Following is a base protocol for using Contraption Squats in place of a regular weighted squat program; I’ve included a progression and some key areas…

Continue reading → The Exaggeration Method: Contraption Squats Protocol

Contraption squats help an athlete achieve the optimal foot positioning by reinforcing the “lock and twist” and “tripod.” I cannot appropriately express to you how…

Continue reading → The Exaggeration Method: Contraption Squats How-To

Do you have “crazy feet''? When squatting in your normal foot position, do the arches collapse and tripod connection is lost on each rep? When…

Continue reading → The Exaggeration Method: The Case for Contraption Squats

To perform the “Front Squats with Straps” exercise I’m recommending, you first need straps. If you don’t have any, GET SOME! If you are reading…

Continue reading → The Exaggeration Method: For Front Rack Position

The simplest form of exaggeration for your overhead position is with the exercise, “Behind the Neck Press & Stretch”. Therefore, it is our initial go-to…

Continue reading → The Exaggeration Method: For Overhead Position

It would be quite the disservice if we left the topic of improving overhead and front mobility without talking about the benefits of simply EXAGGERATING…

Continue reading → Overhead and Front Rack Mobility: Exaggeration – My Story

For assignment purposes, let’s first go back to the concept of “Ground Zero.” Is there anything you do on a daily basis outside of the…

Continue reading → Overhead and Front Rack Mobility: Assignment

This will be your complete upper body mobility assessment that encompasses both the overhead and front rack positions. While the overhead position (for a snatch)…

Continue reading → Overhead and Front Rack Mobility: Assessment

“Wrists back, elbows locked, shoulders down, bar in line with the back of the head.” These cues describe the recommended overhead position for supporting the…

Continue reading → Front Rack Position: End Ranges and Application

When I take a beginner through a teaching progression for the clean, the first exercise in that sequence is what is known as a “Frankenstein…

Continue reading → Front Rack Position: Bar Placement and Elbow Positioning