Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Over at Westside Barbell they use a lot different bars.One example is the Bamboo Bar (aka Bandbell Bar) loaded with Kettlebells hanging from rubber bands.Great for stabilization and shoulder rehab.Try doing a couple of reps and finish it of with … [Continue reading]
Now Live: California Strength weightlifting training session live stream.Enjoy Donny Shankle, Jon North, Kevin Cornell, Spencer Moorman and co. while they get busy to some euro dance music mixed with commentary by Glenn Pendlay. … [Continue reading]
Jim Wendler on building a bigger traps and neck (a.k.a. the yoke) in your home gym.Neck Harness Neck Curls (demo)do multiple sets of 25-50it’s about VOLUME, lighter weights, higher repsBand Pull Aparts (demo)100 reps a day with a mini-band … [Continue reading]
Here is a Mark Rippetoe quote on squats from Starting Strength 3rd Edition. "There is simply no other exercise, and certainly no machine, that provides the level of central nervous activity, improved balance and coordination, skeletal loading and … [Continue reading]
Here is another "How to Snatch" instruction. This time by Nick Horton. Part 1: Hip to Catch Part 2: Knees to Hip (double knee bend) Part 3: Floor to Knee … [Continue reading]
Justin from 70's Big also has a word to say about CrossFit.What’s the deal with CrossFit?[...] It’s a nice gateway into other forms of training and the people are always great.TL;DRCrossFit is goofy and does some things wrong, but it has some … [Continue reading]
There will be a 'London Prepares' Weightlifting Invitational Test Event on December 10-11.Let's see if they will get a working live stream up. I doubt it though.Facebook Page for info.The categories to be contested for include men’s 94kg & … [Continue reading]
Over at the GoHeavy Forums Don McCauley tries to make sense of it.Comparing, by average, top 3 places in all weightclasses from the 2001 AO to the 2011 AO, men and women (except one, where only 2 competitors totaled)comes out to about a minus 7kgs … [Continue reading]
Jim Wendler released the 2nd Edition of 5/3/1 - The Simplest and Most Effective Training System to Increase Raw Strength136 pages of honest advice by a guy who eats his own dog food. More info here and here.The 5/3/1 2nd Edition … [Continue reading]