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Nov 23, 2020
7 min

Hypertrophy for Weightlifters

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

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Survey: Mobility for Weightlifters Course

Totten Training Systems

Nov 18, 2020
1 min

Survey: Mobility for Weightlifters Course

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

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Totten Training Systems

Jun 15, 2020
3 min

Back to Basics: Push, Pull, Leg

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 tra...

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Whatever Happened to the Three Sport Athlete?

Totten Training Systems

Jun 1, 2020
3 min

Whatever Happened to the Three Sport Athlete?

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...

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Guest Post: The Pelvic Floor & Weightlifters - Part 2

Totten Training Systems

May 12, 2020
4 min

Guest Post: The Pelvic Floor & Weightlifters - Part 2

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

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Guest Post: The Pelvic Floor & Weightlifters - Part 1

Totten Training Systems

May 4, 2020
7 min

Guest Post: The Pelvic Floor & Weightlifters - Part 1

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

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Totten Training Systems

Mar 23, 2020
5 min

Mastering The Jerk: Part 1

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 fore...

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Totten Training Systems

Mar 2, 2020
5 min

Weightlifting Key Positions - Part Six

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 lo...

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Totten Training Systems

Feb 25, 2020
4 min

Weightlifting Key Positions - Part Five

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...

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Totten Training Throwback: RDLs Are for Everyone

Totten Training Systems

Feb 14, 2020
2 min

Totten Training Throwback: RDLs Are for Everyone

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

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Totten Training Systems

Feb 4, 2020
5 min

Weightlifting Key Positions - Part Two

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

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Are Your Lats Holding Back Your Lifts? Mobility for Weightlifters

Totten Training Systems

Jan 31, 2020
1 min

Are Your Lats Holding Back Your Lifts? Mobility for Weightlifters

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

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Totten Training Systems

Jan 28, 2020
4 min

Weightlifting Key Positions - Part One

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

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Totten Training Systems

Jan 20, 2020
3 min

Footwork Timing in the Split Jerk

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 aro...

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Totten Training Throwback: Power Cleans for the Strength Athlete

Totten Training Systems

Jan 2, 2020
2 min

Totten Training Throwback: Power Cleans for the Strength Athlete

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

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Totten Training Throwback: Featured Book - The Physically Prepared Weightlifter

Totten Training Systems

Dec 19, 2019
2 min

Totten Training Throwback: Featured Book - The Physically Prepared Weightlifter

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

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Weightlifting: Recover Faster and Train Harder with SMR

Totten Training Systems

Dec 12, 2019
1 min

Weightlifting: Recover Faster and Train Harder with SMR

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

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THE POWER POSITION: To Lean or Not to Lean

Totten Training Systems

Nov 12, 2019
3 min

THE POWER POSITION: To Lean or Not to Lean

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 b...

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Totten Training Systems

Oct 11, 2019
2 min

Strong, Successful Women

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

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Tottenism Tuesday: Confidence is a Product of Preparation

Totten Training Systems

Oct 2, 2019
1 min

Tottenism Tuesday: Confidence is a Product of Preparation

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

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