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Konstantin Konstantinovs 2011 WPC 960kg Raw

December 3, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is Konstantin Konstantinovs at the 2011 WPC in Riga (complete recordings here). His first meet after an injury. Beast Mode! Squat 330kg (727lb) Bench 230kg (507lb) Deadlift 400kg (881lb) Total 960kg (2115lb) RAW

Westside Barbell Speed Bench Day with Louie Simmons

November 25, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is what a Speed Bench Press Day / Dynamic Effort Day with Louie Simmons at Westside Barbell looks like. 16 sets of 3 reps with 185 lbs +85 lbs of band tension 1 set every 30 seconds after 4 sets rest 1 minute This is then followed by either 2 sets light DB presses, […]

Raw Powerlifting Records Graph

November 7, 2011 By Gregor Winter

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

Lift Fixer – Fix Problems with the Big Three

November 6, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Update: Appears to be down Check out Lift Fixer. Select an exercise you have trouble with, specify your problem and get some recommendations on how to fix them.

Take Care of your Shoulders for a Bigger Bench

November 3, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Triceps Hypertrophy Workouts

October 27, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Dave Tate posted an article about getting a bigger, stronger triceps. In it he asked John Meadows for some sample Triceps Hypertrophy Workouts Workout No. 1 Fat bar pushdowns – heavy pyramid rep scheme is 15, 12, 10, 8 and 6 for a total of five work sets Seated dip machine – 4 sets of 8 – 10 […]

Role of the Lats in the Bench Press

October 5, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Justin from 70’s Big wrote a nice article about the role of the lats in the bench press Throughout the descent of a bench, the lats shorten since the shoulder is experiencing extension and slight horizontal abduction. During the ascent, the lats are stretched a bit when the movement is reversed — this shows that they […]

Supplementary and Assistance Exercises

September 30, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Over at Elite FTS Chad Wesley shares his favorite supplementary and assistance exercises for the big lifts. Supplementary Exercises SquatSpeed SquatsDead SquatsSafety Bar Squats BenchSpeed BenchPaused Widegrip BenchDead BenchClosegrip Board PressesSeated Military Press to the Top of the Head DeadliftSpeed PullsDeficit PullsPulls against BandsIsometrics Assistance Exercises – 1-5 sets of 8-20 reps SquatSingle Leg SquatsGHRsSingle Leg RDLsWalking […]

Get Strong Working 9 to 5

September 22, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Over at Elite FTS The Angry Coach writes about his diet and workout program. He calls his programming “Block Training For the Regular Guy” and it sounds pretty reasonable, especially if you’re pressed on time. Main exercises bench press squat deadlift clean He follows Prilepin’s Chart “starting with 50%, going up 5% per week, and […]