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The clean to sotts press I posted the other week might be one of my favorite diagnostic tools, but the snatch to snatch squat press runs a very tight second. Fun to mess around with, you can highlight deficiencies producing this movement with very light weight. It also serves a great primer on snatch days to ready and activate the body for lifting and receiving weight.

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Had a great day at CF SouthBay. So many familiar faces coming through to hang out at the seminar! Always feels like I’ve got a little piece of home away from home. Thanks to everyone who made the trip out to lift and learn! It’s been a beautiful and spectacular day.

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Still getting yourself psyched up to perform 14.5? Check out my friend @JamiTikkanen of @TheTrainingPlan for some mobility tips to gets the gears moving. Oh, and did you know that Jami is also the coach of @AnnieThorisdottir? This man knows a thing or three about programming. Legits.

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I can’t say we didn’t all predict what was going to happen this week! What I am surprised with is Mr. Dave Castro changing the challenge from a time priority to a task priority piece. Well played. There’s no where to hide when you’re committed to getting it all done!

1. I’d recommend suiting up with a lightweight lifting shoe such as the Reebok CrossFit Lifters. The heel will give you an added advantage on those thrusters.

2. Tape or use wrist wraps if you feel the wrists might start to get a little smokey from catching the thrusters or dropping down on the burpees.

Surprise visit from Andrea Ager (@ager_bomb)! Saying she’s a sweetheart with a ton of positive energy is an understatement. 3 more hours until the 14.5 announcement!! Oh, the anticipation.

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Spent another great evening with Coach Wu (@wuchuanfu) over Skype learning and discussing the nuances of the Chinese weightlifting philosophy.

Just in case you missed this dropping yesterday:

Announcing my Olympic Weightlifting Bundle, with four back-to-back training plans to teach you the foundations and quickly ramp you up to lift fast and strong. I’m very proud of this program and my team has been laboring away for months to make this possible.

http://codyapp.com/bundles/olympicweightlifting

The link is also in my profile.

Announcing my Olympic Weightlifting Bundle, with four back-to-back training plans to teach you the foundations and quickly ramp you up to lift fast and strong. I’m very proud of this program and my team has been laboring away for months to make this possible.

http://codyapp.com/bundles/olympicweightlifting

The link is also in my profile.

Know what I love about the Midwest? Brick buildings! Had a great time in Kansas City. Thanks to everyone who came out! I had a fun day chatting you guys up about weightlifting. Till next time.

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Christy Phillips (@christycrossfit), 5x CrossFit Games athlete from the Mid Atlantic region, came through for a visit last week. Her weightlifting coach (2000 Olympian @caraheads) and her have been working at cleaning up some details on both the snatch and the jerk.

Christy’s challenges on the snatch were:

1. Not relocating the feet to receive the bar.

2. Trying to “flip” the bar up with her back.

3. Brushing low on the thighs.

This resulted in her snatch hovering around 135lbs.

Christy’s challenges on the jerk were: