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Curls in the Squat Rack

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Check out this Curls in the Squat Rack with a Happy Ending story by a redditor. At the gym today, and I had been waiting for the guy in the squat rack to finish up so I could do my set. I’m grabbing some water real quick, and notice that when I come back, a group of […]

Paleo Solution Episode #124

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Listen to Paleo Solution Episode #124. Download mp3 (right click + ‘save as’) Gregshares his approach to using percentages when designing a program. percentages are a good starting point percentages are not optimal for beginner lifters that no training history, they don’t know how they respond and their abilities change rapidly be flexible, start with percentages, then […]

310kg Squat Damon Kelly

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Whoa, check out @Damon Kelly’s 310kg (682 lbs) Squat! BTW, he will be competing in the AWF National Club Tournament (PDF of schedule) this weekend at the Victorian Weightlifting Stadium, Linda Crescent, Hawthorn. So if you are in Australia, go there and watch some heavy lifting.

Mountain Dog Leg Training

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John Meadows and Dave Tate had another brutal leg workout. Before the session Dave tweeted this: https://twitter.com/underthebar/status/180995346711838720 Little did he know… after safety bar squats / box squats with chains leg press leg extensions deadlifts with chains … this is his post workout tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/UnderTheBar/status/181085800572784640

Randy Roach Interview Power Quest Podcast

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Here is an interview with bodybuilding historian and author of “Muscle, Smoke, & Mirrors”, Randy Roach. Topics: trends coming and going diets milk machines, bodyweight training English Interview starts at 13:30 Download mp3 (right click + ‘save as’) orListen here: Update: Here is a better interview with Randy Topics: the Golden Age of Bodybuilding Arnold Schwarzenegger behind […]

531 for Top End Strength Spreadsheet

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Check out 531 for Top End Strength. A variation of 531 for powerlifters & strongmen. Like 5/3/1 we are going to use the standard approach to this programme and use a 3 weeks building up and 1 week down approach since this works repeatably well for the vast majority of people. However on the down […]