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 | 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 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...
by rawbarbellclub | Jul 12, 2017 | Sandbag tv, Uncategorized, Youtube
SandBag TV Ep. #3 The Museum Of Iron with Carl Hensel (The Master Of Muscle) If you think it’s weird that Sandbag TV Ep. #3 is coming out before episode #2, that makes sense. It is strange, but I really wanted this episode to come out now, especially with the...
by rawbarbellclub | Jul 6, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
3 Position Jerk Drill Some lifters have trouble with how they percieve they move when performing the classical lifts. The jerk catch in particular. Of course individual limb lengths, asymmetries, and styles etc. will play a part in your catch position. There are some...
by rawbarbellclub | Jun 29, 2017 | RAW Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Youtube
Dipping Forward In Your Jerks Are you dipping forwards in your jerks? You may be trying to step through way too early.. Stepping through is a great cue when used and executed correctly. So is pushing yourself down in the jerk. Luis has been unstable in his jerks today...
