Master the push-up before you bench press.

Master the body weight squat before you even think about throwing a bar on your back.
Do pull-ups correctly and strict. This means elbows locked out at the bottom and throat to the bar at the top.
Before you attempt a barbell hang clean make sure you have mastered a proper hip hinge and proper barbell front squat. If you can’t do both you cannot hang clean.
Master the overhead squat and hip hinge before you barbell snatch.
Planks are about full body tension, if your glutes are not tight you are doing it wrong.
Prepare your body with a purpose. Butt kicks, A-skips, knee to chest and and a light jog will not help you squat better.
If you teach as a profession then someone must learn. If someone hasn’t learned from you, learn how to teach better.
Swing before you snatch.
Swing before you clean.
Practice every day, you will become a better teacher by practicing.
Take care of your body, you only have one.
The deadlift was once called the healthlift for a reason. When executed correctly its an amazing exercise. When done wrong your dead.
Don’t complicate your exercise regimen. If you can squat, deadlift push and pull there is no reason not to be fit.
If you sit at a desk all day in a flexed position there is absolutely no reason to perform “crunches.” You are making your poor posture worse.
Stop reading a magazine on the cardio equipment. It’s worthless. If you want to waste 45 minutes take a nap.
If you have dealt with a lumbar spine injury in the past and you are on the road to rehabilitation, quit while you are ahead. Leave your practice session feeling good not bad.
Throw away your wrist wraps and improve your grip strength. Don’t let grip be your weak link.
Drink more water.
Find a healthy way to compete.

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  • The only argument I'd make on this is that taking that nap for 45 minutes and then doing any of the other suggestions on this list is a better, and perhaps even good use of time compared to sitting on a cardio machine reading. 🙂

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