
Andrei Aramnau with a 240kg Power Jerk x 3 From a YouTube comment For those who are wondering....at the end...he said he wasn't tired and needs to do more work. … [Continue reading]
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Andrei Aramnau with a 240kg Power Jerk x 3 From a YouTube comment For those who are wondering....at the end...he said he wasn't tired and needs to do more work. … [Continue reading]
Here is something epic from the weightlifting history books.Halil Mutlu at the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships setting World Records.130kg Snatch @ 53.7kg body weight.5kg more than the previous WR!160kg Clean and Jerk World … [Continue reading]
Jim Wendler responded to a common 5/3/1 question.What to do on week 4 - the deload week if you don't want to completely deload?Week 1 – 3×5 (as normal)Week 2 - 3×3 (as normal)Week 3 – 5/3/1 (as normal)Week 4 - 65%x3, 75%x3, 85%x3 (don’t go … [Continue reading]
Justin from 70's Big has a nice little stretch for you to try. I think it is called seated spinal twist in the yoga world. sit on the floor with your legs extended cross right foot over outside of left thigh; bend left knee (or keep it … [Continue reading]
Watch this interesting TED talk by Ben Goldacre.He talks about about quacks, epidemiology, publication bias, placebos, funnel plots, and evil pharmaceutical corporations... … [Continue reading]
Hang Snatch High Pull with rebend … [Continue reading]
Recently the CrossFit Journal published a video called "Understanding Planche Strength".In it Dusty Hyland from DogTown CrossFit goes through the different parts of the movement.Below is a preview from the video showing the beginning … [Continue reading]
Below is Frank from ManhavenProject.com lifting 260kg.His analysis is spot on. Read the The Many Faces of the Deadlift The Optimist, The Oh-Shit, The Point of No Return, The Colon-Blow, The Realization … [Continue reading]
Over at Elite FTS Chad Wesley shares his favorite supplementary and assistance exercises for the big lifts.Supplementary Exercises SquatSpeed SquatsDead SquatsSafety Bar SquatsBenchSpeed BenchPaused Widegrip BenchDead BenchClosegrip Board … [Continue reading]