Olympic Weightlifting
Are Olympic Lifts Right For You? Here’s How to Find Out
When talking to strength coaches, Olympic lifts can be one of the more polarizing topics. Many strength coaches swear by Olympic lifts as the greatest tool to enhance athletic performance, [...]
The Secret to Jumping Higher Without Any Jump Training
Just about every athlete wants to be able to jump higher. Having the best vertical jump is a desire that’s engrained in athletes from a very young age. Not only [...]
Forget Olympic Lifts: Build Awesome Explosive Power With Med Ball Exercises
When training individuals of all populations and backgrounds, there should always be one main underlying objective: "Do no harm!" As fitness professionals, we have an obligation to improve the lifestyle [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Coaching Olympic Lifts: Starting Strong
This article is Part 1 of a series on coaching the Olympic lifts The Snatch and the Clean and Jerk are highly popular exercises in strength and conditioning programs around [...]
New Study Shows You May Not Need Olympic Lifts to Increase Your Vertical Jump
Dunking a basketball, catching a football over a defender, elevating to spike a volleyball are all athletic movements where a big vertical jump is a huge advantage. If you are [...]
How to Properly Use Olympic Lifting to Improve Sports Performance
There’s a good chance you will come across Olympic lifts in your training program in your athletic career—especially if you’re a football player or wrestler. Olympic lifts after all [...]
Snatch Exercise: Form Guide, Common Mistakes and Effective Variations
The Snatch exercise—and its variations—is among the most effective lifts for improving explosive power for athletes. It’s also one of the two lifts that athletes compete in at the Olympics—why [...]
Add Inches to Your Vertical Jump With This Offseason Plan
What better time than summer to focus on improving your overall athleticism? Almost all athletes aspire to increase their "bounce", their "hops" or...
Try Kneeling Olympic Lifts to Build Explosive Power
Incorporating kneeling olympic lifts such as kneeling cleans and kneeling snatches does wonders for power output, hip drive, and overall explosive...
3 Drills That Will Fix Your Power Clean Form
The power clean is undeniably one of the most important exercises for strength and power athletes. Athletes who compete in football, hockey, track and...