Read Donny Shankle’s post on Board Jumping for quicker feet.Looks like a nice CNS shocker. Reps: 3Sets: 5Duration: 5 minutesPlacement in Training: Use the exercise the day prior to maxing out. Also, always end the training session with this exercise.
201 kg Shankle Complex
Donny Shankle hits a PR on the Shankle Complex. 201 kg in front of a crowd at CrossFit Hardcore
Press in Split Q&A with Glenn & Donny
Glenn Pendlay anf Donny Shankle sat down to adress some question they received on Donny’s Press in Split Drills and Split Jerk Foot Position video. Notes: Q: How wide should the feet be in the split?A: slightly wider than shoulder widths Q: What about the back foot position?A: back heel outward, don’t rotate (knee can’t drop) Q: What about the […]
Press in Split Drills and Split Jerk Foot Position
Update: Glenn and Donny recorded a Q&A on that exercise. Donny Shankle explains 2 split jerk techniques he learned from Zygmunt Smalcerz while training at the OTC. Good drills if you have trouble catching or stabilizing the weight after a jerk. Instruction for Foot Position: draw a line in front of our toes take 3 steps draw a […]
Push Press for Olympic Weightlifters
Donny Shankle wrote a good post about Push Press for Olympic lifters. He emphasizes the importance of the eccentric portion of the lift. Although the concentric portion of the push press is often thought of to be the most important, it is the eccentric portion which will help you more as a weightlifter during your […]
Shankle Complex with 200 kg
Donny Shankle added 10kg to his Barbell Complex he did with 190kg. Now with 200kg 3 x Pulls with Shrugs 1 x Hang Clean 2 x Jerk Close. 2 front squats and a jerk @ 200kg
Donny Shankle Barbell Complex
Now here is a manly Barbell Complex. (named the Shankle Complex) Donny Shankle doing 3 x Pulls with Shrugs 1 x Hang Clean 2 x Jerk … with 190 kg. Like a toy. (Edit: Here he tries it with 200 kg) Here is what Glenn Pendlay has to say: The main reason we do an exercise like this […]
California Strength Training Live Stream
Now Live: California Strength weightlifting training session live stream. Enjoy Donny Shankle, Jon North, Kevin Cornell, Spencer Moorman and co. while they get busy to some euro dance music mixed with commentary by Glenn Pendlay.
Donny Shankle at the 2011 American Open
Some Donny Shankle lifts from the 2011 American Open. Donny Shankle 157kg, 162kg Snatch Donny Shankle 203kg Clean and Jerk (missed 208kg twice)