Dan John wrote about a “Beginners Program for the Olympic Lifts”. he suggests starting out the Bulgarian way, with deep squats then learn the clean – “Push the floor away” then get the bar overhead – learn true military press, push press, push jerk,split jerk, and the corresponding behind the neck variations of these exercises […]
Getting Strong without a Power Rack
Jim Wendler on getting strong without a power rack or squat stands. The main lifts you can concentrate on are as follows: deadlift, power clean, bent over row, and press. These four lifts will be your core lifts – if you are using my 5/3/1 training program, these will be the ones you will try […]
Mark Rippetoe and the Overhead Press
Some clips of Mark Rippetoe talking about the Press. Press Review Weighted Press, Part I Weighted Press, Part II Weighted Press, Part III Press Instruction, Part 1 Press Instruction, Part 2 Press Instruction, Part 3 Press Posture Question Basic Positions Hand Positions
Basic 6 Week Strength Training Program
Kirk shares a super simple 6 week strength training program. He and his lifters used this for presses, weighted chins and dips, squats.He doesn’t recommend applying this template to Olympic lifts as they require more work in the 85-90% of 1RM range with fewer than 5 reps per set. Week 1: 70% 1RM x 4 x […]
531 for Beginners – 3 Days a Week Program
Jim Wendler posted a 5/3/1 variation for a beginners percentages are 90% of your max and working up 3 days a week, full body strength program 2 main lifts, first is performed in standard 5/3/1 fashion, second is performed with 3 sets of 5 starting at 55% of your 1RM (weight increases 10% each set) […]
Barbell Complexes – Build Muscle, Lose Fat
Justin from 70sbig.com wrote a little post about Barbell Complexes and why they’re awesome. Working big compound movements with full range of motion on all joints will give you a whole body workout like no other. They can provide a dose of high intensity conditioning stress, yet also take the major joints through a full range […]
5 Tips to Improve your Overhead Press
Jim Wendler has 5 tips to improve your overhead press Use a false grip – better bar path Hold the bar in the shelf of your lats – be stronger at the bottom View it as a total body lift – keep your body tight, squeeze your glutes Use volume to get stronger – do […]
Dmitry Klokov Training Videos
A YouTube user with the descriptive name 44252005 has some Dmitry Klokov training videos. And there is some imPRESSive stuff. Klokov Push Press 212kg. Booyah! 190kg snatch for 2
4 Quick Lifting Tips
Mehdi from StrongLifts has 4 quick tips for 4 lifts. 1. Squats: Arch Your Back2. Deadlifts: Relax Your Upper-back3. Bench Press: Widen Your Stance4. Press: Get Under The Bar