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Kevin Bania 162.5 cm (64 Inch) Standing Box Jump

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This is the biggest Standing Box Jump I have seen so far. Unreal! 162.5 cm (64 inches) by CrossFitter Kevin Bania, who trains at Cream City Crossfit. Age: 30 Height: 178cm (5’10”) Weight: 79.3kg (175 lb) He says in the description that This bests the standing Guiness World Record for “Highest Standing Jump” by over 5″. […]

531 Spreadsheet with Rep Goal Calculator

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Give redditor diregna an upvote for making a 5/3/1 Excel Spreadsheet which also calculates the number of reps to aim for, based on your previous week’s estimated 1RM. Download: link to Google Docs (choose ‘File’ – ‘Make a Copy’ or ‘Download as’) Features: Rep goal (details below) Assistance Planner (new in v3.0) featuring Boring but Big and Simplest Strength […]

Velichko Cholakov 325kg Squat

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As you can clearly see on his profile photo Velichko Cholakov is excited to be taking part in the London Olympics. The Bulgarian bronze medalist from Athens 2004 will be lifting under coach Zlatan Vanev for Azerbaijan. Here he is squatting 325kg Thanks to Dan for sharing this on the All Things Gym Facebook page.

Lonndon 2012 Weightlifting Athlete Profiles

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Brush up on your weightlifting trivia! Check out the Athletes’ Bios of the weightlifters taking part in London 2012. Provides you with all sorts of information. Like when and why they picked up the sport, what kind of injuries they suffered, superstitions, hobbies etc… Didn’t know that Hysen Plulaku, for example, “suffered serious head injuries which […]

Kelly Starrett on Icing

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Kelly Starrett, together with Gary Reinl put out a lengthy video about Icing and R.I.C.E.. On first sight, it all seems to make sense and caters to your intuition. Increasing circulation = good; restricting nutrient flow & shutting down the signals between muscles and nerves = bad. Don’t get me wrong, if you need to make […]