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The Squat : Crucial For Strength and Flexibility

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Read the latest, in-depth thinking from the world’s best coaches about technique, tactics, conditioning, injury prevention, nutrition and much more.

Remote Coaching vs Live Coaching by Coach Bob Takano

Even before the current coronavirus pandemic athletes have been attracted to the idea of online […]

A Pickleball Learning Curve By Connie Charles

As adults, we often forget what it takes to master a new skill. I was […]

Motivation x2 by Connie Charles

Have you ever had this happen…..you’re going through team tryouts and you spot a kid […]

PYRROS DIMAS – Clean Analysis

Pyrros Dimas is one of the all-time best weightlifters ever. Everybody knows that, right? Well, […]

SportsEdTV Talks to Leo Totten

Coach Leo Totten recently sat down and shared his vision on weightlifting, strength training, and […]

Top 5 Characteristics of an Athlete Centered Coach

Are you in the business of selecting a coach? You need to know that there […]

Triple Extension: What’s It All About?

Are you sometimes confused by some of the exotic-sounding terms related to weightlifting and the […]

Coming Back From Injury By TJ Greenstone

Author TJ Greenstone, MA, SCCC, USAW II is an assistant strength and conditioning coach at […]

Split Jerk Footwork Details: Which Foot Lands First?

The recent blog by Brian Derwin offered some great ideas on dealing with overzealous officiating […]

The Jerk: Adapting to Today’s Overzealous Officiating

Brian Derwin is a former National Champion and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Team. […]

A Look Back at Weightlifting

Many of today’s weightlifters seem to have little awareness of the great exploits of Team […]

Get It Right…. From the Start!

In many cases a missed lift results from a less than perfect starting position. This […]

Why Change Weightlifting’s Bodyweight Categories … Again?

Have you been jonesing for that state record that is just out of reach? Well, […]

Learn to Power Snatch the Easy Way! by Derrick Crass, PA-C, MPT

Derrick is originally from Belleville, IL. He had a 23-year career as a competitive weightlifter, […]

Learn to Clean: Keep It Simple!

by Derrick Crass, PA-C, MPT Derrick is originally from Belleville, IL. He had a 23-year […]

Brian Derwin’s Tips & Tricks on Proper Training Techniques

Brian Derwin, former National Champion and 1980 USA Olympic Team Member, former USAW President, and […]

Training and Maintaining a Strong Grip by Harvey Newton

Among the summer Olympic sports, certainly weightlifting, gymnastics, judo, and rowing require outstanding grip strength. […]

Youth Weightlifting: What is Its Future Direction?

By Harvey Newton In March 2019 the International Weightlifting Federation’s Youth World Championships were held […]

KNOW SQUAT?

Featured image credit: Klemens Photography by Harvey Newton There’s nothing particularly unusual about the act […]

The Warm-up Room

The Warm-up Room: Through the Eyes of an Athlete – TJ Greenstone Meet Day The day is […]

Learn to Clean & Jerk

Featured image credit: Klemens Photography By Harvey Newton Weightlifting’s second competitive lift, the clean & […]

Teach ’em to Miss!

By Harvey Newton The bar was loaded for a PR snatch attempt. All eyes focused […]

Behind the Scenes of a 3 PR Performance

SOURCE: TAKANO WEIGHTLIFTING My athlete, Christine Na, just completed a very memorable 3 PR performance […]

Learn to Snatch By Harvey Newton

Weightlifting’s snatch lift (squat, split, or power styles) requires a good deal of proper technique. […]

Challenges in Coaching Olympic-style Lifts With Athletes

TJ Greenstone, MA, SCCC, USAW II Assistant S&C Coach Butler University As a Division I […]

The ABCs of Weightlifting Equipment

An online search for weightlifting equipment is a popular one. Details might relate to Olympic-style […]

What Are Those Weightlifting Shoes?

Do You Need Weightlifting Shoes? YES! Every activity has its own specialized equipment. The shoes […]

Jump Back Snatch: Why?

To illustrate for this blog, Rachael Bommicino demonstrates the jump-back effect in the snatch during […]

FAQ

Effective squatting may produce increased hypertrophy of the quadriceps and gluteals.

The upper body is held isometrically while the hip and knee extensors perform the squatting motion.

To strengthen the lower body.

Treat the first few months of training as a time to learn technique, with light weights and repetitions in the 8-12 range. Gradually increase the weight used as the effort becomes easier.