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Single-Leg Squat off a box w/DB
Coach B,
I want to know if the single-leg squat off the side of a box w/DB-to Parellel is worth all of the effort for unilateral strength development for athletes?
I have found in my own athletes that taking the time to learn and "balance" in t
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Front squat problems
Hi Coach. I am having some problems on my front squats and can't seem to pinpoint the issue. I have the bar on my clavical, elbows high, and my ass to the ground when I squat. When I am coming up, my elbows are still high but it feels as if my body i
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Lumbar curve
Coach I'm 42 yrs young 185 5 ft 10 in I've been crossfitting about 8 months and slowly working through the progressions of Olympic lifts. My problem is I loose my lumbar curve when I go deep . I'm worried about adding to much weight on heavy days b
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Ankle Flexibility
Hi Coach,
My right ankle cannot bend far enough to allow my knees to come forward enough. This forces me to come up on my toes on the right foot to get proper depth. What exercises/stretches would you recommend to achieve proper range of motion?
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Hips
Hi Coach,
When I go heavy on squats my right hip comes up and out to the side as I come up. I have been following CrossFit for about 10 months.
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Technique
Hi coach. I've watched 100's of videos of olympic lifters squatting/training in an attempt to learn the proper technique to squat back and front, but it seems i just cant figure out how to know if im squatting correctly. When you descend do I bend kn
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High Bar (Olympic) vs. Low Bar Back Squat
Hey Coach Burgener,
Which bar positiong do you use with your lifters, the high bar or the low bar, or a mix?
If it is the high bar, have ever read Mark Rippetoe's article "Low Bar vs High Bar Squats" in the Crossfit Journal of May 2008?
Link t
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Squatting and other exercises
Coach,
What would be other exercises that would go with yours or the Hatch programs. You had mentioned that not much OLY lifting would take place on the Hatch program. So what would go good on squatting days? Push presses?
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Squat form
Coach,
I am 51 yrs old, 6', 180 lbs. and have been weightlifting for 8 years and doing martial arts for 2 yrs. I have been crossfitting for 4 months and I am having trouble with squat form. I have long legs and arms and can't seems to get the uprig
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Strength Imbalance
When squatting heavy, I have no problem going below parallel, but when rising my thighs shift in, not staying in one range of motion of up and down. It seems like my inner thighs are compensating for weaker outer thighs or is it the other way around
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