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One of Prof. Edison Carriel’s junior girls (17 y.o.) demonstrating good use of her legs while snatching an easy 75kg/165lbs off the blocks. Note that the knee position isn’t fully vertical to allow a continuous push through the floor and a synergistic use of hamstrings, hips and quads. This young lady lifts out of the Olympic training center in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Hanging out at @kallpacrossfit back in April of this year. Profe. Edison Carriel, head coach of the weightlifting federation in Guayaquil, Ecuador, brought some of the junior boys down to play.

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Scrolling through some footage from my trip this Spring to Ecuador where I got to hang out with some of the junior women at the Olympic training hall in Guayaquil. The hall was packed with roughly 20-30 girls that cycled through that afternoon and into the evening. I was told that weightlifting was typically a sport engaged by youth from less affluent portions of town. The youngest girl that came through there was 8 while the oldest was 17.

There are three popular types of starting positions for you and your athlete to explore. All of them with various benefits for the athlete.

Spent the morning learning from Profe. Edison Carriel, head coach of the weightlifting federation here in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Profe. Carriel coaches classes here @kallpaevents Monday through Thursday from 730-9AM each morning. I had the pleasure of speaking with him after class asking questions about the Olympic weightlifting lifestyle down in Ecuador. It’s fun learning how each country approaches this sport. I will be heading down to the federation this afternoon to train with some of the girls from the Ecuadorian national team. Can’t wait!