Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Here are some crazy lifts from the 2005 Russian weightlifting championships (or Russian Cup?). Great lifts by Russia's finest weightlifters... Evgeny Chigishev, Dmitry Klokov, Mikhail "Misha" Koklyaev, Andrei Chemerkin etc... If like me you … [Continue reading]
Here's another one of those sleep time calculators. Sleepyti.mePlease keep in mind that you should be falling asleep at these times.The average adult human takes fourteen minutes to fall asleep, so plan accordingly!sleepyti.me works by counting … [Continue reading]
Try Joe DeFranco's 3-Way "Shoulder Shocker"Perform: 2-3 sets, 8-12 per movement, no rest between exercisesSeated Plate Raise using a 25 or 45-pound weight plateSeated Lateral Raise with light dumbbells – 20 to 25 poundsSeated Dumbbell Cuban … [Continue reading]
Over at his blog Jon North posted another episode of the Attitude Nation Podcast.This time he interveiws Spencer Moorman.They talk about Spencer's recent 204kg Junior American Record and training at California Strength under the "Hitler of … [Continue reading]
Listen to IronRadio.Download: Episode #136 Iron Radio (link to mp3) Topics:Training certificates and their usefulnessWhat makes you beginner, intermediate or advanced? … [Continue reading]
World Record Wednesdays.Sergey Didyk 261 kg Clean and Jerk World Record from Moscow, 1983. … [Continue reading]
Kelly Starrett working on a stiff in the thoracic spine to improve shoulder internal rotation.Tools:lacrosse ballweight plateMWOD:arm is internally rotated behind the backuse lacrosse ball to mobilize the first rip, scapula area … [Continue reading]
Frank Rothwell just added the men's 90 kg video of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona to his ever growing Olympic lifting video library.Kakhi Kakhiashvili's battle with Serguei Syrtsov.What a difference 200 grams make. … [Continue reading]
Frank Rothwell uploaded a video from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.In it is 20 year old Pyrros Dimas taking the men's Men's 82.5 kg gold.Snatch: 162.5 167.5 167.5C&J: 202.5 207.5 207.5 … [Continue reading]