Mark Rippetoe goes through the details of the Lying Triceps Extension, which he calls the fourth powerlift. An important exercise that will help you improve your bench press. The long head of the triceps muscle crosses multiple joints. Muscles that do that have a distal and a proximal function. Distal function: elbow extension Proximal function: shoulder extension Therefore […]
Mark Rippetoe on Fallacies about Adaption
Read this article : The Biggest Training Fallacy of All by Mark Rippetoe He puts forward a fitting analogy for why people don’t make any progress. That is, comparing training with sun tanning, with regards to the stimuli needed to get adaption. The skin doesn’t adapt to total accumulated exposure, but to the longest exposure – the […]
Five Valuable Strength Lessons From Mark Rippetoe
Charles Poliquin’s Blog – Five Valuable Strength Lessons From Mark Rippetoe: “Lesson #3: Think of the Power Clean As a Jump Rippetoe says it’s best to think of the power clean as a jump. He teaches the power clean from the top down. He will start by having the athlete rest the barbell on their […]
Bill Starr on the Split Snatch
Stan Stanczyk Split Snatching Bill Starr wrote a nice article on the Split Snatch. Even though you rarely see it performed nowadays, the split snatch will help you to develop “an extremely high degree of foot speed, timing, coordination, agility, balance and a large dose of courage”. He goes into the history of the lift, why it […]
Mark Rippetoe explains the Romanian Deadlift (RDL)
Over at Starting Strength, Mark Rippetoe put up an excellent video explaining the details of the Romanian deadlift. I really learned a lot from this. Here are my notes from the video. Why is the Romanian deadlift an important exercise? The RDL is a great exercise for your lower back. It is especially useful to […]