Jesse IrizarryApr 202 minJust A Little Work, Over and OverKnees were meant to bend and bend completely. I could have avoided so much of the pain and stiffness that I dealt with daily when lifting...
Jesse IrizarryFeb 23, 20212 minUncommonly Good At The CommonI’ve tortured myself right and proper. My mind has always had compulsive thoughts steadily running through at hyperspeed. Even as a kid,...
Jesse IrizarryOct 28, 202012 min5 Lasting Lessons From a Master in StrengthThis is a repost that never made it to my new blog when I shut down my old one. I wrote it ( I think) 4 years ago. Coach Bill has been on...
Jesse IrizarryOct 22, 20203 minYou're Not As Strong As You Could BeI took my singlet off, changed into my shorts and t-shirt, and started whipping my back. I used dumbbell presses for my cat o’ nine...
Jesse IrizarrySep 15, 20202 minWould You Fix Your God-Awful Mobility, Already?I don’t get it. If you’re an athlete or lifter, why do you never work on your mobility? Maybe you’ve already put time into improving it...
Jesse IrizarryJul 28, 20204 minBarbell Training Should Be Martial ArtsI remember taking my shoes and socks off, straightening my belt, and bowing as I stepped into the dojang. I was about nine years old, I...
Jesse IrizarryDec 3, 20198 minYou Need More Than A Training Template (Published on Breaking Muscle) Article originally published on Breaking Muscle Buy my template, and you’ll not only get stronger, but it’s all you’ll ever need." Have...
Jesse IrizarryOct 23, 201910 minHow I Teach The Breath, NowIn my dining room, there’s a window. It looks out toward my little backyard. Light peaks in through the window early in the morning when...
Jesse IrizarryJun 23, 20193 minWHEN AND WHY TO USE PRIMER LIFTSMe: “So you want me to set my feet wide in a receiving position, pull the bar all the way up to my chest pulling my elbows as high as...
Jesse IrizarryJun 23, 20193 minLASTING PRINCIPLES | YASHA KAHN | WEEK 2BODYWEIGHT: 100.8 Kilos – holding steady at the moment HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAINING PROGRAM: This is the first week of competition prep for the...
Jesse IrizarryDec 21, 20182 minLASTING PRINCIPLES | YASHA KAHN | WEEKS 16 – DECEMBER 14TH 2018It’s been a very different kind of training cycle and couple of months, and that’s OK. I didn’t fall off the wagon, as I’m prone to do,...
Jesse IrizarryNov 29, 20181 minHOW TO SET UP FOR BLOCK SNATCHES | QUICK QUESTION ADEQUATE ANSWERQuick Question Adequate Answer ( QQ/AA) “with” Yasha Kahn. Yasha tells Jesse how to set his shin angles to keep the bar closer and lift...
Jesse IrizarryNov 27, 201810 minTHE RESEARCHED GUIDE TO PEAKING FOR COMPETITIONThis is the third installment in the series of articles continually released where I’ll share my notes, reflections, thoughts, and...
Jesse IrizarrySep 13, 20186 minLASTING PRINCIPLES | YASHA KAHN | WEEK 6 – COMPETITIONWEEK 6 | TRAINING WEEK/CYCLE – WINTER CYCLE COVERING WEEK(S) 14 (COMPETITION WEEK) BODYWEIGHT: 101.5 ( WEIGHED IN AT MEET AT THIS...
Jesse IrizarryJul 24, 20181 minKNOW YOUR PERCENTS AND WHAT WILL KILL YOU IN YOUR TRAINING PROGRAMSPercentage based programs can be tricky and useless if you have no grasp as to how hard the sets you are prescribing percentages to are....
Jesse IrizarryJun 16, 20141 minThe Goal Of Your Warm-UpThe Goal of Your Warm-Up Your warm-up should make you warm. Yes, I know I’m pushing the boundaries of your intellectual capacity but bear...