Monday Merry Christmas Sweat Shop Family! ——- Tuesday Here is a good conditioning piece to get you guys back into the swing of things before the New Year! Although there is some work to be done besides the runs (ie. power cleans and wall balls), I look at this and see it as more of a […]
To move, or not to move your feet, a solid weightlifting question. To beginners, I like to cue people to “jump” off the ground during the clean or snatch. I’ve found this cue to be effective in that it teaches people what full extension (extension of the hips, knees, and ankles) feels like. I’ve also used/heard […]
🇪🇸La arrancada que hizo el oro🥇❤️ 🇺🇸The snatch that made the gold medal 🙏🏋️♀️ #weightlifting ❤️ #118Kg A post shared by Lydia Valentín (@lydiavalentin) on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:40pm PST This past weekend the IWF World Weightlifting Championships were held in Anaheim, CA. The best of the best from around the world came together to […]
Monday Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been doing a lot of ascending sets for strength, but it’s also important to utilize across sets. For those of you who may be confused by the 2 different formats, here’s a quick explanation! First, for any given amount of reps, sets, or weight we lift the […]
DJ had a great post yesterday about warming up for a good workout, today I want to dive a little bit more in taking extra time and putting in a little more effort into those barbell drills and lighter weights before hitting those EMOMs. In this case, I’m talking about our warm up drills for […]
The Sweat Shop Swag Board has been around for a few months now, and I’m always super pumped to see you guys put in some extra work outside of class! Those of you that have been consistently working on extra credit stuff, keep it up! If you haven’t gotten a chance or just not […]
Monday Every 1:30 gives you guys an extra :30 rest over our traditional EMOM. You’ll find that this extra rest will help you recover a little bit more and allow you to really focus on technique without having to deal with too much fatigue. Compare your results to our EMOM from 10/20/17. For those of […]
Halloween is almost upon us! This year, it will be next Tuesday, so it’s coming up quick! As we’ve done in previous years, we will be having a costume contest throughout the day! There will be one winner (PRIZE = T-SHIRT!!!!), which will be decided amongst your coaches at the end of the day. Check […]
There are plenty of well-known weightlifting coaches out there, and I’m sure they all have great insight when in comes to coaching the weightlifting movements. One coach in specific that I follow is Daniel Camargo. Camargo has been around the weightlifting community for some time and has worked with athletes that range from the recreational level […]
