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How can you tell if you have legs built for weightlifting? We call this the “HK No Hands Get-up” test.

Step 1: Smile

Step 2: Place your leg(s) underneath you

Step 3: Effortlessly, stand up

For the record, she can do this with or without weightlifting shoes. And yes, we make her do this over and over again ‘cause it is just that amazing.

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The key to adult learning is repetition, especially for my masters athletes who are picking up Olympic-style weightlifting later in the game. Quality repetitions over lots of volume in the mid range intensities will help lock in those movement patterns. Masters athlete Marilou Seiff demonstrates how patience and practice makes PRs with her 73lbs hang snatch PR. Oh, and I tossed in a snatch balance at the end ‘cause those looked really good too. Legits.

Another weekend another city! I got to stay local this weekend hanging out at CrossFit Danville teaching a snatch clinic. A very eager and alert group for so early in the morning! Big thanks to everyone who came to play today. See you guys next month!

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FuBarbell Saturday club Part 2.

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FuBarbell Saturday club Part 1. We’re 6 weeks into a hefty strength cycle and all the kids are looking stronger already. Congratulations to Hannah Kang for her 125lbs/57kg snatch and 168lbs/76kg clean PR and Brandon Tom for his 185lbs/84kg snatch PR captured during today’s practice.

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Mobility got you feeling stuck? Split cleaning/snatching could be your answer for putting Olympic-style weightlifting back on the table when other options seem limiting. My mobility challenged or even master athletes that have chronic limited range of movement will benefit largely from the increased base of support and more mid range receiving position. We also tend to see an improvement in body positioning allowing the athlete to receive with a more upright and stacked trunk.

We had possibly one of the best groups come through noon class today. My #mancrush @trainerbob and our friends from @beardsandbarbells joining us for some Olympic-style weightlifting fun!

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Test drove a little gift from Inov-8 today called the Powerheel. Designed to be lightweight strap-on for your Inov-8 shoe, I decided just to pop it on my chucks for some extra attitude while lifting. It was surprisingly sturdy. So much so I set a PR hang snatch double of 143lbs/65kg. Good times.

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Vasily Polovnikov (@polovnikov105 ) demonstrating the clean high pull off a narrow pulling block.

These space efficient pieces can be found used around the Russian and Asian weightlifting gyms.

Benefits of this neat little unit include space efficiency, forcing a more controlled decent back onto the block and the third you’ll have to hit up Ursula Papandrea of #WeightliftingWise for the answer. She gave me a more science-y reason behind this tool, but I’m uncertain I can recount it with full accuracy.

New Jersey, done! So much good movement happening today at CrossFit Mercer and the vibe was on point. I feel so fortunate hanging out and meeting such wonderful athletes from all the different communities. I’ll be back to Jersey for more in the Summer so this isn’t goodbye!

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