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Assistance vs. Main Lifts

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Yesterday I stumbled across the following question on reddit: Do you train the Pendlay row as a “main lift” or accessory lift? Commenter shlevon has a really good point about the attitude with which you should approach the exercises. I honestly think the Wendler-esque logic of primary vs. assistance is kind of a silly dividing […]

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Travis Cooper 195kg Block Clean

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Travis Cooper (85kg) gets a 195kg Clean PR. The “Blocks” look also pretty interesting. They looks like one the crash pads you would use for bouldering. I was thinking about getting/ building something similar, so I can finally drop weight in my home gym. Update: Thanks to TNL who pointed that these are the Soft Impact […]

Use Leftover Rice to make a Crispy Snack

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If you didn’t plan ahead and made the recently mentioned rice balls, here is what you can do with your leftover rice. put an exactly(!) 1.27cm (0.5 inch) layer of rice rice in a non sticking pan use sticky Asian style rice, short grain or medium grain (basmati isn’t sticky enough) cook until each side is golden brown […]

Bulgarian World Records at 1986 European Weightlifting Championships

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Ian Wilson found some good clips on a Bulgarian history YouTube channel. It has footage of a young Naum Shalamanov a.k.a. Naim Suleymanoglu. They are from the 1986 European Championships in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz). Naim did 145+187.5 for 332.5kg total at 60kg bodyweight. Both were World Record lifts. Here is the Clean & Jerk The channel also has Alexander […]

George Leeman 381kg Deadlift for 4 Reps

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Remember at the Olympia when he pulled 379.5kg? After his 6 reps at 365.5kg, here is George Leeman deadlifting 381kg for 4 reps! Wonder what he is planning for the backyard meet? And in other news regarding the backyard meet next weekend Eric Lilliebridge injured his pec.

Alexey Martynov 360kg Squat

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What the hell did I just watch? Check out this 360kg Squat by Alexey Martynov (Алексею Мартынову). Description says this is from 2009 when he was 22 years old & weighing 160.8kg. Love how everybody just giggles when he unracks the bar so casually. The spotters didn’t look like they expected that as well. Does […]