by rawbarbellclub | Aug 29, 2017 | Rhe's Thoughts, Uncategorized
Rhe Learns to Coach This article is an account of Rhe’s thoughts from doing her Level 1 Weightlifting Coaching course few weeks ago. We recorded a podcast on the topic which you can find HERE. Or you can catch he thoughts below. Rhe Learns to Coach Over the last...
by rawbarbellclub | Aug 23, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Box Squats for Weightlifting I really like Box squats for weightlifting. It helps with flexibility a lot better than stretching, builds up the often dormant hip muscles and is a great way to teach proper bracing and tempo. At RAW Barbell Club we actually use the Box...
by rawbarbellclub | Aug 3, 2017 | Featured, Sandbag tv, Uncategorized
SandBag TV Ep. #2 Diagnosing Problems in the Jerk with Peter Upham (Shire Speed and Strength) The jerk is always one of those things that can easily be under-coached and underdeveloped in many athletes. I know that I for one seem to spend a lot of time teaching the...
by rawbarbellclub | Jul 27, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Faster Elbows in the Clean A lot of people stuff up the timing when trying to both get under the bar and pull the bar up. They need faster elbows in the clean. Once the clean is broken from the floor, our goal is to put in as much energy ‘as needed’ to...
by rawbarbellclub | Jul 25, 2017 | Rhe's Thoughts, Uncategorized
Rhe Starts Lifting MY TRANSITION INTO WEIGHTLIFTING I’ve been wrestling with how to write this particular post for a while. I thought of several ways to introduce the subject using other facets of my life and experiences which all lead back to the central point: my...
by rawbarbellclub | Jul 18, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Keeping Your Arms Straight Keeping your arms straight and relaxed in you pulls can be hugely beneficial in the efficiency of your Olympic lifts. This isn’t true in all cases but for Coral it does affect the amount of power she can generate in her clean and...
