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I’ve been learning about Chinese-style WL methods now for almost 8 months. Through many long Skype sessions and my personal interpretation of Coach Wu’s (@wuchuanfu) explanations, I was able to start changing my movement patterns to start matching what I felt was a closer representation of this WL style.

It wasn’t until Jonathan Wong (@iamjwjw) came through last week that the process became clearer of the involvement of the lats and quads. My timing is still a bit off here, but 75kg/165lbs did feel pretty crisp racking on the shoulders.

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Just got off Skype with Coach Wu (@wuchuanfu). Sounds like his...

by Diane Fu Aug 06, 2014

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Just got off Skype with Coach Wu (@wuchuanfu). Sounds like his seminars in London and Manchester are a big success! Here is one of the first videos Coach Wu sent me demonstrating “the effective use of strength” which is a literal translation of how Coach Wu perceives power transfer.

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The Chinese Weightlifting seminar registration is LIVE! To...

by Diane Fu Aug 04, 2014

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The Chinese Weightlifting seminar registration is LIVE! To register, head over to:

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www.FaceBook.com/FuBarbell

There you will also find a detailed summary of what you will learn over the course of the 2 days from former Chinese National team member Coach Wu Chuanfu (@wuchuanfu). Spaces are extremely limited to 26 participants for the weekend course.

Dates:

September 20-21 Torrance CrossFit (@torrancecrossfit)

September 27-28 United Barbell (@unitedbarbell)

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Each week Coach Wu (@wuchuanfu) spends time with me chatting...

by Diane Fu Jul 01, 2014

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Each week Coach Wu (@wuchuanfu) spends time with me chatting about Chinese WL philosophy. Now a coach of the Singaporean national team, he lifted as part of the Chinese national team during his competitive career having a best snatch of 157kg and clean&jerk of 190kg as a 72kg lifter.

Coaching has him pretty tied up these days so his own personal training is only so-so. But still, his ability to be able to harness his power is pretty unbelievable. Here, Coach Wu is demonstrating to me how to use the quads to drive energy. Don’t blink, you’ll miss it.

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Spent the morning with Coach Wu again today. Today he tried...

by Diane Fu Feb 19, 2014

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Spent the morning with Coach Wu again today. Today he tried explaining to me the concept of using “chi” to create stability in the body allowing the muscles to stay in a more relaxed and ready state to exert energy. Can’t say I’ve been able to wrap my brain around this concept yet; but with Coach Wu’s patience, I’m slowly learning a little more each week. Here Coach Wu demonstrates a casual 352lbs/160kg snatch balance double. Impressive.

Video cred: @CoachWu

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