Hallmarks of a Great Beginner Program
From the desk of Coach Glenn Pendlay The most important thing you can accomplish as a beginner is to build great motor patterns. This is priority number one.
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Olympic Lifting
Specificity vs Adaptation
From the desk of Coach Glenn Pendlay Everyone knows how to make the body adapt. Simply do an exercise that you have not done before. Or do several sets in a rep range that is outside the norm. You will get sore, but over the next few days the soreness will go away, and when
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Master The Mid Hang Position
Best Method to Learn the Mid Hang Position in Snatch The Mid Hang position is the first step in establishing the solid positioning for Snatch. In this position, the bar starts approximately at the level of mid to upper thighs. This puts the lifter in the start position of the second pull. The second pull
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Olympic Lifts
Weightlifting competition consists of two events, namely ‘Snatch’, and ‘Clean & Jerk’. There are total three exercises involved in Olympics lifts that need to be learned and mastered individually, these are: Clean Jerk Snatch The thorough understanding of the principles and mechanics of Olympic lifts is a very important element of learning. It includes the
How to Snatch
Snatch is the most explosive exercise among all the power drills. The power generating capacity of snatch is even beyond the cleans. But it is also a very complex movement. It requires a whole lot of flexibility, coordination, and power to perform a full snatch from the ground. Most beginner weightlifters and athletes find snatch