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Olympic Lifting & Beyond: High Performance and “The Hard Deck”

The title here is an unabashed Top Gun Maverick reference. The hard deck is the zone below 10,000-5,000 feet at which a pilot is flying close if not fatally close to the ground. I’m using the hard deck here for some humorous hyperbole, comparing this with pushing oneself in athletic performance past previous limits orContinue reading “Olympic Lifting & Beyond: High Performance and “The Hard Deck””

Olympic Lifting: How Do I Squat? Let Me Count The Ways

It’s been well established that the Barbell Back Squat is one of the best exercises for developing full body strength. However, when it comes to the world of Olympic Weightlifting, one has to be able to perform all the squats, and impeccably — particularly the Front Squat and the Overhead Squat. Neither the Clean &Continue reading “Olympic Lifting: How Do I Squat? Let Me Count The Ways”