Weightlifting
The Benefits of Using the Blocks: Why Block Work Deserves a Spot in Your Training
Training from the blocks lets you fix the exact part of the lift that's letting you down. Here's how to use each block height.
13 November 2024 • 4 min read
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Strength
Boost Your Leg Strength: The Leg Strength Guide
Your legs are the engine. If they're lagging, so is your lift. The signs your leg strength is holding you back, and the ratios to aim for.
8 November 2024 • 3 min read
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Performance
The Olympic Lifting Blueprint for Hitting PRs
Strategic goal setting and programming to break through your ceiling, not just adding weight and hoping for the best.
26 October 2024 • 6 min read
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Strength
Signs Your Overhead Strength Needs a Boost
If your snatch or jerk is struggling, overhead strength might be the missing piece. Here's how to tell, and what to do about it.
17 October 2024 • 4 min read
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Mindset
The Psychological Demands of Weightlifting: Strategies to Help Overcome Them
Olympic lifting is as much a mental sport as a physical one. Here's how to train your head as hard as your body.
15 October 2024 • 6 min read
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Weightlifting
Master the Clean: 3 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Even experienced lifters make these. The three most common clean mistakes, plus the simple cues and drills to fix them.
9 October 2024 • 4 min read
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Performance
Plateau Problems? Crush Them With These Weightlifting Tips
Progress in Olympic lifting is never linear. How to tell you've hit a plateau, and the technical, strength and mental fixes to break through it.
30 September 2024 • 8 min read
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Weightlifting
Split, Push, Squat: Which Jerk Is Best for You?
A complete breakdown of all three jerk styles, and how to pick the right one for your body and your lifting.
25 September 2024 • 6 min read
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Weightlifting
The Unsung Weightlifting Hero: Should You Join the Taped Up Team?
Thumb tape is small but mighty. What it does, why lifters use it with the hook grip, and how to tape up properly.
17 September 2024 • 4 min read
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Weightlifting
Get a Grip: Master the Hook Grip
The hook grip hurts at first, but it's one of the best things you can learn as a lifter. What it is, why it works and how to get used to it.
4 September 2024 • 5 min read
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Weightlifting
Hit the Sweet Spot: Bar Contact in the Snatch and Clean
Where should the bar touch you in the snatch and clean? Get the contact point right and you'll transfer far more power into the bar.
28 August 2024 • 6 min read
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Training
Lift, Rest, Repeat: A Weightlifter's Secret Sauce
Rest periods are the most overlooked part of your session. How long to rest between sets, and why it matters more than you think.
21 August 2024 • 4 min read
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Weightlifting
Get Low, Lift Heavy: Stop Powering Your Snatches and Cleans
Relying on power snatches and power cleans? Here's why getting comfortable in a full squat is the key to lifting heavier.
14 August 2024 • 8 min read
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Strength
Benefits of Unilateral Training for Weightlifters
The secret weapon most weightlifters miss. How single leg and single arm work fixes imbalances and builds strength the big lifts can't.
7 August 2024 • 3 min read
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Weightlifting
Mastering Bar Contact in the Snatch and Clean: The Essential Tips and Techniques
Does the bar need to touch your body? Absolutely. Clear up the confusion around bar contact in the snatch and clean once and for all.
31 July 2024 • 6 min read
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Strength
The 5 Must Do Accessory Lifts for Olympic Lifters
RDLs and four more. The accessory lifts that build the strength your snatch and clean and jerk are crying out for.
25 July 2024 • 4 min read
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Weightlifting
To Move or Not to Move? Mastering the Footwork for the Snatch and Clean
Should your feet move from the pull to the catch? How to find the pulling and receiving stance that works for you.
18 July 2024 • 4 min read
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Performance
Ballistic vs Plyometric: Optimising Olympic Lifting Performance Through Dynamic Movements
Jumping, throwing and explosive work can transform your lifts. Here's the difference between ballistic and plyometric training and how to use both.
10 July 2024 • 4 min read
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Weightlifting
Snatch Like a Pro: Beyond Just Strength
Struggling to hold the bar overhead isn't always a strength problem. How proper structure lets you support far more in the snatch.
4 July 2024 • 5 min read
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Training
Elevate Your Game: Advanced Training Tips for Olympic Lifters
Ready to take your lifting up a level? Practical tips on technique, programming and recovery for lifters who want more from their training.
21 June 2024 • 3 min read
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Training
Mastering Olympic Lifting with Conjugate Training
Conjugate isn't just for powerlifters. How to adapt the method for Olympic lifting, and how it compares to linear periodisation.
21 June 2024 • 4 min read
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Training
Quality Over Quantity: Optimal Training Frequency
More isn't always better. Why training three to five times a week can get busy lifters better results than grinding every day.
21 June 2024 • 4 min read
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Training
Injury Proof Your Training: Adapting Weightlifting Workouts
Injuries happen. Quitting doesn't have to. How to adapt your weightlifting training so you keep making progress around aches and pains.
12 June 2024 • 5 min read
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Training
1 Rep Max vs Daily Max
Your 1RM and your daily max are not the same thing. Here's how to use both to train smarter and hit bigger numbers.
6 June 2024 • 5 min read
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Performance
The Power of PAP: Unlock True Athleticism
Post activation potentiation can give your lifts an instant boost. What PAP is and how to build it into your training.
31 May 2024 • 4 min read
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Training
Mastering the RPE Scale
RPE can be a game changer for your training. What the scale means, how to rate your sets honestly, and how to use it to progress.
25 May 2024 • 6 min read
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Training
Exploring the Use of AMRAPs for Olympic Lifters
AMRAPs aren't just for CrossFit. Here's how Olympic lifters can use them to build strength, work capacity and resilience.
9 May 2024 • 4 min read
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Strength
Maximising Weightlifting Performance: The Crucial Role of Squats
Back squat, front squat, overhead squat. How each one builds the strength, positions and confidence you need on the platform.
9 May 2024 • 5 min read
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Performance
The Weightlifter's Recovery Handbook: Optimise Performance with Gold Standard Recovery
Massage guns, compression, cold water and more. The recovery tools worth your time between sessions, and the evidence behind them.
1 May 2024 • 7 min read
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Strength
Benching Beyond Boundaries: Maximise Your Olympic Lifting Potential
Bench press for weightlifters? Absolutely. From upper body strength to a more stable lockout, here's why it deserves a spot in your programme.
17 April 2024 • 5 min read
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Performance
Unleashing the Hidden Potential: Mastering Mobility for Agile Weightlifters
Ankles, hips, thoracic spine and shoulders. The mobility areas that matter most for weightlifting, the signs you're lacking, and how to fix them.
22 July 2023 • 9 min read
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Performance
French Contrast: Construit Pour l'Athlète
French Contrast Training pairs heavy lifting with explosive work to build serious power. Here's how it works and how to use it.
27 October 2022 • 2 min read
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Performance
The Importance of Good Nutrition
Fibre, carbs, protein and fats. The basics of fuelling your training properly, without falling for the myths.
21 January 2022 • 8 min read
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