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Best of Olympic Weightlifting

70’s Bodybuilding Diet Plan

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Ric Drasin breaks down the typical 70’s Bodybuilding Diet. Besides raiding all the nearby All You Can Eat places he, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dave Draper stuck to a dead simple high fat, high protein and low carb diet. Protein came from foods and not so much from supplements. Bread, pasta, potatoes and rice were a no no. […]

Coconut Protein Pancake Recipe

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Update: Here is another mouth watering Protein Pancake Recipe. Over at the Gymnastic Bodies Forum is a thread with some healthy recipes. Since I am a fan of simple protein pancakes, I especially like ts00nami’s recipe. He says it makes for 3 pancakes “which can constitute a large portion of a single meal if you […]

Olympic Weightlifting Photography

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If you are looking for some high quality Olympic Weightlifting Photography check out Rob Macklem’s new blog. Currently he is in Paris sneak peeking in the training hall of the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. So add his blog to your RSS reader of choice.

All Things Strength & Wellness Podcast

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There’s a new Podcast in town and it’s called …*drum roll* All Things Strength & Wellness. Wellness? Meh, I would have stuck with All Things Strength. Anyway, Episode 1 has an  interview with Patrick Ward. Listen for yourself and see if you like it. Topics: Functional Movement Screen Periodization and programming schemes Energy System Development Recovery and […]

Raw Powerlifting Records Graph

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Found some interesting Graphs of Raw Powerlifting Records. (via) Notes: Not (necessarily drug tested, raw only (no knee wraps), men superheavyweight estimated at 350 lb.1600-2000 lg women’s deadlifts all the same person. Men’s 123 lb squat record is a little person (Andrzej Stanaszek). Source: http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/records

DIY Loading Pin Tutorial

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Over at the Diesel Crew Jedd shares a quick tutorial on how to build your own loading pin. Although he focuses on using it as a grip strength tool, this thing is really useful to load plates for your neck harness curls.