| A Few Words About Complexes |
2/3/2011 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| What they are, how we use them, and when to stop using them. |
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| Assigning Weight Changes Within a Workout |
11/30/2009 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Most coaches and athletes have some idea of what kind of intensity and volume they want to accomplish within a given workout. Maybe 10 reps of snatch, maybe 5, maybe 20. Maybe averaging 75%, maybe 80%, maybe even 90%. But how do you go from... |
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| Blue Collar Recovery |
3/10/2011 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| How to boost your recovery ability in the real world of 40+ hour work weeks and limited budgets. |
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| Can you build strength with the Olympic lifts? |
5/11/2011 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| A brief description of why some would say no to this question, and why they are wrong. |
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| Getting out of the Hole - Part 1 |
1/1/2007 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Coming out of the hole with a max clean is a mixture of strength and skill. One without the other just won’t cut it. Most have heard of Aslanbek Yenaldiev getting pinned in the bottom of the clean at the 1979 Soviet Spartakaide with 240kg after squat |
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| Getting out of the Hole - Part 2 |
3/10/2007 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Previously we discussed why monster squat strength alone will not guarantee successfully rising from a clean. What is the secret? My humble opinion is that a mixture of training for maximal strength and specific strength is the key, to building.. |
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| Lifts from the Hang: The Self-Coached Lifters Best Friend |
11/23/2010 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| How lifts from the hang can help the beginning self-coached lifter develop good technique. |
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| Making Weight |
3/20/2011 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| How to make weight for competition while maintaining strength and energy. |
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| MMA Strength Training and Conditioning |
11/8/2010 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| A common sense approach to strength training and conditioning for an MMA athlete. |
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| Pendlay Recommended Coaches |
11/17/2010 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Coaches around the country that I recommend. |
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| Retreat the Hips |
2/6/2011 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Using the coaching cue "retreat the hips" successfully. |
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| Strength and the OTC |
12/17/2006 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| A popular question in certain circles is “what is wrong with the training of American weightlifters”, the assumption being that at least some of the blame for us not doing well on the international level falls on stupid American coaches who just dont |
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| Strength and Weightlifting |
12/17/2006 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Even disregarding the “internet experts” who are usually individuals either not involved in weightlifting or only pheripherally involved still leaves some disagreement among actual coaches as to the relationship between the strength exercises and the |
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| Training for the Supertotal |
11/20/2010 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Want to compete in both powerlifting AND weightlifting? Here is a template for a training program, and hints at preparing for competitions in each one. |
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