The snatch is a common movement seen in Olympic weightlifting, CrossFit, sports performance training, and fitness. Depending on the coaching background, the term snatch, squat snatch, full snatch, and ... Continue Reading
Iranian Weightlifters Protest After IWF Reduces Spots for Tokyo Olympics
Last week, Reuters broke a huge sports story: countries that had committed multiple doping violations between 2008 and 2020 would lose spots for weightlifters at the Tokyo Olympics. The new Anti-Doping ... Continue Reading
4 Times You Might Want to Use Partial Reps
Some rules are made to be broken: Like only eat tacos on Tuesday (we’re here for #TacoThursday) and don’t wear white before Labor Day (go ahead and put on those white lifters). Here’s another rule it can ... Continue Reading
4 Signs You Need a New Pair of Weightlifting Shoes
By now, we think we’ve made a pretty good case for why you should invest in a pair of weightlifting shoes. When compared to your plain old Chuck Taylors (which, to be fair, are pretty great for ... Continue Reading
Report: Weightlifters from Russia and 4 Other Countries Lose Tokyo Olympic Spots; Qualification System Changed
In a story broken by Reuters today, five nations have had their spots for weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics reduced to two athletes apiece. The IWF is also introducing a new qualification system for ... Continue Reading
Rep Ranges for Strength, Hypertrophy, and Cutting
In this article we will discuss the key repetition ranges for gaining strength, muscle hypertrophy (general and for strength and power-based athletes), and for cutting phases (aesthetics and/or for sport ... Continue Reading
What Is Hypertrophy? – Definition
In this article we will discuss muscle hypertrophy, a scientific term used to describe the physiological process of new muscle tissue development. Muscle hypertrophy is a key training process for every ... Continue Reading
105kg Weightlifter Wes Kitts Goes Big With New 221kg Lifetime Clean PR
California Strength's 105kg weightlifter Wes Kitts is back at it crushing big numbers to conclude a brutal training block. Over the weekend, Kitts hit a lifetime clean PR and continues on his journey to ... Continue Reading
Tall Jerk – Technique Video, Variations, and Benefits
In this article we will discuss the tall jerk (and its variations) to help coaches and athletes better improve technique, speed and precision of footwork, and aggression in the jerk. In the below sections ... Continue Reading
Report: Russia Helped Armenian Weightlifters Dope At Beijing and London Olympics
Between 2006 and 2012 Armenian weightlifters took performance-enhancing drugs, falsified test samples, and were aided by Russian doping officials in their efforts, according to an explosive report ... Continue Reading
Check Out Zhang Jie’s Latest ~2.75x Bodyweight Clean & Jerk
This is one beautiful lift. Thirty-year-old Chinese weightlifter Zhang Jie hasn't competed on the international stage in years, but the guy is maintaining some seriously elite level strength. Zhang has ... Continue Reading
Barbell Cycling Strategies
In this article we will discuss barbell cycling, a method of moving a barbell with precision, speed, and efficiency during high skilled movements like the snatch, clean, and jerk (as well as a few other ... Continue Reading
How to Start Olympic Weightlifting After 50
Any kind of strength training is fantastic for overall health, but one of the great things about Olympic weightlifting is that it builds more than just strength and power. To successfully execute the lifts ... Continue Reading
Dates and Venue Confirmed for 2018 World Weightlifting Championships
Late last week there was some confusion in the weightlifting community when South Korean weightlifting fan Shin Yong Jin — who regularly posts weightlifting news and training clips — uploaded the following ... Continue Reading
3 Benefits of Reverse Hyperextensions
In an earlier article we discussed the reverse hyperextension and provided a thorough exercise guide for strength, power, and fitness athletes and coaches. In the reverse hyperextension exercise guide we ... Continue Reading
Boady Santavy (94kg) Unofficially Breaks Canadian Snatch and C&J Records
Canadian weightlifter Boady Santavy is heading to the Commonwealth Games in Australia, and a month out of from competition he’s exceeding Commonwealth records. The -94kg athlete just posted this clip of a ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces 2018 Senior Pan Am Team
This past Friday afternoon, USA Weightlifting announced the full men's and women's rosters for their 2018 Senior Pan Am team. If you follow some of USA Weightlifting's top athletes already on social media, ... Continue Reading
Reverse Hyperextension at Home/Without Machine
Reverse hyperextensions are an effective accessory exercise to develop the glutes and hamstrings. Sometimes, however, access to a reverse hyperextension machine is not feasible (training from home, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter CJ Cummings Snatches 143kg for New American Record
Seventeen year old 69kg American weightlifter CJ Cummings put on a strong performance at the 2018 Arnold Classic, where he took place in USAW's Pan Am Trials session. He was able to extend his current ... Continue Reading
Check Out This 2-Minute Documentary on Iraq’s Female Weightlifters
These female weightlifters are training with the goal to win medals — and to have a source of income. Al Jazeera has released a quick two-minute documentary about the challenges faced by Iraq’s female ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Becomes Youngest American to Clean & Jerk 200kg
Last night in Spokane, Washington, 17-year-old American weightlifter Harrison Maurus etched his name in the history books at the USA Weightlifting 2018 National Junior Championships. On Maurus' second ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus PRs His Clean At 205 Kilograms
It was just last week when Harrison Maurus, who currently weighs around 81 kilograms, hit a personal record in his clean with 200 kilograms (441 pounds). At the time, that was 5 kilograms heavier than the ... Continue Reading
British Weightlifter Sonny Webster Announces His Transition to CrossFit
Back in early December, news broke that British weightlifter Sonny Webster had tested positive for Ostarine. This is a substance banned by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) and is known as a Selective ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Front Squats 200kg for a Strong 9 Reps
Weightlifter Harrison Maurus has been hitting multiple PRs since the 2017 IWF World Championships. His latest Instagram video highlights possibly the biggest front squat set we've seen yet from the young ... Continue Reading