Touch & Go vs Single Reps — Why We Program Both

One of the questions we often get in class is: “Why are we doing touch and go today instead of singles?” At first glance, the movement might look the same. A clean is a clean… right? Not exactly. The way we perform the movement changes the stimulus completely. What...

Why We Pause in the Jerk (And Why It Matters)

* 155 If you’ve been in class or attended one of our Olympic lifting sessions, you’ve probably seen us program pause push jerks or pause split jerks. And one of the most common questions we get is: Why are we pausing? At first, it can feel unnecessary. Especially at...