Kettlebells vs. Weightlifting: Specificity Rules
In what is probably the opening salvo of this, Otto et al published an article in the May issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research looking at the effectiveness of...
strength and conditioning
Running Curves
There are a number of instances in athletics where it is important to be able to take a tight turn while running at full speed. You may be running a route in...
Classic Article: Technique and Weightlifting Performance
In a series of articles translated in the Soviet Sport Review, Soviet biomechanist Sokolov wrote about the need for technical mastery of the Olympic lifts for improvements in weightlifting performance. In the...
Assistance Exercises for the Clean
The clean is an exercise that is fundamental to Olympic lifting as it is part of the clean and jerk which is one of the two contested lifts. The clean, and its...
The Hamstrings and Sprinting
Schache et al, published in the April issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, conducted a study investigating how each of the three hamstring muscles experience sprinting. The authors studied...