Olympic Lifting

TSTM Sport of Fintess: Olympic and Modified Hepburn Block

TSTM Sport of Fintess: Olympic and Modified Hepburn Block

Testing week is coming to an end, and we should all now have some solid numbers to work from. Our next block, starting 16th September 2017, is going to be heavy, with the aim of making you all as "strong as fuck.”  Yes, that is a real measurement. We will also start to focus a lot more attention towards the Clean and Jerk, and the Snatch over the next 12 weeks.

Get a Grip: Part 2 - Specific Grip Training

Get a Grip: Part 2 - Specific Grip Training

Grip strength can often be the limiting factor in the Olympic lifting, deadlift, muscle-ups, max numbers of pull-ups, or even your back squats and handstands. In part one of this post we talked about the importance of the pinky finger, in this post we will take a look at some different ways to test and train grip strength.