CrossFit Journal Articles

• Skill Transfer Exercises for the Snatch
  This month we introduce three skill-transfer exercises based on the overhead squat and commonly used by weightlifters to develop the snatch.
• More About the Snatch
  During the lunch break of an Olympic certification seminar at CrossFit Old Town in Alexandria, Va. On March 7th, 2009, a participant named Alex was fortunate enough to get some one-on-one training on the snatch from Mike Burgener.
• Coaching Points
  There is more to a Mike Burgener Olympic weightlifting seminar than shouts of “Yeah, burpees!” and “Yes, coach!” Throughout the weekend, Coach Burgener will periodically call a halt to the small group work to highlight a problem he’s seeing or t
• Burgener Files IV - Stance, Grip and Position
  In this video by CrossFit By Overload, Coach Mike Burgener tells Tony Budding that every coach has to look for three components in every lift: stance, grip and position. Coach Burgener goes on to illustrate the point in a session on snatching from the mid
• The Burgener Files VI - The Pocket
  The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, which is also often the quickest route to a missed snatch. In snatching, you don't want a perfectly vertical bar path but rather a line that curves in toward you slightly.
• The Burgener Files V - Coaching Points
  "You don't drop under the bar! You don't fall under the bar! You pull yourself under the bar hard and fast!" During a snatch workout with Jason Khalipa and Jocelyn Forest, Coach Mike Burgener gets loud and aggressive with the 2008 Games champ,
• More Pop at the Top
  Bill Starr believes finishing the pull is the only way to succeed in Olympic lifting once the plates start adding up. This article is for any athlete who’s trying to improve numbers on any type of dynamic pulling exercise. These include not only the
• Snatch Strategies for CrossFit Workouts and Competitions
  The squat snatch is the way to move the heaviest load, but what’s the fastest way to snatch lighter loads for multiple reps? Dave Castro outlines your best options for high-rep snatch workouts.
• 12 Tips for Coaching O-Lifts in the CrossFit Box
  Hall-of-fame Oly coach Bob Takano has nearly four decades of coaching experience. He offers some advice for CrossFitters who will be teaching the quick lifts to their athletes.
• Perfect Position: Deadlift and Snatch
  We’re back at Eleiko HQ with 1992 Olympics competitor Anders Lindsjö talking about the deadlift and snatch. Lindsjö starts the group off with an interesting concept: everyone practices very light deadlifts with poor positioning of both their feet and