Tag: strength
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Rebeka Koha Complete Week of Programming
Last week 2018 European Weightlifting champion Rebeka Koha (58kg) posted her daily training program on her Instagram giving us an inside look at how an athlete of her level trains. The program is written fully in text below for easy reading or you can see it in picture form on Koha’s instagram story reel in…
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Do Olympic Lifts Increase Your Vertical Jump?
This has been a question that has been on my mind for the past couple of weeks now and I’ve come across a variety of different answers throughout my time researching, but have ultimately come to the conclusion (backed by studies) that yes, olympic lifts do in fact increase your vertical jump. For most people…
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Why Do You Power More Than You Squat?
The idea for this article came from personal curiosity as I used to be one of those people that could power clean or power snatch more than I could squat clean or squat snatch. Luckily my full snatch is now 30 pounds heavier than my power, but my power and full clean are still the…
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How Strong Are The Crossfit Games Champions Compared To Pro Olympic Weightlifters?
Crossfit Games athletes are obviously strong and know how to handle a barbell, but thats when compared to other Crossfitters. How do they compare to athletes at the highest levels of Olympic Weightlifting? The data below is going to compare the strength numbers of the male and female champions at this year’s 2018 Crossfit Games…
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Invictus Weightlifting 5 day/week Program Review + Results
This morning I officially finished my second consecutive cycle of the Invictus Weightlifting 5 day per week program designed by Jared Enderton (35th at 2018 Crossfit Games) and I have a lot of great things to say about it. I am writing this review because I know that trying to decide which program to follow…
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2018 Crossfit Games Complete Programming Analysis
Now that the 2018 Crossfit Games has finished and every event has been completed, we can now take a look at just how varied the tests of fitness truly were. In the information below we are going to record the modalities included in each event to see which modalities were tested most often and which…
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The Crossfit Triple: Measure Your Fitness
You know about the weightlifting totals of strength specialists such as: The Olympic Lifter total = Max snatch + max clean and jerk The Power Lifter Total = Max squat + max deadlift + max bench The great thing about these numbers is that it allows you to determine the level of athlete someone is…
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How To Get Bigger Calves For A Stronger Squat
Big calves may be natural for some people, but big AND defined calves are often more uncommon to come across. Aside from looks however, the important question we’re going to discuss here is can bigger calves increase your squat? Of course if you don’t have strong quads and a strong posterior chain you’re not going…
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The Importance of Being Strong Enough
With the 2018 Crossfit Regionals now completed as the top 40 men, women, and teams from around the world move onto the Games lets take a look at what it takes to get to regionals in the first place. Related: Crossfit Games Complete list of Strength THE #1 REASON WHY PEOPLE DON’T MAKE REGIONALS They…
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How To Fix Low Back Pain In One Day, Part 2: Strengthen Your Core
The next likely culprit causing your lower back pain is possibly your lack of core strength. Now don’t get confused thinking that you need a six pack to have a strong core, a strong core is all about internal stability, not outward aesthetics. If you ever get the chance to see Olympic weightlifters you can…
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