California Strength

85% of your one rep max is often cited as the minimum intensity required in the Olympic variations to promote neuromuscular adaptations. What does that mean though?

Tissue tolerance is important for long term strength and power adaptations - soreness is a bad proxy for whether the workout was good or bad. Our Olympic lifters don’t experience muscle soreness during training blocks.

Landed in Bogota, Colombia last night. This 2022 Weightlifting World Championships is our first opportunity to post totals for Olympic Rankings. Nathan lifts on the 11th and Wes on the 13th. LFG!!!

The concept of #NeverDoNothing is a gateway back to doing hard things.

A random but very cool piece of mail came today. Being part of the Olympic experience is inexplicable on many levels. Profoundly moving, incredibly exciting and ungodly difficult!

When I really don’t feel like working out, that’s when it becomes an absolute must. I refuse to negotiate with the mind terrorist that tries to sabotage training. You know, that little voice that attempts to rationalize skipping the gym. Fuck that guy, he’s not in charge!

Anyone else hit these on the Ripped and Ready program today? 1 min isometric rear foot elevated split squat. Loading the ball of the foot and pushing the front knee over the toes targets the Glutes and the VMO.

I don’t want my kid lifting weights! 🤦‍♂️ 1. In weightlifting we control the load. Very often, body weight exercises like push ups and pull ups are too heavy. 2. Teach force production and force absorption principles early! 3. Children benefit from Bone density adaptations.

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/09/01/h… Nutrition is so simple. 1. Hit protein goals based on LBM 2. Peg fat goals to fall around 1/2 of your protein grams. 3. Eat the balance of your macros in Carbs until your energy allowance is met. 4. Eat natural foods. No nutrition label is optimal.

Never Do Nothing… Resort gym fun. Cond 3 rounds DB Cluster - 6 Toes to Bar - 8 MB Step Back Lunge into Twist - 10 Lift 3 rounds DB hex press - 10 Reverse Cable Fly - 12 EZ Bar Curl - 10 Standing Cable Chest Press - 10 Bent over NG DB row - 12 NG DB Skull Crusher - 10

Remember, there is no such thing as a Snatch Pull! Address the bar, assign tension and PUSH through the platform. Tempo work is always a good way to ingrain and strengthen the feeling.