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Hollow Body Position for Stronger Squats & Olympic Lifts

April 15, 2015 by Nick Horton

How to Use the Hollow Body Position for Olympic Weightlifting & Heavy Strength Training — In Today’s Episode of Weightlifting Academy! This little drill is the very first thing I have everyone do at my seminars, when they join the gym, or work with me in any way. It’s about learning how to be TIGHT […]

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: core, strength, weightlifting

Mobility Drill: Swan Pulls for T-Spine Extension

April 13, 2015 by Nick Horton

Need More Thoracic Extension? How to do a Swan Pull — In Today’s Episode of Weightlifting Academy! This variation of a Swan Pull can be used to increase both your T-spine mobility AND to help strengthen your upper back at the same time. Olympic weightlifters have no choice but to work very hard on their […]

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: drills, flexibility, mobility

How to Get ALL the Things! The Point of Periodization in Strength Training

April 10, 2015 by Nick Horton

If you keep doing everything at once, you’ll suck at all the things forever. Learn how to reach all of the goals you have for yourself in the gym — In today’s episode of Weightlifting Academy. The “trick” to reaching ALL of your goals is to focus on one at a time. Yes, you can […]

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: programming, training, weightlifting

How To Extend Safely in Olympic Weightlifting: T-Spine Snatch Drill

April 7, 2015 by Nick Horton

Stop Extending At Your Lower Back! Try this T-Spine Snatch Drill and Learn How to Extend the SAFE Way in the Olympic lifts — In today’s episode of Weightlifting Academy! Everyone keeps telling you to EXTEND more – not just in the hips and knees.. but in the torso. But if you do this at […]

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: drills, mobility, safety, snatch, t-spine, weightlifting

Shoulder Strength & Mobility Drill: “Go Your Body Forward”

March 31, 2015 by Nick Horton

Got fucked-up shoulders? Try the “Go Your Body Forward” Drill – In today’s episode of Weightlifting Academy. If you’re struggling with shoulder pain, struggling with the lock-out position in the snatch or jerk, and/or just want to build muscle in the upper back, try this! My suggestion is that you use the “Go Your Body […]

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Does the Front Squat Rack HURT? Try This Trick!

March 30, 2015 by Nick Horton

Are your wrists too tight? Feeling pain in Front Squats? Try this Tip! – In Today’s Episode of Weightlifting Academy I always forget that this little tip is NOT as well known as it should be! SOOOO many new lifters — especially men — feel tons of pain in their forearms and wrists when trying […]

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Ninja Pause Squats: How To Stay Tight & Lift More Weight

March 27, 2015 by Nick Horton

Watch out for Ninjas! In today’s episode of Weightlifting Academy. Tightness is the first thing we start to teach beginners. But it’s not the kind of thing you can tell someone about and leave it at that! You have to PRACTICE how to be tight. One great exercise for this is Pause Squats. The Problem […]

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Butt-Stomp Drill – Fix Your Snatch & Clean: Move Faster, Catch Harder

March 24, 2015 by Nick Horton

You are too SLOW and too WIMPY in your Snatch & Clean… it’s time to fix that. In today’s episode of Weightlifting Academy, the Butt-Stomp Drill! Learn to Move FASTER & Catch HARDER in both the Snatch and the Clean. There are two parts to the drill: BUTT: Flex your ass, hard and fast STOMP: […]

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: clean, drills, snatch, weightlifting

How To FAIL SAFE: Squats & Snatches, Pt. 1

March 23, 2015 by Nick Horton

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Don’t Die! Learn how to miss squats, snatches, and other heavy lifts SAFELY in today’s episode of Weightlifting Academy. Today, the 2 ESSENTIAL LAWS of Safety when it comes to FAILING in the gym — on anything, not just squats and snatches. (STAY TUNED: I’ll be doing more videos on specific techniques for each.) BE […]

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Mobility Drills: Front Squat Rack, pt.1 – Pecs & Lats

March 22, 2015 by Nick Horton

In this Episode of Weightlifting Academy: How to Fix your Front Squat Rack position, part 1! Getting yourself into a proper position to rack a front squat (without pain) is VERY hard for a lot of new people — especially for males who have a background in “Bro Training”, lol. Today I’m going over TWO […]

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