WEIGHTLIFTING NEWS

by: Christopher Taber Ph.D., CSCS, USAW2, EP-C, PES The purpose of this article is to discuss hypertrophy for weightlifters. The...

Hi, everyone! We hope you are doing well and staying safe (and sane!) in these crazy times! RAD Roller currently has several accredited...

By: Leo Totten, MS, USAW 5 There are a lot of fancy training methodologies out there. How do the Bulgarians train, how do the Chinese...

Back in the day, everyone played three sports in school. In fact, we all played our sports in a school setting but then continued to play...

In Part 1, we explained what the pelvic floor is and why it’s important. In this part, you will learn how to ensure your that your pelvic fl

Part 1: Anatomy and Function Guest Author: Jillian Seamon The pelvic floor is an often overlooked, yet important group of muscles that...

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...

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...

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...

The RDL (Romanian Deadlift) has lots of benefits. No other exercise hits the hamstrings so well in a coordinated fashion with glutes.

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

In December we announced a new partnership with Rad Roller and featured Leo's first video. This month Leo and Rad Roller discuss shoulder...

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

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...

Whether your sport is powerlifting, strongman, football or any other “strength” sport, the power clean should be part of your workout...

Leo Totten Writes Foreword for James Tatum’s Book “The Physically Prepared Weightlifter: A General Physical Preparedness Program to Build...

Totten Training Systems and Rad Roller collaborate to sharing tips for weightlifters and mobility.

by: Leo Totten, MS, USAW 5 Lately, there has been some discrepancy as to what is the “Power Position” and at what angle the body should...

You may wonder why I am writing an article on strong, successful women. Well, all of my life, I have been surrounded by strong,...

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