OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING

It seems that to this day people still have a ton of questions around the hookgrip and why one might choose to use the hookgrip when lifting a barbell. Let’s quickly go over “What is a hookgrip” and some of...
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Apart from being one of the contested lifts in an Olympic Weightlifting competition, the clean and jerk is one of the most useful exercises ever devised. For the uninitiated, the clean and jerk is a two part movement where a...
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With lockdown restrictions easing as we recover from the Covid-19 crisis, many gyms have begun to open up. Undoubtedly, many people are eager to get back to the gym and get after their fitness goals again. With many of us...
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Cutting weight for competition is something that comes with any sport that has competitive weight classes. This is nothing something particularly important for beginners that are new to the sport doing their first competitions. This is for more seasoned athletes...
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Welcome to Part 3 of our breakdown of the different pulls of the lifts. In Part 3, we will be talking about the final phase of the pulls. If you haven’t read Part 1 or 2 where I do a...
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