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Iron Radio Posterior Chain Muscles

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Listen to Iron Radio episode 172. Topic: Posterior Chain Muscles In the news they mention another bench press related death. 35 year old Igor Galushkin lost control over a 180kg bench and dropped it on his chest. When I saw the videos a couple of days ago I didn’t first post this. It is pretty hard to watch! […]

Stanford’s Cooling Glove for Recovery

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Stanford researchers have developed a vacuum cooling glove that rapidly cools body temperature, greatly improves exercise recovery, and could help explain why muscles get tired. Why a glove? There you have a special network of veins. These networks of veins, known as AVAs (arteriovenous anastomoses) seem exclusively devoted to rapid temperature management. They don’t supply […]

London 2012 Paralympics Powerlifting

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The London 2012 Paralympic Powerlifting events start today. 200  athletes will compete in the bench press. There will be 10 men’s and 10 women’s weight categories. Live Stream: here Schedule: here World Records: here Rules: here Who can take part? The sport is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their […]

Eric Spoto 315kg Raw Bench Press

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Eric Spoto takes on 315kg (695 lbs) on the bench press. He didn’t touch his chest though, but the rep looked ridiculously easy. According to the uploader he hit that weight for a double! For another 315kg Bench Press, see Kirill Sarychev’s here. Thanks for submitting this.