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The Two Kinds of Goal Setting: Which One Works for You?
Weightlifting is one of the most measurable sports in the world. That’s one of the things I love about it. My first sport was football, and it always bothered me that there was some subjectivity involved in determining who the best players were... Continue reading
Weightlifting is one of the most measurable sports in the world. That’s one of the things I love about it. My first sport was football, and it always bothered me that there was some subjectivity involved in determining who the best players were... Continue reading
Intermittent Fasting and Strength Athletes
Intermittent fasting (IF) is the solution to all your problems. It will help you stay lean without losing strength and it will cure all your diseases. It makes you a superhuman! Not only that, you can eat crappy food and stay strong! If you ... Continue reading
Intermittent fasting (IF) is the solution to all your problems. It will help you stay lean without losing strength and it will cure all your diseases. It makes you a superhuman! Not only that, you can eat crappy food and stay strong! If you ... Continue reading
Religion, Faith, and Belief: Converting Spirituality into Performance Outcomes
One day, an athlete of mine asked, “have you ever noticed how there are so many high level CrossFitters that profess their religion on their Instagram profiles?” I must admit, I’ve never taken notice. But then I started seeing it ev... Continue reading
One day, an athlete of mine asked, “have you ever noticed how there are so many high level CrossFitters that profess their religion on their Instagram profiles?” I must admit, I’ve never taken notice. But then I started seeing it ev... Continue reading
Interview: Rachel Roller
There were three reasons why I wanted to interview Rachel Roller. First, she’s a Catalyst Athletics weightlifter, and we like to share the stories of our team members in this magazine. Second, she’s becoming a pretty legit weightlifter. S... Continue reading
There were three reasons why I wanted to interview Rachel Roller. First, she’s a Catalyst Athletics weightlifter, and we like to share the stories of our team members in this magazine. Second, she’s becoming a pretty legit weightlifter. S... Continue reading
Interview: Lily Salisbury
These days, many female Olympic lifters have a common background path that led them to their life on the platform. They played sports in high school, and then they found CrossFit, and then CrossFit steered them to full-time Olympic lifting. It’... Continue reading
These days, many female Olympic lifters have a common background path that led them to their life on the platform. They played sports in high school, and then they found CrossFit, and then CrossFit steered them to full-time Olympic lifting. It’... Continue reading
How to Talk to Your Coach About A Problem
I’m willing to bet that at some point all of us have experienced some kind of issue at the gym that required speaking to your coach in order to best solve the problem. Perhaps you had an issue with another member, with the equipment, with your ... Continue reading
I’m willing to bet that at some point all of us have experienced some kind of issue at the gym that required speaking to your coach in order to best solve the problem. Perhaps you had an issue with another member, with the equipment, with your ... Continue reading
Should Style Count? A National Referee’s Perspective
Imagine this scenario: it’s the National Championships and a favored lifter to win the gold has missed her first two clean and jerks, unable to push and drive hard enough to successfully jerk. It’s time for the third attempt, and a miss w... Continue reading
Imagine this scenario: it’s the National Championships and a favored lifter to win the gold has missed her first two clean and jerks, unable to push and drive hard enough to successfully jerk. It’s time for the third attempt, and a miss w... Continue reading
Olympic Weightlifting as a Sport vs. as a Training Modality: Managing the Difference
I originally got into coaching Olympic weightlifting because as an athlete, I love the thrill of competition. I love the feeling of chasing this amorphous goal of high performance. But mostly, in the individual sport of Olympic weightlifting, I want ... Continue reading
I originally got into coaching Olympic weightlifting because as an athlete, I love the thrill of competition. I love the feeling of chasing this amorphous goal of high performance. But mostly, in the individual sport of Olympic weightlifting, I want ... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 190
Jane Asks: How do you fix constantly catching a heavy snatch on the balls of feet instead of on the heels (But not jumping forward)? Greg Says: The first part of fixing the problem is determining the cause. There are three basic possibi... Continue reading
Jane Asks: How do you fix constantly catching a heavy snatch on the balls of feet instead of on the heels (But not jumping forward)? Greg Says: The first part of fixing the problem is determining the cause. There are three basic possibi... Continue reading
Weightlifting and Anger: Do They Work Together?
Immediate disclaimer warning: I’m going to let you know right at the start that this article might come across like a self-help book. But I’m okay with that. At the moment, I think many of us need all the help we can get. It’s Octo... Continue reading
Immediate disclaimer warning: I’m going to let you know right at the start that this article might come across like a self-help book. But I’m okay with that. At the moment, I think many of us need all the help we can get. It’s Octo... Continue reading
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