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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...

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 we...

As many of you know, I am the Head Coach and Founder of East Coast Gold Weightlifting Team but I am also the President and Founder of Tot...

By: Leo Totten, MS, USAW 5 East Coast Gold WL Team Head Coach/CEO Totten Training Systems, LLC East Coast Gold Weightlifting Team continu...

One of the points of technique that we always stress is SPEED! I often ask my lifters after a snatch or clean, “Was that lift fast enough...

Split, Timing, Recovery This is Part 2 and will focus on the Split, Timing and Recovery of the Split Jerk. As we discussed in Part 1, the...

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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

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 an...

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...

All it takes is sixty little seconds to a quality workout! Yes, that’s right, only sixty seconds – one minute. How many times have you hu...

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

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 ...