The Olympic Lifts: Squat, Power, or Split?
The Olympic lifts and their variations have been a mainstay in athletic strength and conditioning since well before I entered the field in the 1990's. These are variations of the snatch, clean,...
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Phases of the Jerk
Besides being part of the clean and jerk, which is part of Olympic weightlifting, the jerk is also a great conditioning exercise for many athletes. It is a total body exercise, is...
Phases of the Snatch
The full snatch goes by a number of names in weightlifting literature. It may be called just "the snatch," the full snatch, the squat snatch, or even the classic snatch. However it...
Phases of the Clean
In the literature the version of the clean that is in Olympic-style weightlifting actually goes by several names. These include the clean, the full clean, competition clean, squat clean, and traditional clean. ...
Just Because Olympic Lifters Do It…
Weightlifting is what got me into strength and conditioning. Back when I started out there was no Cross Fit as a result there were more people fencing than doing the Olympic lifts. ...