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How to properly hook grip the bar

    I have written multiple articles and filmed dozens of training videos on that special element of weightlifting: the hook grip. As a rule, this presents a problem for beginners, as not everyone has a correct understanding of why and how to properly form the hook grip.    ...

Tags: programming, tips, Training Tips - September 07, 2021

EMOM in WEIGHTLIFTING

    I won't lie if I say that any athlete from functional fitness, when he hears from a coach: “Well, today we have a short EMOM for 12 minutes”, he is already sweating and he realizes that “it will not be boring”. Read about how this method works in...

Tags: choosing program, programming, training, Training Tips - August 24, 2021

7 FACTORS OF COMPETITIVE EFFICIENCY

    The traditional background: all things went as planned, the preparation was brilliant, workout sessions were rich in new records both in preparatory and strength exercises. Everything was absolutely clear on the competition eve, but it took 3 attempts to fix the weight in the snatch that had been...

Tags: Competition tips, mental preparation, programming, tips, training - June 15, 2021

YOUTH TRAINING - WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW

    Focused training from the very childhood is a must to achieve world-class results in modern weightlifting. It’s not a secret that in recent years world records have been set by young 18-20 y.o. athletes.     Only the athletes that have physical working capacity and mental strength are...

Tags: programming, tips, training, Training Tips - May 19, 2021

WELCOME TO MALE 2.0

    Normal people measure their lives by events that are understandable to everyone, such as a birthday, a new year, or more significant milestones: graduation from school, marriage, and so on. In the world of sports, everything is arranged in another way. The life of a professional athlete is...

Tags: programming, tips, training, Training Tips, weightlifting - April 26, 2021

POST COMPETITION PROTOCOL

    Competitions are a final stage of preparation, the evaluation of its efficiency and an important stage in the establishment of sporting excellence for every athlete. Trust me on this - all athletes, regardless of their level, feel worried and stressed before and during the competitions. Time and experience...

Tags: Competition Tips, programming, tips, training, weightlifting - February 22, 2021

SQUATS WARM UP

    Many athletes are constantly looking for new training techniques to progress in the snatch and clean and jerk or build strength to help them be more effective and successful in their sport. The development of power and strength of basic movements in almost all sports is associated with...

Tags: programming, squat, tips, Training Tips - February 08, 2021

Welcome to MASTER DIESEL

    I am turning 35 this year, which means that I have already joined the team of "big boys" and this fact must be accepted. To be honest, it seems to me that the times of the national junior team, when we trained with great enthusiasm for 10-12 workouts...

Tags: C&J, choosing program, programming, snatch, tips, Training Tips - January 26, 2021

REHAB COVID

    Today we will not talk about the secrets of the snatch and clean and jerk technique and will not analyze the training methodology. This article focuses on the COVID-19 recovery protocol.     Even in our super sports and weightlifting blog, we have already touched upon this disease...

Tags: programming, tips, Training Tips, weightlifting - January 18, 2021

SNATCH vs CLEAN

    The story about the athlete that is said to “have mastered the snatch, but his clean didn’t work out” is rather trivial. The opposite can also happen: the athlete is barely handling the snatch in the second or third of three attempts and has to overcome all his...

Tags: C&J, programming, snatch, tips, Training Tips - December 15, 2020