Dip and Drive
The jerk dip can be one of the trickiest movements in weightlifting for a number of athletes. Once you are able to master the descent and change of direction to drive the weight overhead, you can see huge improvements in all of your overhead lifts that require a dip.
A Protocol to Increase Hip Flexibility
A beautiful Squat is a beautiful thing, so improving yours should be something you are working on, or are about to start working on.
Never Sacrifice Technique for Added Weight
Typically, around 90% technique begins to break down during the Snatch or Clean and Jerk. Periodically, your training should be dedicated to technique work in which the intensity is lowered and volume is increased.
5 prerequisites to the pistol squat
The pistol, a mythical creature of human movement that is typically reserved for the most competitive CrossFit Athletes to perform at staggering volume and with the highest stakes.
Set Up For Success
Regardless of the athletic movement being performed, it is essential to master the first step to ensure success as you graduate to each progression of a movement. It is especially common with beginners in weightlifting, to forego the fundamentals of a proper setup of their first pull.
Self Maintenance vs. Self Repair
You love fitness, strangely enough most doctors don't relate. Largely because of the social gap between CrossFit athletes and their selected health professionals, we as a community have moved away from traditional information sources like orthopedics, chiropractors, and physical therapists in favor of finding refuge in the advice from a knowledgeable coach, or a professional we only have the opportunity to meet digitally.