American Weightlifting Documentary

American Weightlifting Documentary

byBrandon Heavey|October 25, 2013 Aptly named, the new documentary American Weightlifting explores the weightlifting scene in the United States.  The Olympic sport of weightlifting is wildly popular internationally, but as obscure as noodling for catfish in the U.S.  The film highlights many of the...
Build a Pull Up Bar: Construction

Build a Pull Up Bar: Construction

byBrandon Heavey|October 9, 2013 Ok, the long awaited finale in the pull up bar series. Thus far, I’ve covered: materials, tools, anchoring and design – now it’s time to walk you through construction. You probably this guessed already but, the construction process is unique for...
Clean from Power Position

Clean from Power Position

byBrandon Heavey|September 24, 2013 A couple weeks ago I outlined one of the best ways to improve your Snatch and Clean & Jerk – by working off pulling blocks.  Today I’m going to continue that series by exploring the power position for improving your clean. When breaking the clean down...