Weightlifting Life
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USA Weightlifting coaches Greg Everett & Ursula Garza address audience questions on weightlifting technique, program design, competition and more.
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
How to modulate intensity, volume and exercise selection within a week, how to count volume, and how to make the most out of training remotely with a coach ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
Looping bar path in the snatch, fear of heavy cleans, gym/team ethics and poaching, what to put in a training journal ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
Proportions and how they influence potential as a lifter; choosing a weight class based on height; what to do if you power all of your snatches; bar rattling with contact and timing in the lifts ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
Where should the elbows be pointed (and how should the shoulders be positioned) in the start and pull of the snatch and clean; how do you warm up to text max snatch and clean & jerk; and what are the differences and uses for the 4 snatch balance variations ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
How much mobility do you really need for weightlifting, and is more a problem? Instability and lack of control snatching from the floor relative to hang; should you receive your lifts as low as possible? How to gain some weight for skinny people ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
How to fix the hips rising faster than the shoulders in the squat, why you slide backward in the push press and how to fix it, Ursula wants to know about Greg's rehab after shoulder dislocation and supra/labrum tear, and what the power position is and why it matters ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
Understanding the position at the top of the snatch and clean pull, and when and how weightlifting gear should be used ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
What to do when cues aren't working - do you need more technique work or more strength? And the obligatory discussion of the new weight classes ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
Redoing workouts and why you shouldn't, changing coaches, what to do if you're jumping forward in the snatch, how to train with very limited equipment, and how to get coaching help at a competition if you don't have a coach ..read more
Weightlifting Life
3y ago
Whether or not raising the heels for overhead squats because of limited ankle ROM is a good idea, how to correct awkward foot position in receiving the snatch or clean, and ideas on outfitting a garage gym ..read more