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Struggling to Peak
by Dane Miller
Its peaking season in high school track and field. This is one of my favorite times of year, everything is planned out and kids are ready to compete and drop bombs. I pride myself on
- peak
- shot put
- throwers
- weightlifting
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Fun Family Fitness
by Dane Miller
Thanks to my wonderful niece, Devin, I had the pleasure of being involved in a wonderful after-school program called “Girls on the Run” (GOTR). https://www.girlsontherun.org/

This is the second year my niece was involved in the program, but it was my first time being asked to tag along as
- family
- fitness
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Jacob Horst Wins 62k National Title
by Dane Miller
Garage Strength lifter Jacob Horst didn't hit all personal bests at this weekends Senior National Competition, but his lifts were good enough for
- fitness
- peak
- usaw
- weightlifting
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The Hardest Aspect of Sports
by Dane Miller
Showing up on a daily basis with 100% focus on each individual rep and set as a step toward an end goal…that is the hardest thing to master in sports. Too often athletes are worried about
- mental
- peak
- wrestling
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Correctional Cues
by Dane Miller

Often times we get new athletes in the gym that have zero flexibility in their upper back and shoulders. These kids cannot do an overhead squat because they are two tight to squat with the bar
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Crazy Successful Weekend for Garage Strength Athletes
by Dane Miller
This past weekend started off with a nice bang for Garage Strength athletes. Tanner Reichardt cleaned 171k/375lbs for a personal best clean. He n...
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Movement Over Muscles
by Dane Miller
Over the past 8 years I have noticed a dramatic trend…everyone is world about the little stuff. When I first started lifting weights in 1996, I r...
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USA Weightlifting: Hire Phil Andrews as CEO
by Dane Miller
In 2013, my lifter had never been to a national event. In fact, he had only competed in two meets prior to traveling to Junior Nationals. I reached out to “some British guy” at USA Weightlifting to discuss our goals. That guy was Phil Andrews. And this is an open letter to the Board of USA Weightlifting
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Elbow Position in Snatch
by Dane Miller
Recently, I have been dealing with issues around elbow placement in the snatch. I wanted to investigate this issue myself and see what I found. Does the way the elbow faces matter? Is it important in technique
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The Day Norik Vardanian Was a Shot Putter
by Dane Miller
Norik Vardanian came to Garage Strength on two separate occasions. He displayed some incredible movement ability while on his visits to Pennsylvania. Norik is known for having incredible technique and for
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Progression into the double bounce squat
by Dane Miller
Since my blog about the double bounce, I have been asked a few times about my progression into this movement. Obviously, a lot has to do with each...
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Working the Jerk
by Dane Miller

Many athletes struggle with the jerk portion of their lifts. They may have many different issues. Shoulder mobility, shoulder strength, ab strength, tricep strength, rhythm issues and even issues finding the proper split position.

One of the easiest ways to figure out where your weakness is
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