Dan John compiled a table of Bob Hoffman’s Strength Standards. Check it out here You might also be interested in these Starting Strength Standard Tables by Mark Rippetoe
Rolling the Bar on Deadlifts
usingthisonce asked What’s the benefit of rolling a bar toward you before a deadlift? An there were some interesting answers. The psycholodical reason by dotjpg: I do it for 1rm attempts, it’s purely a psychological thing for me. If I can see the bar moving it’s a less daunting prospect to try and pick it up than if […]
Pierre Roy Squat Form / Warm-up Exercise
Check out this interesting looking squat form / warm-up exercise by Pierre Roy.
How to do the Pendlay Row – Back to the Basics
Update: Check out more Barbell Rows Variations Demo Videos File that under back exercises I should do more often. The Pendlay Row bent over so that your lower back is parallel to the ground use a wide enough grip that lets you achieve that position arch lower back upper back slightly rounded explosively pull the bar […]
Old Time Strength Feats
Ross Enamait linked to “Mighty Men of Old” book from sandowplus.co.uk Mighty Men of Old (PDF download)Mighty Men of Old (online version) As Ross pointed out: “You will also see that while training has evolved to an extent, much of what appears to be new is not. Often times, new ideas are nothing more than […]
USAWA Official Rule Book – Directory of Lifts
Check out and download the free USA All-Round Weightlifting Association Official Rule Book. This is a nice directory with explanations of the conventional lifts, as well as novelty lifts you’ve probably never heard of. Just a few examples… Wilbur Miller Unsupported Leg Press Snatch on Knees Harness Lift Al Myers undefined
Getting Strong without a Power Rack
Jim Wendler on getting strong without a power rack or squat stands. The main lifts you can concentrate on are as follows: deadlift, power clean, bent over row, and press. These four lifts will be your core lifts – if you are using my 5/3/1 training program, these will be the ones you will try […]
Proper Weightlifting Beards
That’s how you grow a beard weightlifting style. via 70sBig.com
History of the Press in Competitions
Over at Starting Strength John D. Fair wrote an article about how “How much can you press?” became “How much can you bench?”. The Tragic Death of the Military Press in Olympic and World Championship Competition, 1928-1972.
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