Power Training: The Hang Power Clean
The power clean is one of the foundational exercises in the weight room for developing power. With the power clean the athlete lifts the bar from the floor to the shoulders in...
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Variations of the Clean, Part 1
In two previous posts I spent a lot of time covering different ways to teach the clean. Olympic lifters use a wide range of assistance exercises to improve their cleans. Many of...
Big Buildings Need Solid Foundations
The principle of progression says that fitness and sports need to be viewed as a series of steps, each of which builds on what came before. The idea here is that by...
Olympic Lifts: Maybe We Don’t Need To Catch The Bar…
The Olympic lifts and their derivatives are widely performed in the strength and conditioning of athletes. They involve exerting force against the ground, rapid movements, high power outputs, and are total body...
The Olympic Lifts: General or Specific Training Tool?
The Olympic lifts are extensively used in the conditioning of athletes. They help to teach athletes how to apply force quickly. For these lifts, this is done while standing up and involves...