An Interview with California Strength Soldier Wes Kitts: Covering nutrition, training and supplements for an in-depth look into what makes the podium difference.

Sports and Competition, Olympic WeightliftingScott EsparzaOctober 18, 2016weightlifting, nutrition, macros, supplements, olympic, pre-workout, training, california strength, performance enhancing drugsComment

California Strength Soldier - Jordan Weichers (63kg)

Here is the story of Jordan Weichers, a future star who's quiet and relentless determination will help to carve her name into the California Strength and USA Weightlifting history books in the years to come.

Sports and Competition, Olympic WeightliftingNicole LimOctober 3, 2016women, weightlifting, training, california strength, strength, trainheroic, CrossFit, nutrition Comment

Here's What You Do When Bitten By The Weightlifting Bug

Just found weightlifting? Tried it for the first time? Love slamming bars?

Here are a few tips on how to keep the gainz train rolling...

Sports and Competition, Strength training, Olympic WeightliftingNicole LimSeptember 5, 2016weightlifting, women, california strength, training, trainheroic, program, competitionComment

Weightlifting 101: What Everyone Needs To Know Before Competing

If this is your first weightlifting meet, I would not worry about making a weight cut. Instead, go into the competition feeling comfortable and ready to focus your energy on making all of your lifts. If you are planning a weight cut, make sure to bring plenty of fluids as well as a nutrient dense snack to replenish your body before the competition begins.

Sports and Competition, Strength training, Olympic WeightliftingNicole LimAugust 9, 2016weightlifting, competition, training, california strength, program Comment

The Achilles Heel of the Female Weightlifter

We have all probably seen it by now… a snatch missed behind or an unstable jerk that leads to the very scary hyperextended elbow. Why is this more commonly seen in female weightlifters? Well it turns out that females are more susceptible to this type of injury due to our specific anatomy.

Sports and Competition, IPAR, Olympic WeightliftingNicole LimJuly 11, 2016weightlifting, women, injury, training, mobility, exercise, trainheroic Comments

The Squat Jerk: What does it take?

Leg strength, leg strength, leg strength... and great shoulder mobility and terrific overall stability. These three things are required for anyone who looks to compete in Olympic weightlifting using the Squat Jerk technique. What the Squat Jerk may remove in technical complexity (compared to the more common Split Jerk), it more than makes up for in brute strength and physical requirements.

Strength training, Olympic WeightliftingDavid SpitzJune 21, 2016CrossFit, california strength, weightlifting, training, Olympic, technique, mobility, Technique, Jerk, Squat Jerk, Overhead SquatComment

A Recap of the 2016 USA National Championships: The California Strength Women's Team

This year we had the amazing opportunity to send SIX stunning women to compete for and represent California Strength at the 2016 National Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah. The lineup included a number of individual medalists and one lady in Olympic Trial portion of the meet! We came together as a team that weekend and learned so much, bringing our friendship closer than ever before.

Sports and Competition, Community Content, Olympic WeightliftingNicole LimJune 12, 2016weightlifting, competition, Olympic, caffeine and kilos, cytosport, familyComment

5 Plain and Simple Reasons Why Women Should NOT Lift Weights

A satirical article written by the always enthusiastic Nicole 'Littlest' Lim.

Strength trainingNicole LimMarch 15, 2016weightlifting, women, training, program, nutrition, CrossFit, progra, Training Comments

Strictly for the Ladies

What do I have that the boys don’t besides great hair, good hygiene, awesome personality, brains, common sense... Eventually we thought to work with my hormones and, that’s right, MY PERIOD. After some research and some testing, we had success with timing my training progressions and deloads with my menstrual cycle.

Sports and Competition, IPAR, Olympic WeightliftingScott EsparzaFebruary 15, 2016women, weightlifting, training, california strength, menstruation, OlympicComment

Preparing for the Open with Rachael Stull

During my preparation for the 2016 Open, we needed to increase strength while maintaining my metabolic capacity, and the solution was adding The Barbell WOD programming to my training arsenal. The Barbell WOD provided a spotlight focus on my Olympic weightlifting while still allowing me to recover enough to complete my daily Metcons. The strength that I gained as a result of the programming has had a huge impact on increasing my 1RM's in the Olympic lifts and building CrossFit-specific strength in barbell cycling.

Strength training, Sports and Competition, Olympic WeightliftingScott EsparzaFebruary 2, 2016CrossFit, Competition, weightlifting, training, Barbell WOD, Nutrition, Olympic, program, recovery, TrainingComment