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Ankle Stretch Using Rubber Band Mobility WOD

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Kelly Starrett on ankle mobility again. Important stuff if you’re into doing Olympic lifts. Tools: little box, rubber band, superfriend (optional) Time: 2 minutes, 40-50 reps each foot (front and back) Do the band distracted ankle stretch, with foot on the box and knee pointing outside. Have a friend control your foot placement and to keep it […]

531 Power Clean Variation

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Jim Wendler wrote another post on a 5/3/1 variation. This time it is about Power Cleans and 5/3/1. Can you combine the two? – Yes!How? – In standard 5/3/1 set, rep and percentages fashion. It’s an easy enough movement. 1. First, be sure you can walk and chew Red Man at the same time.2. Please […]

Chest and Back Workout at EliteFTS

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Just another Saturday in the gym at Elite FTS. A Chest and Back workout day with Dave Tate, John Meadows, and Doc. Nice selection of exercises. Incline dumbbell bench press, flat bench flys with chains, dips, bench press variations, reverse flys and one arm barbell rows. I really like the bench press / fly with the […]

Rep Ranges Table for Strength and Mass

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Over at reddit RyanArr posted the Rep Range Chart from Mark Rippetoe’s and Lon Kilgore’s Practical Programming for Strength Training. Number of Repetitions Result of Training 1 2 3 5 8 10 12 20 Silliness Strength Myofibrillar Hypertrophy Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy Power ATP/PC Storage/Efficiency Neural Adaption Capillarity Lactate Generation Pain Torlerance Bone Density 100% 1RM 70% 25% 1RM […]

Misrepresentation in Bodybuilding, Powerlifting

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Episode 121 IronRadio – Misrepresentation in Bodybuilding, Powerlifting (link to mp3) Dr. L, Rob and Phil talk about recent training, nutrition, news and drugs. It happens all the time on the covers of magazines and in ads. A huge dude holds up a supplement bottle as he flexes his 24-inch pythons. Is it all greed and […]

10 Prowler Variations

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Over at EliteFTS, Sean Keefe shares Ten Prowler Variations. Heavy ass Prowler pushes (HAPP) – for adding volume to the lower body and they help build muscle with very little stress on the body Prowler sprint: Sprint for four to six seconds and keep adding weight until you begin to slow down. Prowler sprint and push: Sprint with the Prowler […]