Like many powerlifters, Wanda found herself flirting with squat depth in training. She worked hard to squat below parallel consistently and we used some reliable strategies to make sure her squats were low enough on meet day. In the end, she went 3-for-3 at her meet and set a 23-pound meet PR. Do YOU have …
“Elbows up! Elbows up!” You hear this yelled in every weight room on the planet when someone is doing front squats. The intent is to keep the lifter from falling forward, but does it really accomplish that? The answer is yes and no, but in my experience, mostly no. This week’s Technique Tuesday explains why …
Technique Tuesday: Cueing Thoracic Extension during Front Squats Read More »
I won’t lie, front squats are brutal. But they’re even MORE brutal if you can’t get into a good setup position. We had a great question during our Facebook Live event (click here to re-watch it) about how to fix the front rack position to make front squats less grueling. If you have a hard time …
Technique Tuesday: 3 Ways to Fix Your Front Squat Setup Read More »
Earlier this year, I humbly apologized to a handful of exercises that I unfairly accused of being wimpy and useless. Part 1 of this series saw me rethink my approach to the following exercises: Turkish Get-Ups Cable Pull-Throughs Pull-Overs Lunges Chops and Lifts Now, I program these exercises on a daily basis for athletes, powerlifters and …
Exercises I Used to Hate (but Now I Kinda Like), Part 2 Read More »
This week’s Technique Tuesday brought to you by CSP Mass shows you the two of the best squat accessory exercises to help improve your competition lift. Give them a try to help target your weak points and prevent falling forward during the squat: Check back in next week for two of the worst squat accessory exercises that, despite their …
Technique Tuesday: Best Squat Accessory Exercises Read More »
Yesterday I had the honor of writing a guest post for Eric Cressey’s website. If I could go back in time and tell my 18-year-old self that I’d get to write for Eric, I’d probably crap my pants (and not just because I found out how to go back in time). So let’s just say …
EricCressey.com – Quick and Easy Ways to Feel and Move Better Read More »
