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Iron Radio on Overtraining

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Iron Radio Podcast on Is Over Training Real (direct link to mp3) You have a finite amount of times you can be punched in the face before you get knocked out. Losing sleep? No appetite? No sex drive? Joint inflammation? Overtraining does not show in a single symptom. It’s a collection of symptoms that slowly creep in and are […]

Common Weightlifting Errors and their Fixes

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In Part 5 of his series on the Chinese Weightlifting System, Kirk has offers some really good insights into what exercises the Chinese use to correct technical errors in their lifts. We just do something that fixes the weak segment, with less concern on “What muscle is weak”. It could be your brain muscles that are weak, causing […]

How Chinese Lifters Use Periodization

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In Part 4 of his series on the Chinese Weightlifting System, Kirk explains how the Chinese incorporate periodization into their training. It works like a basic A/B testing method: Analyze weaknesses and strongest features exchange exercises accordingly give it 4 weeks to get results Negative results? -> start at 1. and reanalyze. Positive results? -> stick with […]

171 kg Snatch "Too Light!" for Lu Yong

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Lu Yong (19 at the time) at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships At 2:23 snatching 171 kg, he yells “it’s too light!” 太轻啦. Apparently true, because in his third attempt he snatched 175kg. With 210kg in his Clean and Jerk he totaled 385kg. (New Junior Total World Record) Learn More about Chinese Weightlifting here. As the […]