Gregor Winter, Author at All Things Gym

Benedikt Magnusson 800 lb Deadlift Warm Up

March 1, 2012 By Gregor Winter

What the? Benedikt Magnusson warming up with 800 lb. Note: This was before he pulled the 1015 lbs WR. Unfortunately we won’t see Benedikt in lift in the Arnold Strongman Classics. He had a minor bicep tear doing a 205kg axle clean.

Lift Complete – Free Competition Management Software

March 1, 2012 By Gregor Winter

In case you want to run a little Olympic weightlifting meet in your gym. Check out Lift Complete, a “Free Competition Management Software”. Lift Complete Lite is free software that helps manage the paperwork of small to medium competitions. You can manage the weigh in process, manage the lift order and for some eye-candy, show […]

CrossFit Games Open Snatch Workout Mobility WOD

March 1, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Kelly Starrett comes to save all CrossFit Games Open athelets. Workout 12.2 is: put a barbell ovehead anyway you like.That means muscle snatch, power snatch, snatch, split snatch. Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of:  75 pound Snatch, 30 reps 135 pound Snatch, 30 reps 165 pound Snatch, 30 reps 210 pound […]

I Don’t Always Do A Barbell Complex – Dmitry Klokov

February 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter

And so a meme was born. Shout out to reader Giovanni de Matteis who shared it on Facebook.

Y Ahora En Español – Arrancada Instrucción

February 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here is an introduction to the snatch, in Spanish.The video is from the Columbian Weightlifting Federation. The progressions they use are easy to understand even if you don’t speak Spanish. via Waxmans’s Gym

Donny Shankle Drop Snatch Warm Up Exercise

February 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Check out Donny Shankle’s post on the Drop Snatch. A weightlifting warm-up exercise you should be doing.5 sets, 2-3 reps

Weightlifting Academy #3 – Squat Variations

February 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Dr. Michael Hartman and Nick Horton talk squats on Episode 3 of the Weightlifting Academy. Pros and cons of front, high bar, low bar back squats. Audio Version: link to mp3 (right click + ‘save as’)

Ankle ROM for Squatting Mobility WOD

February 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Kelly Starrett works ankle mobility. Nothing fancy, just camping out in good position (not letting the arch collapse and knees come in). This pretty much describes my ankle issues.Too tight to let me reach proper squat depth without elevated heels (on plates or oly shoes). If there only was such a thing as Achilles tendon implants / enlargement. I would get that.

Lu Xiaojun’s Back MILO 19.4 Cover

February 28, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Check out Lu Xiaojun’s back on the cover of MILO 19.4. Reminds me of that iconic IronMind poster “Backs are to lifters what biceps are to bodybuilders.” MILO 19.4 cover: Lu Xiaojun (China) bangs away on some snatch pulls in the training hall at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships (Disneyland–Paris) a couple of days before winning […]