Why You'll Love Weightlifting
Weightlifting is a sport that displays seemingly borderline life threatening movements, where athletes do this repeatedly, week after week, for competition and fun. On the surface, the variation in movements are minimal. Watch a lifter from China and compare them to a lifter from Russia - they may look slightly different in their execution but essentially the goal is the exact same. To get that heavy shit up. In essence, competitions look quite monotonous - all that changes i
TRAINING FOR AND DEALING WITH FAILURE IN COMPETITION
Sometimes, competitions do not go according to plan. In weightlifting and powerlifting, we have a finite number of attempts before our competition is finished. It’s not like Rugby or Basketball, where athletes can make one bad decision and make up for it for the full length of the game. In weightlifting and powerlifting, one missed lift means you’ve used a chance. A chance to to total, a chance to qualify for a higher level event, or chance to establish a new personal best. T
Why You Should Always Listen To Your Coach
You're warming up really well today. You feel fast. Strong. Probably capable of a new personal best. As you approach your 80% weight, you miss. No big deal, just attempt it again. You miss. What's going on? I feel great! Third attempt - missed again. Your coach is watching on and he's giving you cues you've all heard before. 'Pull Higher!' 'Strong catch!' 'Stay over!' Deep inside you're thinking 'fuck I've heard this all before.' Deep inside you're thinking 'yeah I already kn
