Read along as Coach Taylor recounts his experience at his third USA Weightlifting Nationals. The USAW Senior Championships were held in Chicago, Illinois May 11th – 14th.
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The sport of Olympic Style Weightlifting is one of the single best training protocols available for developing explosive power, flexibility, coordination and strength in athletics. Due to the immense technical component, Weightlifting demands proper instruction and the dedicated eye of a coach. Read along as we uncover what to look for when seeking out a Weightlifting Coach.
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Continuing our series on getting strong, we take you through how to periodize week by week in order to progress your resistance training movements. We’ll discuss whether to go up, down, or stay at the same loads and when it’s appropriate to do so.
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When it comes to getting strong, problems can arise when selecting the loads for working sets. Often times, too light of a weight is selected for an initial work set, or even more problematic, too big of jumps are made between attempts. Avoid the Goldilocks conundrum of too much or too little and discover how to structure out your working sets to progress your strength training.
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A common problem people make in the process of warming up for resistance training isn’t always their physical preparation, but rather the selection of the weights they’ll use for warming up. No matter the training intent, no matter the rep range, no matter the total weight someone is shooting for, we will consistently see errors take place during the selection of warm up weights. Pick the right jumps and the correct number of reps to take at specified loads and you will be well on your way to making…
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