Apparently it’s National Gymnastics Day in the US. American Gymnast has $75 for you if you post a photo of you doing a handstand to their Facebook page.
Donny Shankle Push Press 157kg x 5
Donny Shankle push press 157kg (345.4 lbs) X 5I think he that is something like 150% of his body weight.
Getting Strong without a Power Rack
Jim Wendler on getting strong without a power rack or squat stands. The main lifts you can concentrate on are as follows: deadlift, power clean, bent over row, and press. These four lifts will be your core lifts – if you are using my 5/3/1 training program, these will be the ones you will try […]
Mark Rippetoe and the Overhead Press
Some clips of Mark Rippetoe talking about the Press. Press Review Weighted Press, Part I Weighted Press, Part II Weighted Press, Part III Press Instruction, Part 1 Press Instruction, Part 2 Press Instruction, Part 3 Press Posture Question Basic Positions Hand Positions
CrossFit Radio with the 2011 Games Champions
CrossFit Radio’s Justin Judkins has the two 2011 CrossFit Games Champions, Annie Thorisdottir and Rich Froning Jr. on the phone. Download CrossFit Radio Episode 189 here (direct link to mp3) Rich talks about how he used “periodization” with intervals in his training. A sample interval workout looked like this 5 rounds, 1 min rest between rounds of: AMRAP […]
Chris Spealler Snatch Balance
Chris Spealler and Eric O’Connor doing a Snatch Balance stand off. Chris manages to get up to 245 lbs (40 lbs PR) at a bodyweight of 140lbs!
Shoulder Internal Rotation Mobility WOD
Kelly Starrett has a nice shoulder mobility WOD to improve internal rotation. First he shows a little shoulder internal rotation assesment test – the “hand lift of” test. First thing he does at his clinic when he sees athletes missing internal rotation is focusing on the anterior delts. first. MWOD 5 minutes per side lying on […]
Basic 6 Week Strength Training Program
Kirk shares a super simple 6 week strength training program. He and his lifters used this for presses, weighted chins and dips, squats.He doesn’t recommend applying this template to Olympic lifts as they require more work in the 85-90% of 1RM range with fewer than 5 reps per set. Week 1: 70% 1RM x 4 x […]
One and One-Quarter Squat
Charles Poliquin shares a way to strengthen the Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO). Because the VMO is most involved at the bottom of a squat, I decided to create a variation that would emphasize this portion of the lift. It’s called the one and one-quarter squat. Squat down for a 5-second count until you hit bottom […]
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