Oly lifting does more than make you stronger. In the words of Jenny Werba, owner and head coach of United Barbell at CrossFit SOMA in San Francisco, "Olympic lifting has become how I meditate ...

If you go back and forth between pounds and kilos, it helps to be able to convert them in your head. Multiply kilos by 2.2 to get pounds, or divide pounds by 2.2 to get kilos. (Kilos are "bigger" than ...

Olympic lifting is the most complex things you can do with a barbell; the complexity makes the maneuvers both extremely beneficial for athletes, but also extremely difficult to do properly.

Nordic Lifting Barbell 7' Olympic for CrossFit & Weightlifting: $333: Major Fitness Home Gym Barbell: $260: Fringe Sport Wonder Bar Olympic Barbell: $239–$289: REP Fitness Alpine Weightlifting ...

Also Read 3 great tips on how to overcome post-workout pain. Given that Olympic lifts have been practised ever since the first edition of the event in 1896, there is plenty of scientific research ...

These Olympic lifting variations will focus on dumbbells, which runners are more likely to have at home, rather than a barbell. Focus on technique, full body coordination and athleticism before ...

To see how hard Olympic lifting really was, I went to train with Chloe Whylie, a strength and conditioning coach and silver medalist at the 2019 England Weight Lifting Grand Prix.Honestly, I was ...