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Unbelievable Bulgarians DVD Photos

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As I mentioned recently I got myself the Unbelievable Bulgarians Training Hall DVD. Fascinating watch if you are into Olympic weightlifting. It shows a glimpse into their world one week prior to leaving for the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. You’ve probably read a lot about the Bulgarian System already, but actually seeing these balls out lifts is […]

Zlatan Vanev Weightlifting Warm Up

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Clips like this really get me hyped for the next training session. Bulgaria’s Zlatan Vanev warming up at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. Here is Zlatan Vanev’s training day on 19 (Tuesday) October 1999. His records in 77 kilos weight class were snatch 165 and c + j 205 and total 370: MORNING SESSION10.10 – 10.28 Snatch 80/2+110/2+140/1+150/1+(155/1 […]

History of the Westside Conjugate System

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Here is a little post by Louie Simmons on how he came up with the Westside Conjugate System. The Westside conjugate system is the best of two advanced training systems: the Soviet system, where several special exercises are used to advance the training of superior lifters and athletes, and the Bulgarian system, where near-max lifts are […]

John Welbourn on Paleo Solution Podcast

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Another Paleo Solution Podcast with John Welbourn. Just like in Episode 86 they drop a lot of good information. Episode 94 Topics:1. Power, Strength or Hypertrophy2. Building Muscle3. No Such Thing as Overtraining4. Conjugate Method and O-lifting5. Back Squats Have Given Me Radiation!6. Weight Gain and Ketosis7. Training Twice a Day Regarding topic 1:During his time in […]

Ivan Abadjiev Interview

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Barry from Weightlifting Epiphanies visited the Eleiko Olympic Weightlifting Academy in Danville, California, where he got the chance to interview Ivan Abadjiev and Alexander Krychev. Here is part one of the interview. The goal of opening the Eleiko Olympic Weightlifting Academy was to duplicate what the Bulgarians did after 1968 Mexico Olympics, namely going from zero medals to dominating the 1972 […]

Jim Wendler on John Broz’s Method

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Jim Wendler wrote a response to the recent Bret Contreras’ article (Max Out on Squats Every Day) about John Broz’s training methods. Read with an open mind. It’s been a few days since the Bret Contreras article on John Broz, his gym and his training methods came out on T-Nation. The response was huge (just […]

Is the Bulgarian Method infiltrating America?

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‘You lift more, train more, you get higher results.’ – Ivan Abadjiev The Bulgarian Method of Olympic Weightlifting training is once again in mainstream media. Today the Wall Street Journal runs an article called about it. “Heavy Lifting, No Rest, Candy: the Bulgarian Method” Ivan Abadjiev is currently in US trying to get the struggling US Weightlifting team ready […]