June 15, 2009
Legendary weightlifting coach Bill Starr writes about why learning the jerk is so important.
In recent years overhead lifts have experienced a revival in strength routines, and they’re also a big part of CrossFit. Of course, with my background in Olympic lifting, I’ve always encouraged my athletes to do presses and jerks—even my female athletes. Now, more and more scholastic and collegiate strength coaches are seeing the value of… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
June 08, 2009
Coach Mike Burgener of Mike’s Gym popped in to CrossFit Santa Cruz on April 1st, 2009 for a couple Oly-lifting instructional sessions.
This video starts with snippets from an interview with Coach Burgener. He talks about the real world transference of training the Olympic lifts, and about the difference between pure strength and speed strength.
The Burgener approach to cleaning and snatching is to develop proficiency from the high hang… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
May 28, 2009
Coach Mike Burgener conducted a session on the snatch on March 7, 2009 during the lunch break of an Olympic certification seminar at CrossFit Old Town in Alexandria, Va. It was also something of a family affair. Mike's daughter, Sage, appears in the video along with Grady Mac and E.C.Synkowski.
In this video by CrossFit Again Faster, Coach Burgener advised staying over the bar and watching the hips. “The speed will take care… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
May 13, 2009
Coach Mike Burgener of Mike’s Gym popped in to CrossFit Santa Cruz on April 1st, 2009 for a couple Oly-lifting instructional sessions.
In the second video of this series from CrossFit by Overload, Coach B explains his approach to the potential conflict of developing technique on the one hand, and strength, speed, and power on the other.
This video concludes Jason Khalipa’s and Jocelyn Forest’s warmup. At the end of… Continue Reading
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In Coaching, Olympic Lifts, Videos
May 04, 2009
Coach Mike Burgener of Mike’s Gym popped in to CrossFit Santa Cruz on April 1st, 2009 for a couple Oly-lifting instructional sessions.
In this first video of this series from CrossFit by Overload, Coach B talks a little about the lifts and why we train them. Then, the two athletes are introduced. They are 2008 CrossFit Games champ Jason Khalipa from CrossFit Santa Clara and NorCal Regional Qualifiers winner Jocelyn… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
April 21, 2009
Chastity Slone trains at Practice CrossFit with Josh Bunch. She is a professional Figure competitor who is shooting for the 2009 CrossFit Games.
Two days after she competed against Jolie Gentry and Caity Matter, Chastity did a focus session with Tony Budding on the clean.
Chastity had never gone for a 1 rep max in the clean. And, according to Josh, she tended to pull early with her… Continue Reading
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In Coaching, Olympic Lifts, Powerlifting
April 14, 2009
Coach Mike Burgener called Bill Starr the best platform coach he’d ever seen. Starr could get more out of any lifter when it mattered than anyone else. What does it take to be a great coach (platform or otherwise)?
An article about what’s involved in coaching athletes on the platform at weight-lifting contests—the job title is “Platform Coach”—might not seem relevant to many CrossFitters at… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Powerlifting
February 22, 2009
Bill Starr coached at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the 1970 World Olympic Weightlifting World Championship in Columbus, Ohio, and the 1975 World Powerlifting Championships in Birmingham, England. In this article, Don’t Muddle the Middle, he writes about how to get through that sticking point in the middle of lifts.
Whenever someone starts on a strength program, his primary objective is just to get in the work on a… Continue Reading
