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Kelly Starrett on Strength Coach Podcast

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Kelly Starrett was on the Strength Coach Podcast #107. His segment starts at 37 minutes in. He also gets asked about his view on icing [01:01:00]. The host doesn’t really challenge him there, but Kelly sounds a bit more measured this time. I think his main quirk is that people don’t do anything else besides icing. Download Audio: […]

High Rep Olympic Lifts Workout ‘DT’

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A CrossFit workout with high rep oly movements, performed with good form from first to last rep? It exists! Jirka Orsag uploaded a video of his girlsfriend, Pavla Kladivova (112kg Clean & Jerk, 140kg front squat, 200kg Deadlift, 150kg x3 conventional Deadlift), going through the following circuit: Update: Thanks to Wilmar for pointing out that the workout is […]

Teddy Bear (2012) Trailer

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You probably seen the 18 minute short film “Dennis“, about the introvert bodybuilder. They made it into a full length movie called “Teddy Bear“, starring the same actor that played Dennis, Kim Kold. Synopsis: Dennis, a painfully shy 38-year-old bodybuilder, would really like to find true love. He has never had a girlfriend and lives alone […]

Anatoly Pisarenko Documentary

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Here is an Anatoly Pisarenko documentary. It’s in  Russian / Ukraine, so if you speak one of those languages it would be great if you can help with the translation in the comments. Maybe we can split it up in 5/10 minute segments like we did last time. Thanks to Nat from the Hookgrip for submitting this.

Zulfiya Chinshanlo London 2012 131kg World Record Clean & Jerk

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Here is a video of London 2012 53kg Gold medalist, Zulfiya Chinshanlo’s, 131kg World Record Clean & Jerk. Almost 2.5x bodyweight! And she made it look so easy! KAZ Coach going nuts as usual. Update 21.09.2014: At the 2014 Asian Games, Zulfiya set a New World Record which now stands at 132kg. Video via NorthSport Olympic […]

Shane Maier 220kg Clean

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Shane Maier keeps on progressing. 220kg Clean Training Compilation with lots of other big lifts. 210kg Jerk, 290kg squat x3, 180kg BTN Snatch Grip Push Press Thanks to Rob, Angie and Dan for submitting these.

Basic Ankle Mobility Test & Exercises Recap Mobility WOD

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Kelly Starrett has a quick ankle ROM test. From a squat position, can you go into a pistol position? NorCal CrossFit has a video recapping the basic ankle mobility drills we have learned from Kelly Starrett. work on plantar fascia with Lacrosse Ball tack and strech Achilles tendon area / calf on barbell ankle distraction with rubber […]

Maxim Sheyko 239kg Clean & Jerk

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Various news sites report that Maxim Sheyko (2012 European Silver medalist) set a new (unofficial) Clean & Jerk World Record with a 239kg Clean & Jerk. 1kg more than David Bedzhanyan’s 238kg. The event took place 18. August at a city festival in Sakhalin Kholmsk. Sheyko totaled 430kg with a 191kg Snatch and 239kg Clean & Jerk. First to find videos, […]