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Bad Bar Path? Crush Your 3rd-Pull: Speed & Power on the Snatch & Clean

June 2, 2015 by Nick Horton

NOTE: Today’s video is not a “normal” episode — it’s part of a HUGE 7-week series on the 3rd-Pull for the Nemesis Journal. Don’t worry, this video makes sense by itself. But if you want to go deeper, make sure you sign up for the weekly journal and watch every episode — there are a […]

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: 3rd pull, clean, drill, hoedown, snatch, technique, weightlifting

Swan Rows: Move Better – Snatch & Clean 3rd-Pull Drill

May 20, 2015 by Nick Horton

Fix your 3rd pull by learning to move your body better — In today’s episode of Weightlifting Academy! It’s one thing to be shown correct technique. It’s quite another to be able to pull it off with correct body mechanics. Most beginners I see simply don’t have the level of mind-body neurological connection that they […]

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: clean, drills, mobility, movement, snatch, technique, traps, weightlifting

Squat Safe! How To Squat Every Day (Without Injury or Death)

May 13, 2015 by Nick Horton

Let’s get real. You CAN squat every day (heavy), but ONLY if you a non-moron about it — In today’s episode of Weightlifting Academy! There is a fundamental disconnect between those who think squatting every day will kill you, and those (like me) who think you can do it safely, and that it will be […]

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Catch, Stop, Down – Clean Quick Tip 5 (of 5)

February 24, 2013 by Nick Horton

Do you Power Clean MORE than you can Full Clean?? Then this Drill is for YOU

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Clean Quick Tip #4 (of 5)

February 22, 2013 by Nick Horton

I get attacked by a puppy at the end of this video… in a good way 🙂 But before that, I have a great tip for you if you are (like me) … shaped more like a Chimpanzee than a human. AKA, if you have long arms for your body. Having long arms for your […]

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Clean Quick Tip #3 (of 5)

February 21, 2013 by Nick Horton

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I might start a few fights with this one…

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Wine And Cleans, Part 1: How To Get A Rack Larger Than Dolly Parton

February 16, 2013 by Nick Horton

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This is a little something-something for the Wine and Clean crowd… I felt it was time to get all sophisticated (and shit). Why? Because your success with any of the Olympic Lifts begins dialing in the essentials of kick-ass technique. But, that’s obvious part. What is NOT always obvious is knowing these three things: What “essential” even […]

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