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Mobility 101 Resource Page

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With all the mobility exercises we have seen over the past years it is easy to lose track of the most effective ones. That’s why I put together a resource page of the ones I liked most. Check it out at allthingsgym.com/mobility101

Weightlifting Standards Calculator

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Lots of people ask what are some decent numbers for my age / bodyweight? Australian weightlifting coach Myles Wydall made a little calculator just for that. You enter your PB (choose from various lifts) and it estimates what you should be able to do in the other lifts. He says, that it is using data […]

Mikhail Koklyaev Interview on Breaking Plateaus and Recovering from Inflamed Elbows

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Once again many thanks to reader Soiren. Just like he did with the Klokov & Akkaev in Camp Chekhov, the Checking in with Akkaev or the Russian’s Way to the Olympics videos, he took the time to translate some of this 60 minute Mikhail Koklyaev interview (video below). It is great to have people like […]

Top 10 Banned Substances Weightlifters Got Caught With

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After the recent Steroids in Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting post I was interested in the number of athletes who got caught for a certain banned substance. Thanks to Anton, whose ninja like spreadsheet skills made counting the top 10 super easy. The data comes from the IWF sanctioned athletes page. As you can see taking something […]

Squats in Space

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Meanwhile in space … If you didn’t know, yes, even the ISS has a squat rack. To minimize muscle loss and decrease in bone density due to micro gravity the astronauts on board of the International Space Station have to do various exercises. In the video below you see Astronaut Sunita Williams touring the space […]