on the podcast. The podcast this article is based on is embedded at the bottom of this page. You can see …
This is a series in which we will attempt to collect, reflect on, and make sense of the great information given to us by the growing number of coaches and athletes we have interviewed on the podcast. The podcast this article is based on is embedded at the bottom of this page. You can see …