Dmitry Klokov Beijing 2008
Gymnastics Training and The Bench Press
There is always a lot of talk about the carry-over of gymnastics training to other strength sports. The Bench Press is an important exercise for gymnasts. In interviews I heard a couple of gymnasts mention that benching is an integral part of their weight training workouts. On Gymnastic Bodies, Wangtang also offers an observation he made […]
Tip for Pressing Movements
Boris from Squat Rx shares an important tip for pressing movements. “All of these tips, functionally, serve to externally rotate the arm, and engage the lats and triceps into your press and support the extended arm, and can be simplified to the instruction to bend the bar in an upside-down “U” while pressing.”
Now Live: USA Olympic Weightlifting Nationals
Just a reminder… The 2011 USA Olympic Weightlifting Nationals Webcast is now streaming live overt at http://weightlifting.teamusa.org/live or here Schedule (all times are ET) 8:30 a.m. Men’s 77kg B / 85kg B 11 a.m.Women’s 63kg B 1 p.m.Women’s 63kg A* 3 p.m.Men’s 77kg A* 5 p.m.Women’s 69kg* 7 p.m.Men’s 85kg A* 9 p.m.Men’s 94kg A
Activating your Lower Back
Lots of people don’t know how to contract the lower back muscles. In his article “Proper Back Position for Power” Mark Rippetoe shares the cues on how to teach athletes to activate their lower backs. “A lifter who can’t control his lumbar spine isn’t as good a lifter as he can be.” For some subtle […]
Deadlift Variation – Mid Rep Pause
Michael Keck performs a brutal deadlift variation, pausing for a two count in the concentric part of the lift. “
Watch Live: USA Olympic Weightlifting Nationals
On Saturday July 16th, you can watch a live stream of the 2011 USA Olympic Weightlifting National Championships. This event will be live webcast at http://weightlifting.teamusa.org/live (the page isn’t working at the moment). More information here. Weight classes will be the 58kg and 75+kg girls and the 69kg/85kg/94kg/105+kg men. You will be able to see Chad Vaughn, […]
How to Prevent Insufficient Recovery in HIT
Thomas Kurz has a quick post on “How to Prevent Insufficient Recovery in High-Intensity Training “ 6. To find out when it is safe to do intense exercises (and for a sore calf, jogging and running are intense resistance exercises), press deep into the muscles to be exercised. You can poke them with your finger, […]
Jim Wendler’s Training Rules Of Being Awesome
Jim Wendler’s Training Rules Of Being Awesome 1. Your program will be based on 4 exercises: squat, bench press, deadlift and the press. 2. You will train in the weight room 2-4 days/week. 3. You will do some kind of “hard” conditioning 3 days/week. This consists of pushing the Prowler, running hills, running stadium steps […]
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