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Lifting video, done properly

Guides on filming, reviewing and comparing lifts: camera angles, bar path, bar speed, frame rate and remote coaching.

How to Film Your Lifts for Form Review

A practical guide to filming squats, bench, deadlifts and olympic lifts so the video is usable for form review: angles, distance, lighting and frame rate.

Bar Path Explained: What a Good Deadlift and Squat Look Like

What bar path actually tells you about a lift, what a good squat and deadlift bar path look like, and why horizontal drift costs you kilos on the platform.

Velocity Based Training: What Bar Speed Actually Tells You

A plain guide to velocity based training: what mean concentric velocity is, the velocity ranges for strength and power, and how to autoregulate with bar speed.

120fps or 240fps: Choosing a Frame Rate for Lifting Video

Why frame rate beats resolution for lifting video, what you can see at 30, 60, 120 and 240fps, and how much storage high frame rate capture costs.

How to Compare Two Lifts Side by Side on Video

How to line up two lift videos for a fair comparison: syncing clips of different lengths, what to compare, and the mistakes that make a side by side misleading.

How to Coach Lifters Remotely Without Losing the Detail

A workflow for remote strength coaching: what to ask athletes to film, how to give feedback that survives the gap, and how to track progress over a block.

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