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OHS
Hi coach, i am a 85 kg ambitious crossfitter. I am very strong in the traditional lifts but my ohs is quiet poor as i cant seem to handle much more then 75 kg for a max lift. i think this is quite poor in comparison to all my other lifts with the exc
Weight belt
How do you determine if/when to use a belt on squats and other exercises?
OHS, rack/stand height
Hi Coach- When doing overhead squats, do you advise bringing the bar off the squat stands behind the neck, then heaving or jerking the bar into the overhead position to begin the OHS, or do you advise bringing the bar off the stands in an overhead po
Overhead Squat
Hey Coach, I just started doing OH squats, and when i am in the squatting position, I have a tendency to lift my heels. Is this a correct or incorrect technique? Also another questions, how important are weightlifting shoes? Thanks for the help Co
"Butt Wink"
Hi Coach, My question is regarding the "wink" at the bottom of my squat. I maintain lumbar extension until just below parallell. Any further than that, I start to lose extension and when I'm in a full, ass-to-ankles squat, I'm borderline neutral/tu
Front squat weight
When doing front squats do you base the weight of the fs max or full clean max? I ask this because my max fs is 50lbs more than my max clean and when I fs based of my max fs I'm able to do the weight but eventually it becomes very taxing and causes m
Squat rouine applied to deadlift
Hi coach, i like your routines and the volume, i know the deadlift is a lift your not concerned of, but for someone who wishes to increase it, should it be trained and planed in the same fashion like squats. thanks
Strength for bodyweight
Sorry for so many questions. i weigh 113kg and only squat 120kg x 1 deep, im at around 15-18% bodyfats, when people see me they think im much stronger, but there some light people that squat more than me, which one of your routines would you recomme
Squat speed
Hi do you think its best to explode in the squat, and even have a slight bounce, or flex and slow it down with no bounce, and is CNS strengthened when heavy lifts are done over and over, with lifts daily i get stronger than when i do a lift once a w
IT Band Pain
Hi coach, I've been working on form for the Oly lifts, so I've been trying to get into a much deeper squat than I'm used to. I developed pain in my right IT band two days ago though. It hurts whenever I try to squat now. My left hip doesn't open up a
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