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Dmitry Klokov Handstand Push Ups

July 9, 2013 By Gregor Winter

See, the Chinese are not the only ones doing handstands. In addition to his Overhead Press Dmitry also banged out a couple Handstand Push ups (a.k.a Earth Pushes, as a youtuber called them) today. Full ROM and not the headstand version which seems to be very popular in crossfit WODs these days. Youtuber drarara translated […]

Dmitry Klokov Shrugs (Trapi)

July 8, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Time for some bodybuilding moves. On today’s menu: 240kg Shrugs with Dmitry Klokov. Get Yoked! Personally I like his Snatch Grip Swinging High Pulls a.k.a. “Trapi” better. Front View of Trapi with 122.5kg x5

Dmitry Klokov Warm Up / Mobility Routine

June 28, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Here is Dmitry Klokov’s warm up routine. massaging glutes and hamstrings (like foam rolling on pipes) cracking / massaging lower back quick shoulder stretch in the deep dip position his Ankle, anterior tibialis, quad stretch I mentioned here butterfly pose stretch upper back stretches (roll on shoulder blades, butt in the air shifting from side […]

Dmitry Klokov 4+1 Snatch Grip Deadlift + Snatch

June 24, 2013 By Gregor Winter

You already knew that Dmitry Klokov has an insane lower back. Here is another freaky complex. I analyzed the math: 4+1 + 4+1 = Awesomeness 4x Stiff Legged Snatch Grip Deadlifts with 195kg immediately followed by a Snatch with 145kg A youtuber translated: “He says that this exercise focuses on stressing the back with pulls […]

DIY Yoke Squat Stand

June 12, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Time to highlight an awesome piece of DIY equipment.

Aleksey Lovchev 210kg Snatch from Blocks

June 6, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Here are some videos from Aleksey Lovchev’s training hall. The 23 year old weighed in at 127.8kg at the 2013 Russian Championships +105kg where he placed 3rd with 200kg + 242kg. He snatched snatched 210kg from blocks back in March, which is a PR for him. (Lift starts at 1:00 for all you impatient folks, don’t blink) Update: Read […]

DIY Car Rim Squat Stands

May 27, 2013 By Gregor Winter

I was looking for DIY squat stands ideas recently. One particular model stood out – the car rim squat stands. They seem to be used in gyms across the world. Do you know of other DIY squat stands? Share them in the comments. The simpler the better. Here is Manolo Campos using them.

Igor Lukanin 285kg Paused Front Squat

May 24, 2013 By Gregor Winter

And the video of the day week goes to … Igor Lukanin! After his 270kg Front Squat he told me that he has a lot more in him. Well, here is a 285kg Paused Front Squat. As for seminars, Igor will have 4 stops in California (Juni 21st at Catalyst Athletics), 2 in New York, 2in […]

Handstand Shoulder Taps (Handstand Wall Runs) Progressions

May 15, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Dusty Hyland from Dogtown CrossFit has some really good videos on Handstand development. Past videos in the series: Handstand Position Handstand Balance Wall Pulls to increase time spent in free Handstand And today he added a video on Handstand Shoulder Taps (sometimes referred to as Handstand Wall Runs). A great exercise I do (not enough) on […]