Water You Waiting For? The Liquid Lowdown on Hydration
Your body is basically a fleshy water bottle that moves and talks. Around 60% of you is water. You read that right! Water is the universal remote control of your body—it does everything from keeping you cool to acting as your internal GPS for nutrients. Skimp on it, and you're
Breaking Through the Fitness Plateau: Embrace New Challenges for Next-Level Results
Feeling stuck in your fitness journey? Don't worry, plateaus happen to everyone. In this blog post, discover practical strategies to overcome fitness plateaus, from mixing up your workouts to embracing new challenges. Break through that plateau and take your fitness to the next level!
Olympic Weightlifting for Athletes
Are you an athlete looking to improve your performance on the field or court? Olympic weightlifting could be the key to unlocking your full potential. Incorporating Olympic weightlifting into your training regimen can improve your power, strength, flexibility, and proprioception, while developing power in the triple extension - a movement used in almost every sport. Keep reading to discover the benefits of Olympic weightlifting for athletes.
The 3 Planes of Motion
As humans, we are meant to move, and we do so in a variety of ways. From walking to jumping jacks, our bodies move through three planes of motion: the sagittal plane, the frontal plane, and the transverse plane.
Outside the Snatch and Clean & Jerk
This is a sport of two competition lifts (technically three exercises). Yet when we train, we do a lot more than just three exercises, right? It's important to realize that each one of those drills and exercises we do that aren't Snatch and Clean & Jerk serve a purpose.
The Do's and Do Not's of a Weightlifting Gym
This is a quick set of things that are considered proper etiquette of an Olympic Weightlifting gym.