Zachary Height Articles

L-Sit on Floor

A core building behemoth of an exercise. Performing L-sits on the floor challenges scapular depression and mobility as well as growing your abs. It may seem like your arms are too short to push your hips off the floor, but with strong pressure downwards your shoulders...

Tall Clean

The tall clean is a technique drill for improving the pull under on the clean. It develops quickness and aggression in the third pull. Performed at an appropriate weight this is an extremely effective exercise learning to be "fast."  Cues: Start in a balanced position...

Clean

The clean is an exercise used to develop strength, power and force absorption. It can be trained specifically for the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, or used to develop athletes in a wide variety of sports. Entire books are written on the proper set up and execution...

Weightlifting Footwork – Pulling to Receiving Position

  More cleans and snatches are lost because of poor footwork than for any other reason. Learning to accurately move the feet from your pulling stance to your receiving stance will make you a better weightlifter. Cues: Start in your pulling position for the snatch or...