Meanwhile at Tbilisi in the European Championships 2015… Boyanka Kostova just broke all three under-23 European records and all three senior European Records! She was in a one horse race until the end, starting after all the other competitors had finished, power snatching her first attempt and not even breaking a sweat in her clean […]
Speed, Dynamic Efforts & Accommodating Resistance
Shane Sweatt and Laura Phelps-Sweatt talk about how the Westside Speed & Dynamic Efforts Days work. Something you already saw Louie Simmons explaining here. Basic Outline: 3 week wave, one bar, one movement next week cambered,front squat, safety , regular… 0.8m/s to 1m/s bar speed Wave percentages ofer 3 week period: week 1 50% 12×2 based […]
Speed Effort Day with Mark Bell
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 […]
Just Another Day To Train
Just hit a new rep PR on deadlifts on my 531 BBB week 3. What are you doing today? At DeFranco’s Gym people were also getting busy. And Mark Bell celebrates LiftMass with a speed effort day. Speed squats, speed deadlifts and speed bench press.
Citadel’s Football Team Training Compilation
Here is a compilation of the Citadel’s football team strength and conditioning workouts. Epic display of strength, speed and agility. Love the variety of exercises.
37 Reps 440 lb Deadlift in a Minute
How about some speed work? 200 kg (440 lbs) Sumo Deadlift x 37 reps in 60 seconds by Chris Duffin (220 lbs)
Quick under the bar – Oleg Perepetchenov
Oleg Perepetchenov, world record holder with a 210kg Clean & Jerk in the 77kg category shows you how it’s supposed to be done. Photo by Rob Macklem
Train for Strength First, Speed Later
Eric Cressey wrote about Speed Training on T Nation. You have to have force in order to display force quickly.Very simply, if you haven’t built a solid foundation of strength, incorporating specific speed work in your program probably won’t do much for you.. Focus is outstanding concentric bar speed in perfect technique. In an example […]