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Iron Radio Strength Sports at the Olympics

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Here is something for your Friday’s commute. Listen to Iron Radio Episode 169. Topics: dosing fish oil ibuprofen and lifting bench press form transitioning from bulking to cutting and the benefits of HIIT on metabolism recap / appreciation of strength sports at the Olympics Download Audio: link to mp3 (right click + ‘save as’)

Ilya Ilyin London 2012 Press Conference

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Here are a couple of videos that are in need of a translation. A summary of the main points would be greatly appreciated. First a video from the press conference after his 94kg domination. Translation thanks to reader Russ: We respect Ilya. We understand how difficult it was for you to achieve your victory. The last […]

Flat Feet, Collapsed Arches Mobility WOD

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Kelly Starrett talks about fixing your feet again. Your feet are on the front line, being the first point of contact. Collapsed arches can get you in trouble and cause a lot of problems upstream (knees caving in etc). Remember, Justin also had a post about feet a while back. Since then I have been […]

Vote for Julia

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German newspaper “Stern” wants to know who the most attractive Olympian is. You know what to do! Julia Rohde is currently in second place (7,26), behind swimmer Zsuszanna Jakabos (8,16). Let’s get a weightlifter to the top!

Ilya Ilyin 200kg Power Clean & Jerk London 2012 Training Hall

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Yay! More London 2012 training hall videos are appearing. Here is the man himself, Ilya Ilyin, a few days prior to winning the Men’s 94kg with an effortless 200kg Power Clean & Jerk. Update: More Ilya. Update: gif with bar path Update: Different Angle Comment from the uploader: I can confirm that this is in fact 200kg […]

Olympics Wrap Up

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Ok, so all the London 2012 Weightlifting events are over. I will be updating the posts as soon as new material trickles in (Did you film videos? Let me know!) Thanks to everybody for stopping by, posting comments and being hilarious in the chat. Here is the chat after Lu Xiajun’s 175kg Snatch World Record. […]