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4 Week “Quick & Classic” Weightlifting Program Spreadsheet

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Update 14.10.2015: Greg Everett asked me to take down the sheets. For other Program Spreadsheets check out the ATG Spreadsheet Category. Thanks to reader Anton who took the time to create this spreadsheet of a 4 week weightlifting program. This is the 4 week “Quick & Classic” block from the Catalyst Athletics Book of Programs (Ebook $9.95). (If you have […]

2012 Chinese Fall National Weightlifting Championships

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Meanwhile in China … at the 2012 Chinese Fall National Weightlifting Championships. The heavy hitters are missing, but still there are some very nice lifts. Men 85kg Zhang Huacong 167/198/365 Lu Changliang 157/204/361 Huang Zhong 166/195/361 (bw) Guan Xiaobiao 160/200/360 He Lin 159/199/358 Pang Dong 157/196/353 Liu Chun 160/190/350 Zhang Ke 160/190/350 (bw) Cao Gang 165/202x/DNT […]

Pawel Najdek Interview

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Head on over to Weightlifting Fix. Clarence did an interview with his coach Pawel Najdek. We trained a program that was very similar to Bulgarian training methods. (Szewczyk was a good friend of Abadzijev) training was very difficult and required a complete subordination of all life to weightlifting training. But this is the only way to […]

Andrey Molchanov 205kg Clean & Jerk

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Here is a nice lift by Andrey Molchanov (85kg). 205kg Clean & Jerk lifted in 2010 at the Italian & RSA Senior Championships, Grigoriy Novak Memorial. He went 165kg/ 205kg there. Anybody know about the whereabouts of this guy? I couldn’t any info about him. It doesn’t help that there is a prominent Russian mafia […]

Kelly Starrett Hip Prep Warm Up

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Here is a 2010 Kelly Starrett with a nice hip warm-up sequence. Maybe you find a movement you can incorporate into your warm-up. For me it was the duck walks. I have not done these in a long time. Try the advanced version if you can: hold a barbell overhead while duck walking. Heard Glenn […]

Chad Vaughn Split Jerk Article

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Chad Vaughn wrote an article on the Split Jerk. From stance, grip width, jerk dip, shoulder-hip alignment to jerk foot position he covers pretty much everything. As for the dip, I cannot remember ever working with anyone whose dip I have not reduced in depth. Download: link to PDF (right click + ‘save as’) Preview: […]