In CrossFit, HD Videos, Olympic Lifts
February 03, 2012
When Kulsoom Abdullah found CrossFit Atlanta several years ago, it was her desire to learn the Olympic lifts that brought her there.
“I had the drive. I really wanted to learn lifting, and I really wanted to go do it,” she says.
She either ignored the stares or tried to be assertive and talk to people. But not all women are like that, notes Abdullah, who last year became the first woman to lift in sanctioned U.S… Continue Reading
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In HD Videos, Nutrition, Olympic Lifts
January 25, 2012
Kulsoom Abdullah is the first woman to lift in sanctioned U.S. Olympic-weightlifting competitions while wearing traditional Muslim dress covering the head, arms and legs. In keeping with her religious beliefs, she trains during Ramadan.
Ramadan is a month in which participating Muslims don’t eat, drink, smoke or have sex from sunrise to sunset; it is intended to teach patience, spirituality, humility and submissiveness to God.
“The fasting means… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
January 17, 2012
The squat snatch is more efficient—there’s no doubt about that. But for some people, particularly those with flexibility, agility and balance issues, the split snatch might be a better option.
If someone has trouble with an overhead squat, the split snatch might be a great option when it’s time to pull a bar overhead. Similarly, if an athlete can’t produce a vertical torso in a squat, the split… Continue Reading
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In Competition, CrossFit, HD Videos, Olympic Lifts
December 26, 2011
Kulsoom Abdullah is a CrossFitter and Olympic-weightlifting competitor who is breaking social constructions.
To enter the U.S.A. National and American Open, the required attire is a singlet. According to her religious beliefs, Abdullah wears a traditional outfit including headscarf, so she inadvertently found herself standing up for her religious rights. Her plight became a human-rights case that created a media frenzy over Olympic-weightlifting… Continue Reading
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November 18, 2011
Olympian Chad Vaughn explains ideal positioning for success in the Olympic lifts.
As a spectator at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games, I couldn’t keep the coach in me from slipping out during all the barbell movements.
It was easy to see the increase in the quality of weightlifting technique and leg strength, even from just the year before. I believe strength and technique will continue to increase through the next couple of years until… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Powerlifting
November 16, 2011
Bill Starr explains how to sensibly integrate limit lifts into a strength program.
There are definitely two schools of thought in terms of doing singles in a strength routine. Some coaches believe athletes shouldn’t do them at all because they pose a much higher risk of injury than higher reps.
I’m very much in favor of utilizing singles in any strength program, and this includes programs for females and young athletes. Older… Continue Reading
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October 28, 2011
Hall-of-fame Oly coach Bob Takano addresses Oly form errors common to the CrossFit community.
For the last two years, I’ve been an instructor/coach in the Crossfit Olympic Lifting Seminar program under the management of Coach Mike Burgener. Those experiences plus the several USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach certifications I’ve conducted at several different CrossFit boxes have provided me with the chance to observe CrossFitters and their approach to the Olympic lifts… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
October 25, 2011
How do you fine-tune an elite athlete to reach even more potential? Olympic-lifting coach Mike Burgener trains Danny Nichols of TJ’s Gym in San Rafael on the finer points of snatch footwork.
Nichols competed at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games with his team after he put on a lifting show in the thruster event at the NorCal Regional. In this video, he works on his snatch in order to improve a wide landing position.
“Throwing those feet… Continue Reading
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