Category Archives: Olympic Weightlifting

Power Output for five Phases of the Olympic Lifts

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Kelly

Check this out: “Upper” refers to power calculations made from after the double-knee bend to the top of the pull for the relevant lift. Source: Garhammer, J. “Power production by Olympic weightlifters“. Med. Sci. Sports Exercise 12(1):54-60, 1980. Pretty cool … Continue reading →

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Update/expectations for next weekend

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Kelly

So… typically three weeks before a competition things start to tapper down to allow the body to be full strength competition day. Because of my little tabata jumping squat incident we got a little behind schedule.  Progress with the quad … Continue reading →

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Quad Update

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Kelly

I’ve been getting lots of questions about my recovery…its definitely progressing.  Started back on back squats friday (went from doing 3 sets of 3 at 105kg before the injury to 3 sets of 3 75kg on Friday, but its a … Continue reading →

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So… I officially withdrew from crossfit games.

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Kelly

So… I officially withdrew from crossfit games. I registered for the games months before I hurt my quad, and since the jumping squat incident I have been holding on to my spot figuring that I would see how the recovery progesses … Continue reading →

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Myth of needing food before a workout

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Kelly

check out this on the whole myth of needing food before a workout for energy  Your body has enough glycogen and fat stored to get you through a normal workout. Just eat healthy pwo and you will do fine. Digestion takes … Continue reading →

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