I think you know by now I could go on and on about appropriate squat depth, but at some point we’ve got to come back…
Continue reading → Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter – “Go!” Part 4: The Ascent
Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter: Go! Part 3 – Defining Depth “How low do I really need to go in my squat?” This question is…
Continue reading → Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter – “Go!” Part 3: Defining Depth
Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter: “GO!” Part 2 – The Descent Right after that initial break of the hips, knees, and ankles, comes the largest…
Continue reading → Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter – “GO!” Part 2: The Descent
When people ask me what the best way to initiate a squat is, I love telling them, “I don’t care.” Obviously this is not true,…
Continue reading → Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter – “GO!” Part 1: Initiation
Now that you better understand the necessity and benefit of working toward the best foot position you can for optimal carry over into the snatch…
Continue reading → Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter – “Get Set”
For those of you just joining us, allow me to restate the premise of this series: Anything and everything you do within the front, back,…
Continue reading → Squatting Like An Olympic Lifter – Foot Stability
I received quite a bit of feedback in response to my last post and felt compelled to write a follow up. When squatting as an…
Continue reading → Squatting Like an Olympic Lifter – Battling Anatomy
The full range of motion, upright squat (front squat, high-bar back squat, and overhead squat) is a powerful assistant exercise for the benefit of your…
Continue reading → Squatting Like an Olympic Lifter – “On Your Marks”
“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” Vince Lombardi There are many different ways the squat is taught and standards that are…
Continue reading → Squatting Like an Olympic Lifter – Overview
End ranges are being used. This is a statement that I do not want going in one ear and out the other. Olympic weightlifting athletes,…
Continue reading → The Realistic Demands of the Snatch and Clean & Jerk
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