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Set, Dip, Drive Think about it. We should really never miss a jerk, right? We are pretty much only driving the bar to the top of the forehead, about 6-8”, so...

What is a “Snatch Balance” and why do we do them? This might sound like simple questions because everyone knows the answer.

There are many words that have the suffix “ability” attached to it. And they all have significant meanings. Immediately a few come to mind –

Putting It ALL Together - the SNATCH We have discussed all of the key positions and “putting it all together” for the CLEAN, now let’s look at the SNATCH. Th...

Putting It ALL Together - the CLEAN It is one thing to know the key positions and the transition from one to the next, but now we need to put it all together...

Power Position, Full Extension and the Transition between the two Continuing on in our series of Key Positions and the transition from one position to the ot...

Knees, Power Position and the Transition between the two As we mentioned in Weightlifting Key Positions - Part Two, the start position and the transition to ...

A few years back, a publication of the USOC called the Olympic Coach had a great picture of a weightlifter on the cover coming up with a heavy clean. In tha...

Floor, Knees and the Transition Between the Two Many lifters lose lifts right off the floor! The optimal start position from the floor and the transition as ...

Recently, there was a great post on SportEdTV by a good friend and long time mentor, Harvey Newton. Harvey is one of the best coaches around and his backgrou...

by Christopher Taber – PhD, CSCS, USAW 2 Should there be Resistance Training differences for each of the sexes? It’s common knowledge that men are from Mars ...

From the first article, “Work Your Weak Areas”: Strength – You may have really good technique with lighter weights, but as the weight gets heavier, do you h...

No matter how strong your pulls and squats are, you need to be able to hold the weight over your head in a solid, strong manner. If you can’t do this pretty...

Here we go again, stealing thoughts from Ron McKeefery’s book, “Weight Room Wisdom”.  This one comes from Teena Murray of the Sacramento Kings and the chapte...

Last month Leo was a guest on The Ironside Chat Podcast. The Ironside Chat is a Strength Podcast. 3 guys dicussing lifting, booze, sports, and other s**t. He...

To follow up on last week’s Tottenism Tuesday, I am going to reference Marty Bennett of Rejoice Christian School who had an excellent chapter in Ron McKeefer...

As a coach, I can invariably detect when a lifter is going to miss his or her next lift.  The lifter comes out for their first snatch.  I see the routine – c...

There are a ton of great coaches out there.  Over the years, I have been so fortunate to have learned so much from so many and I will continue to learn!  It ...

By: Leo Totten Originally posted November 22, 2012 A few years back, a publication of the USOC called the Olympic Coach had a great picture of a weightlifter...