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About Glenn Pendlay

Glenn Pendlay is a top US Olympic weightlifting coach who has produced national champions at every level of the sport, from the Junior Olympics through Masters and Senior Nationals. In 1992, Glenn met Russian coach Alexander Medvedev while attending the Junior World Powerlifting championships in Moscow. Medvedev invited him to remain in Russia where he would personally train him on the Olympic lifts. Since then Glenn has produced over 100 National Champs and 20 medalists in international competition, and his athletes have broken as many as 10 American records in a single year.

Glenn Pendlay: The Deadlift

Glenn Pendlay: The Deadlift

The Pendlay WOD uses deadlifts. I know some coaches do not, preferring to use the clean or snatch pull. This was my opinion for much of my coaching career. In fact for much of my career I used mostly the [...]

By Glenn Pendlay|2018-07-20T12:07:08+01:00July 20th, 2018|Athletic Performance, Opinion|

Glenn Pendlay: Breaking PR’s

Glenn Pendlay: Breaking PR’s

Going to maximum is a skill, and the only way to get good at it is through practice. You have to challenge and break your weightlifting PR’s again and again and again. This is a mental challenge as well as [...]

By Glenn Pendlay|2018-06-29T09:53:12+01:00June 28th, 2018|Athletic Performance, Opinion|

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