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Homemade Steel Power Rack

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If you have the right tools and skills you can build yourself a kick ass power rack. You have seen the wooden Power Racks. But this awesome piece of craftsmanship is the best diy power rack I have seen so far. Costs: around $400 US Read this post for a complete explanation. Plan: Finished Product:

Useful Form Cues

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Over at  reddit some users compiled a Checklist for Lifts. Maybe you find one that’ll help your lifts. Deadlift don’t think about picking the bar up, but think about pushing the world away from the bar. Leg press the world away from the bar, in essence. pull the bar in toward you by engaging your lats throughout […]

Low vs High Bar Squats

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I was reading the post on the pros and cons of Low Bar vs High Bar Squatting by Justin.Really informative article. High Bar Squat Summary: Summary: The high bar squat is superior for Olympic weightlifting because it teaches proper clean/snatch receiving positioning. If there are problems with the low bar squat, then the high bar […]

Speed Effort Day with Mark Bell

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Mark Bell was coaching Travis and Justin from CrossFit Sacramento. He had them doing dynamic effort squats into chains and DE deadlifts. Going back and forth for 10-12 sets of 3-2 reps with minimal rest. Mark’s Observations: Justin is leaning forward when squatting this prevents his hip from getting proper depth and is less efficient it’s […]