by rawbarbellclub | Dec 24, 2019 | RAW Quick Tips, Sandbag tv, Training diary, Youtube
Bench Lesson View on Youtube I’ve always been embarrassed of my bench press. It’s been a sore spot for a long time, in fact up until last year I couldn’t even bench 100kg.. As a self professed strength coach, I thought this was somewhat unacceptable...
by rawbarbellclub | Nov 23, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips
Cycling Reps The Difference between CrossFit & Weightlifting KNOW WHAT YOU’RE LIFTING FOR! Lifting vs. cycling reps, what do these two terms mean and what distinguishes one practice from the other? Parisa lives in the thick of both the weightlifting and...
by rawbarbellclub | Oct 18, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Making Contact in the Snatch & Clean There is a lot of debate on-the-line and between coaches about when and how you make contact with the barbell in the snatch and clean. Not many however debate that making contact in the Olympic lifts is important. Whether a...
by rawbarbellclub | Oct 11, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Proper Pull Ups Another often skimmed over exercise in the world of weightlifting I’m often very surprised at how difficult or impossible pull-ups are for athletes that can snatch and clean & jerk so heavy. Maybe this is from my CrossFit background but I...
by rawbarbellclub | Oct 4, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Active Back in the Bench In today’s episode of RAW Quick Tips, Rhe show us how to have an ‘active back in the bench’. How much ya’ bench? Have you ever been asked that? As weightlifters benching is often not at the top of our to-do list in our...
by rawbarbellclub | Sep 28, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Knees Out in Pulls Ever wondered why people yell out “knees out in pulls”? If you watch an elite lifter in slow motion, you’ll soon be impressed by the mastery they display over the barbell. What you will also note, is that true masters pull the bar...
