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Clarence Kennedy Interview

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Update: Read his Interview on ATG. Clarence responds to some questions regarding his training. trains 7 times a week no supplementary exercise, just does the lifts isn’t on juice (until he has a shot at Olympic gold) plans to lift at the European Junior Championships Looking forward to see more of this kids lifting. Thanks to […]

Old Time Ab Exercises

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… be thankful you’re even alive. Over at the tight tan slacks of dezso ban you can see how people trained their abs back in 1940s. And surprise, surprise… nothing much has changed since then. These exercises survived, because they are effective. Leg raises, Dragon flags, Russian twists, barbell sit-ups, even GHD sit-ups it’s all been […]

Wodcast with Sean Waxman Part 2

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Listen to Part 2 of Sean Waxman’s appearance on the Wodcast Podcast (Part 1 here). Topics: Doping in weightlifting and CrossFit Bulgarians in Seoul drug testing in sports Download: link to mp3 (right click + ‘save as’) Also check out Sean Waxman’s Weightlifting WOD where he is posting weightlifting cycles.

Reduce Noise of a Weightlifting Platform

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Depending on how much your neighbors hate you, you might have to think about reducing the noise of your garage gym weightlifting platform. Check out this post Design for a Quiet, Low Vibration Olympic Weightlifting Training Platform. Basically, you have to put cushion (like carpet) everywhere two surfaces meet. Do you have more tips on how to soundproof […]