Here are two lectures / presentations by Olympic weightlifting coach Tommy Kono talking about weightlifting technique from his 60 years of coaching experience. This is Tommy Kono at the 1956 Olympic Games in MelbourneThe first talk was held 7 March 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. Introduction Coaching in different countries Importance of hip for power production pulling speed, difference […]
Load Ordering for Efficient Positions Mobility WOD
Kelly Starret and Carl Paoli talk about the concept of load ordering. I like the comparison of squatting with dipping when it comes to loading and getting into a good position with external rotation. Part1 Part 2
Biggest Snatches in Weightlifting History
Biggest competition snatches since 1987 (via) ATHLETE NAT. B/WEIGHT SNATCH DATE 1.Behdad Salimi* IRN 168 217.0 10.06.11 1. Eugene Sypko** SOV 110 + 216.5 03.04.90 2. Antonio Krastev BUL 172.50 216.0 09.13.87 3. Alexander Kurlovich SOV 134.45 215.0 09.23.89 4. Behdad Salimi IRN 168.22 214.0 11.13.11 5. Hossein Rezazade IRN 161.60 213.0 09.14.03 6. Alexander Gunyashev RUS 110+ 212.5 07.15.88 […]
Pulls in Chinese Weightlifting
Kirk wrote a post about how the Chinese use pulls and their variations in their weightlifting training. Why do snatch pulls (or clean pulls)? Teaching the body, of the most accurate angles for exerting the maximal amount of power Accurately moving the load from the quads to the hips once the bar hits knee level. […]
2011 Challenger Cup in Ghent
Update: See the complete still rings final and results here. Lefteris Petrounias just qualified first on still rings at the 2011 Challenger Cup in Ghent Here is his routine from the 2011 European Championships. Still Rings Qualification Results: MAG SR1.Lefteris Petrounias 15.3502.Yuri Van Gelder 15.0753.Qiuhua Liao 14.9254.Arthur Zanetti 14.8755.Ali Al Asi 14.7506.Dimitry Barkalov 14.4007.Sergio Muñoz […]
Jeb Corliss Wingsuite BASE Jumping
Another awesome Wingsuite BASE jump video by Jeb Corliss. That spot seems to be pretty popular among BASE jumpers.If the video is blocked in your country, use a proxy and enter the video url (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k) there. Also check out the last one.
Stephan Guyenet responds to Gary Taubes
Stephan Guyenet has A Response to Gary Taubes Could it be possible that, rather than thousands of career obesity researchers in academia and the pharmaceutical industry being stuck in the wrong paradigm for the last 60 years, a journalist with a physics and engineering background, who lost weight on a low-carbohydrate diet, made a wrong […]
Causes for Heel Spurs
Heel Spur X Ray Kelly Starrett shows us a Calcaneal spur (heel spur). It’s the result of the body’s amazing ability to adapt to compromised positions due to tight knees, tight anterior hip, missing ankle range of motion. Here is more info on how to treat and avoid heel spurs from coming back.
7 years old and stronger than most of us
You probably came across these super strong kids on YouTube. Here are some clips I found particularly impressive. Hand balancing on a single barhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oijp1Apzeg4 Human Flag Pike Presshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ZOqSskRDY Handstand Push-ups and extreme stretchinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJ0RyBFvsU
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