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"You're Not Going to Like My Answer"

Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 9:43 PM
A friend of mine was asked during one of her weightlifting classes at her local gym:

"What do I need to do to do really well in this meet in four weeks?"

"You're not going to like my answer."

"I have to stop conditioning, right?"

"Yep"

Why, though?  Why can't we do well at a weightlifting meet and still do crazy conditioning workouts?  Well, you can, provided you're satisfied with going to a meet, having a good time, and competing to see where you stand against your everyday goals and training.
Categories: meet prep, Conan, 80s Movies, coaching, conditioning
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Back and Posterior Chain Strength in Weightlifting

Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2011 1:24 PM
Todd's topic is back strength in weightlifting, including the whole posterior chain.  On returning from the 2010 Junior Worlds, Glenn Pendlay  remarked that the difference  between the medal winners and the rest of the lifters was that "The top guys were LEAN usually, and, VERY musculasr all across the upper back... not neccessarily high traps, but just very thick and muscular on the backs of the shoulders, around the shoulder blades, between the shoulder blades, etc.
Categories: Olympic Lifting, meet prep, Conan, 80s Movies, RDL, posterior chain
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Meet Prep Week

Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 11:31 AM
The PA State Championship is this weekend, so I'll take the time today to address pre-meet week.

For years, I've used a basic pre-meet workout template: 

Day One
SN 50, 60, 65, 70 % x2; 80% x1 (3 sets)
rest 10 minutes
CL+J 50, 60, 65, 70 2+1; 80 x1+1 (3 sets)

Back Squat 60, 70, 80% x3

Stretch really well

Day Two  
SN 50, 60, 65, x2; 70 % x1 (3 sets)
rest 10 minutes
CL+J 50, 60, 65, x2+1; 70  x1+1 (3 sets)

FS 60, 70, 80% x3

Stretch really well

Day Three
SN 50, 60, 70% x2x2

Clean and Jerk 50, 60, 70% x2+1
Categories: Olympic Lifting, meet prep, Conan, 80s Movies
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