Weightlifting for Dummies*

Weightlifters love to focus on speed - it's always flashy, but how do you build speed? Do you even need to focus on it? Are you just wasting training time on getting worse? In this article, we discuss speed - what it's for, how you build it, and how beginners should develop speed characteristics - in a way that's appropriate for your first few years of training.

Should you use knee sleeves for weightlifting? What about russian knee wraps? It's bewildering - so we're going to make it nice and simple, and answer the most pressing questions out there, all in one article.

Today we're looking at the best weightlifting straps, what you should look for, and why Stash lifting straps re the best choice on the market.

What is weightlifting hook grip tape for, why do weightlifters wear thumb tape, and do you need lifting tape? Today, we're answering these burning questions and covering all the most important topics so you can strap up and get to lifting more weight!

If you’re serious about getting better, your first priority shouldn’t be new and exciting training methods or programs – it should be proper recovery.

Sometimes stepping out a lift is the only way to save it.. but too many of these is indicative of a larger problem in your technique. In this article we take a look at some of the reasons you might be stepping out, why it's bad and what you can do to fix it.