Difference between block work and hang work
Athletes who struggle with explosively accelerating up the thighs will benefit more from block work as the bar starts at a dead stop. Inversely, because the bar is on block it eliminates the need for the isometric holding of the weight from certain positions before performing the lift. Newer athletes who have not developed correct positioning yet will benefit more from this type of work.
How to Get (and Coach) Better Double Unders
You either are an athlete who struggles with double unders, or you know an athlete who struggles with double unders. While this video is directed at coaches there is a lot of value for athletes who do not coach as well. If you or someone you know is struggling with double under proficiency. this video may be very helpful at uncovering why nothing has worked for you to date.
Why you should be muscle snatching
Ever have problems with turnover in the snatch or keeping the bar close? This exercise is for you. Many people do muscles snatches, but are they performing them correctly?
Stop Using a Weight Belt
Unless you're in the 1% of athletes using their training as part of their profession, forget the weight belt and train without it.
Clean Pulls and the common faults
Pulls are necessary in any Olympic lifting programming. Clean pulls are so great in the fact that they allow us to go through all the positions of the clean and reach full triple extension at the top.
Five Exercises to Get You Out of the Sagittal Plane
As crossfitters we spend a lot of time within the sagittal plane in our wods and training. What we mean by that is when you walk into the CrossFit gym you can just about count on the fact that you will be doing most of the exercises for the day in a 10x10 square in which your legs and arms typically only travel in one direction (up and down or forward and backward).