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Our forearms control our grip, fine movements in our hands and have a huge effect on the health of our hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders. We often neglect the small muscles in our forearms, [...]

One of the most common positional errors we see in clients is in overhead lifting (snatch, jerk, press, etc). It takes global flexibility to be able to achieve a proper (read safe) position. Too [...]

This training cycle we have been adding bench press into our training because it is a great exercise to strengthen the arms and shoulder girdle. It will have a direct carryover and improve your [...]

One of the most difficult things to get comfortable with in the snatch is the receiving position. It takes a high level of flexibility, strength and coordination to be in a good position in the [...]

One of the our goals this training cycle will be focusing our efforts on improving strength and technique on the clean and jerk. We will use a variety of movements to reinforce proper positions [...]

Positioning in the snatch is often approached by looking at the bottom position, torso, upper back, shoulders, elbows, etc. and for good reason. Often times we overlook the wrists and the role [...]

Getting under the bar and timing in the bottom of the snatch is often one of the most difficult technical aspects of Weightlifting. This training cycle we are going to spend time improving our [...]