Mobility, Training Prep, Recovery & Injury
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Complete Olympic Weightlifting Warmup
Details will vary among lifters according to need, but the following will provide a complete warm-up protocol for Olympic weightlifting, or at least serve as a template for you to adjust as needed. Yo...
Details will vary among lifters according to need, but the following will provide a complete warm-up protocol for Olympic weightlifting, or at least serve as a template for you to adjust as needed. Yo...
Overhead Shoulder Stretch Series
Following is the series of stretches I rely on primarily to help with overhead mobility for the snatch and jerk. When I prescribe passive stretches like this, my expectation is that you’re train...
Following is the series of stretches I rely on primarily to help with overhead mobility for the snatch and jerk. When I prescribe passive stretches like this, my expectation is that you’re train...
The Russian Baby Maker | Weightlifting Hip Mobility
Since I first started posting about the Russian Baby Maker 10 years ago, I've seen a lot of misinterpretations, misunderstandings and misrepresentations, so here's the official authoritative v...
Since I first started posting about the Russian Baby Maker 10 years ago, I've seen a lot of misinterpretations, misunderstandings and misrepresentations, so here's the official authoritative v...
Hip Flexor Mobility
You don't need anything complicated but here are a few simple ways to make your hip flexor stretching more effective....
You don't need anything complicated but here are a few simple ways to make your hip flexor stretching more effective....
Training Through Injury
Training through injuries requires a few things: Creativity Adaptability Motivation There is virtually no injury that will prevent you from training—what stops you is losing touch wit...
Training through injuries requires a few things: Creativity Adaptability Motivation There is virtually no injury that will prevent you from training—what stops you is losing touch wit...
Buddy Shoulder Stretches For The Snatch & Jerk
Here are two great buddy stretches for those lame shoulders of yours. Remember - the goal here is to stretch, not rip the tendons off the bones. You won’t get more flexible faster by hurting you...
Here are two great buddy stretches for those lame shoulders of yours. Remember - the goal here is to stretch, not rip the tendons off the bones. You won’t get more flexible faster by hurting you...
Wrist Mobility For Olympic Weightlifting
Please share & subscribe! Help support my free content I get asked a lot about improving wrist flexibility—in most cases the wrists are fine and it’s instead an issue of shoulder m...
Please share & subscribe! Help support my free content I get asked a lot about improving wrist flexibility—in most cases the wrists are fine and it’s instead an issue of shoulder m...
Quick Shoulder Stability Prehab For Olympic Weightlifting
I’m a big fan of band work for shoulder pre-hab, but I’m not a big fan of adding a lot of extra training time. This exercise combines 3 important motions for shoulder stabil...
I’m a big fan of band work for shoulder pre-hab, but I’m not a big fan of adding a lot of extra training time. This exercise combines 3 important motions for shoulder stabil...
Clean Rack Position Stretch
Simple and effective stretch to improve your clean and front squat rack position. Also see this video on the rack position....
Simple and effective stretch to improve your clean and front squat rack position. Also see this video on the rack position....
Shoulder Mobility For The Snatch & Jerk
The simplest and most effective stretch to improve your overhead mobility for the snatch and jerk overhead position....
The simplest and most effective stretch to improve your overhead mobility for the snatch and jerk overhead position....
Ankle Mobility For Squats & Olympic Weightlifting
The best way to improve your ankle mobility is also the simplest....
The best way to improve your ankle mobility is also the simplest....
Underarm Stretch For Snatch, Clean & Jerk Mobility
Quick and simple - no need to get overly complicated here....
Quick and simple - no need to get overly complicated here....
Quick & Easy Squat Mobility - Superhero Complex
Quick and easy way to improve your mobility for the squat...
Quick and easy way to improve your mobility for the squat...
Hand & Wrist Strength & Durability - Rice Or Sand Bucket
Quick introduction to using rice or sand to strengthen your hands and wrists and keep them healthy for Olympic weightlifting....
Quick introduction to using rice or sand to strengthen your hands and wrists and keep them healthy for Olympic weightlifting....
Medial Elbow Pain From Weightlifting?
If you have medial elbow pain, give this exercise a shot 3 days a week for 3 sets of 10-12 reps at the end of your workout. Use both hands to pull down, then one hand to return to the top with a 5-...
If you have medial elbow pain, give this exercise a shot 3 days a week for 3 sets of 10-12 reps at the end of your workout. Use both hands to pull down, then one hand to return to the top with a 5-...
Fix Patellar Tendinitis For Olympic Weightlifting
Let me preface this by reminding you that I’m not a medical professional—I’m just a guy with well-used knees who’s coached a lot of athletes with well-used knees. If you have a...
Let me preface this by reminding you that I’m not a medical professional—I’m just a guy with well-used knees who’s coached a lot of athletes with well-used knees. If you have a...
Thoracic Spine Mobility For Olympic Weightlifting
A solid overhead position for the snatch and jerk requires good thoracic spine mobility to create a platform for shoulder mobility. You need to address both mobility and the strength and stamina to ma...
A solid overhead position for the snatch and jerk requires good thoracic spine mobility to create a platform for shoulder mobility. You need to address both mobility and the strength and stamina to ma...
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