Weight training
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How can you apply stress with pulls to train strength and balance when stability issues are present? In this post I´m going to show you a way that Starting Strength coach at the Wichita Falls Athletic Club, Carmen Phillips, uses to set up in the rack to get the job done.
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What do you do when injuries and structural changes make it so that holding the bar in the squat is limiting? In this post I´ll show a couple options that Rusty and Carmen, both coaches at the Wichita Falls Athletic Club, use so that their clients can still train the squat. Coaches Rusty and Carmen…
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We’re going to talk about the monolift today. When you’re benching by yourself, you need to be safe. The monolift and a good power rack is a good combination to stay safe while still lifting the heaviest amounts of weights as you can. So we’re going to talk about how to set it up, and…
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We’re going to talk about the monolift today. When you’re benching by yourself, you need to be safe. The monolift and a good power rack is a good combination to stay safe while still lifting the heaviest amounts of weights as you can. So we’re going to talk about how to set it up, and…
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Today we´re going to discuss the standard for squat depth, comparing and contrasting the positions in high squats with proper squats. In Starting Strength, coaches like Rusty from the Wichita Falls Athletic Club have the reasons why they want to be squatting to the proper depth. It involves the hamstring, back angle, knee angle, most…
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Today we´re going to talk about a common movement error starting the bar in the press that throws the bar forward and how to stop this from happening. Starting Strength coaches teach a hip movement when doing the press. The trainee dip the bar and drive through the bar. The bar stays midfoot at the…
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Today we´re going to explain what a deadlift bar is and how it can be used. Let’s first talk about the difference between a deadlift bar and a regular standard bar. Some examples of stardand bar are: The Texas Strength System bar. It has really good knurling. The only thing that it doesn’t have is…
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Today we’re going to be talking about the Olympic lifts. We’re going to be talking about the snatch and one of the best accessory lifts to do for the snatch. The snatch and the clean have a similarity: it is a rapid extension, then a drop to get under the bar and then a hard…
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As you progress in your lifting and in your pulls, you will need to use some kind of an aid with your grips, especially if you’re doing rack pulls, if you’re doing heavy shrugs or if you’re doing a lot of volume on your pulls. Sometimes just alternating the grip or hook gripping is not…
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We’re going to talk about bench press tips. These are three quick tips that Starting Strength coach Pete Troupos brings us. He thinks they might help out your bench press. Hopefully, you find them useful. The first tip is going to be about grip and gripping the out of the bar. The harder you grab…
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