Barbell Cycling
Your Barbell Cycling Falls Apart Mid Workout
The fault
Losing rhythm and efficiency partway through a set of touch and go reps.
Why it happens
Cycling a barbell fast is a different skill from lifting one heavy. The goal is a rhythm you can hold for the whole set, not the fastest possible first five reps.
The fix
Technical tweaks you can make at lighter weights that hold up when the set gets long. Filmed with Buddy Hitchcock.
Guest coach
Buddy Hitchcock
This fix was filmed with Buddy Hitchcock. See every episode they appear in.
About this fix
Originally published as "Barbell Cycling feat. Buddy Hitchcock" on 6 December 2015, part of The Lifting Fix, a free weekly weightlifting technique series Danny Lehr ran from June 2015 to December 2016. Every episode is free here and always will be. For the full structured course, see the professionally filmed program.