Gregor Winter, Author at All Things Gym

4 Quick Lifting Tips

July 21, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Mehdi from StrongLifts has 4 quick tips for 4 lifts. 1. Squats: Arch Your Back2. Deadlifts: Relax Your Upper-back3. Bench Press: Widen Your Stance4. Press: Get Under The Bar

John Romaniello on The FitCast

July 20, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is some gym talk for your commute. Just listened to an entertaining episode of The FitCast with guest John Romaniello. They talk about the fitness industry, dieting (intermittent fasting), supplements, post workout nutrition and his latest products.

Patrick Mendes at the 2011 USA Nationals

July 20, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Check out Patrick Mendes’ winning the 105+ Snatch and Clean and Jerk session at the 2011 USA Weightlifting National Championships. Patrick Mendes’ winning 177kg Snatch. Patrick Mendes’ winning 212kg Clean and Jerk. Giving him a total of 389kg, 21kg more than second placed Shane Maier. Also noteworthy is 17 year old Darren Barnes (56kg class) […]

Kendrick Farris at the 2011 USA Nationals

July 20, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here are Kendrick Farris’ (Shreveport, La. / Louisiana State University Shreveport) winning lifts in the 85kg session at the 2011 USA Weightlifting National Championships. Kendrick Farris’ winning 157kg Snatch Kendrick Farris’ winning 199kg Clean and Jerk. Giving him a total of 356kg, 26kg more than second placed Zach Krych (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Team Minnesota) Also […]

Chad Vaughn at the 2011 USA Nationals

July 20, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Watch Chad Vaughn (Florence, Texas / Spoon Barbell Club) winning the Men’s 77 kg category at the 2011 USA Weightlifting National Championships Here is his Chad going 3 for 3 in the Snatch ending with 150kg! And here is Chad Vaughn’s winning 185kg Clean and Jerk from the Men’s 77 session, giving him a total […]

Weighted Push-Up CrossFit WOD

July 20, 2011 By Gregor Winter

The CrossFit main site WOD today (110720) calls for weighted push ups. Weighted push-up 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps And their pro athletes already put up some impressive numbers. Pat Barber 190lbs, Lucas Zepeda 160lbs, Kevin Montoya 100lbs, Laurie Galassi 90lbs, Danielle Edmundson 75lbs. Here is a demo video of the WOD from CrossFit Santa Cruz [wmv] [mov]

Identify range of motion problems Mobility WOD

July 19, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Kelly Starrett, Jami Tikkanen and Glen Cordoza demonstrate is a nice test to identify range of motion problems. From a kneeling position, jump and land in a full squat. Key Questions Do you land with your knees out? Do you land with a stable ankle? Do you land without a collapsed foot? Oh boy… I got a lot to […]

More Shoulder Warm Up Exercises

July 19, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here are some more Shoulder Warm-Up exercises. Perform 2 rounds of the following: 15 reps Arm cross swings 25 reps rubber band pulls 15 reps of Ws Ys Ts on a exercise ball 25 reps of band pulls 15 wall extensions (aka stick ups) 15 reps push up variations

Gaining Weight – The Epic Meal Time Approach

July 19, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Ectomorph? Hardgainer? Try the Epic Meal Time approach. Bonus Tip “Don’t run when you can walk, don’t stand when you can sit, don’t sit when you can lay down”