by Yasha Kahn | Sep 23, 2015 | weightlifting
There are 3 main phases in training for weightlifting: – The Training-to-train Phase – where mobility, rigidity and endurance are built that will be needed during the base and competition phases – The Base Phase – where we build strength (in the form of...
by Yasha Kahn | Sep 16, 2015 | weightlifting
Let’s say there are 5 different controllable components of weightlifting: Programming, attitude, technique, mobility, and recovery (nutrition & sleep). If you are an athlete and are average at all of these components, then you are an average lifter (let’s say...
by Yasha Kahn | Sep 9, 2015 | weightlifting
Definition: The biggest amount of weight a person can lift one time in a given exercise. For the 9 months leading up to January of 2015 I wasn’t lifting much, and deflated from 112kg to about 98kg in bodyweight. In January of 2015 I found out that I would run a...
by Yasha Kahn | Aug 28, 2015 | weightlifting
You can watch all of the videos on Youtube, you can have the best discussions with the greatest coaches, and you can read the best literature available, but you still may not be able to do complex movements like the snatch, clean, jerk or squat correctly. The reason...
by Yasha Kahn | Aug 26, 2015 | weightlifting
In the last two years I think I’ve learned more about strength training than anyone in the world. I’ve been lucky enough to learn from some of the best minds in strength sports. I’ve lived and traveled with, been coached by, coached next to and...
by Yasha Kahn | Aug 25, 2015 | marijuana, travel, weightlifting
My name is Yasha, and I’m starting a blog. I have thoughts sometimes, and I’ll be sharing some of them here. Things I’ll be writing about: Weightlifting and strength Marijuana science Travel And this Blog 1 complete. Blog 2 coming soon. Stay...
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