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Many weightlifters perform their competitive movements by jumping their feet off the platform after making hip contact with the bar. This occurs in a manner....

The needs for Olympic weightlifting are incredible. We have to know that there is technical skill and technical precision involved. Coaches needed to hone....

In the world of weightlifting, the bar path is typically known as an abstract concept. Fortunately, specific tools and high-powered mobile-look-at-devices...

When using the feet in Olympic weightlifting there are a couple of different things we have to talk about. We have to talk about how we set our foot width position...

First, these movements can be performed with a dowel rod. And one, these movements can be used to warm up. And two, these movements can be used...

At Garage Strength, we get emails all the time around sports performance. Athletes asking us how to become better football players, baseball pl...

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In the world of strength and conditioning, in the world of sports performance training, there are multiple different camps. There are the camps...

One of the key aspects behind hitting monstrous lifts behind the sport of Olympic weightlifting is making sure the weight feels light off of th...

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Going in to the FinalX: Bethlehem, the final qualifier for the upcoming World Championships for wrestling, I think both Nick and I were feeling some pressure. Nick needed to beat Adam Coon, who had previously beaten Kyle Snyder, an Olympic Champion.

First, I just want to address what some people have probably already decided based on the title: no, I don’t hate deadlifts. Deadlifts can be an extremely effective tool for increasing strength. I really like deadlifts for a sport like wrestling, where more brute strength is required, and the sport itself is more of a grind. But for now, let’s dig deeper into why I don’t have my athletes deadlift in general.