In Olympic Lifts, Videos
July 28, 2009
Not every athlete should do every version of every lift, Coach Mike Burgener told participants at an Olympic weightlifting certification seminar held March 7-8, 2009 at CrossFit Old Town in Alexandria, Va.
Coach Burgener of Mike’s Gym said he saw only one or two lifters in the room who should become splitters. “Every individual you work with is going to have different needs, different situations. You… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
July 24, 2009
In this video from Again Faster, Sage Burgener uses PVC to teach a group of students the snatch. Sage’s coaching style is quite different from the style used by her dad, Coach Mike Burgener.
There is some laughter and even applause and Sage says “Good girl!“ to one athlete. But there are also some familiar coaching instructions, including everything from “stop thinking so much” to “one more” to… Continue Reading
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In Coaching, Olympic Lifts, Videos
July 21, 2009
There is more to a Mike Burgener Olympic weightlifting seminar than shouts of “Yeah, burpees!” and “Yes, coach!” Throughout the weekend, Coach Burgener will periodically call a halt to the small group work to highlight a problem he’s seeing or to make sure everyone hears his answer to a question. Coach Burgener calls these interruptions “coaching points.” This video from Again Faster features three coaching points taken from a seminar held March… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
July 11, 2009
In this video by CrossFit By Overload, Coach Mike Burgener tells Tony Budding that every coach has to look for three components in every lift: stance, grip and position. Coach Burgener goes on to illustrate the point in a session on snatching from the mid-thigh with two of the top contenders in the 2009 Games: Jason Khalipa and Jocelyn Forest.
Jocelyn has been CrossFitting for less than a year, but has… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
July 01, 2009
Natalie Woolfolk works through progressions with one member of her clean and press group at a certification seminar held March 7, 2009 at CrossFit Old Town in Alexandria, Va.
In this video from Again Faster, Natalie advises catching the bar high and riding it down. Proper adjustment from the clean into the press is essential. Natalie explains why the knees splayed out stance is wrong and how to achieve a straight line into… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
June 26, 2009
During the lunch break of an Olympic certification seminar at CrossFit Old Town in Alexandria, Va. On March 7th, 2009, a participant named Alex was fortunate enough to get some one-on-one training on the snatch from Mike Burgener.
“Keep the knees back,” Coach Burgener says no fewer than 23 times. To drive the point home, Alex is repeatedly made to do super slow first pulls. Coach Burgener… Continue Reading
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In Coaching, Olympic Lifts, Videos
June 23, 2009
Joe Westerlin, owner and head coach at CrossFit Omaha, leads a group class on the push press, correcting a multitude of errors along the way.
Joe begins by cautioning against positioning the elbows behind the bar. This can quickly lead to problems, including an arched back and the inability get the bar over the midline.
Joe goes on to correct an athlete whose chest is falling… Continue Reading
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In Athletes, Olympic Lifts, Videos
June 19, 2009
This video is a profile of Shane Hamman, told in his own words and actions. Shane holds all the U.S. weightlifting records in the 105 kilogram plus category and holds the world record for the squat: 1,008 pounds.
Shane recalls writing on a piece of paper at age seven that he wanted to go to the Olympics. The dream came true. Shane was on the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team in 2000 and 2004. But Shane… Continue Reading
