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Why External Rotatation “Creating Hip Torque” Works When Squatting

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Read & watch Justin’s post on why creating “hip torque” for squatting works. create torque by pushing knees out with toes pointing straight forward external rotation = adductors stretched, lateral portion of the hamstring tight activates the whole thigh (uses more musculature) Being tighter with more musculature would result in being stronger throughout a squat. […]

310kg Squat Damon Kelly

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Whoa, check out @Damon Kelly’s 310kg (682 lbs) Squat! BTW, he will be competing in the AWF National Club Tournament (PDF of schedule) this weekend at the Victorian Weightlifting Stadium, Linda Crescent, Hawthorn. So if you are in Australia, go there and watch some heavy lifting.

Mountain Dog Leg Training

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John Meadows and Dave Tate had another brutal leg workout. Before the session Dave tweeted this: https://twitter.com/underthebar/status/180995346711838720 Little did he know… after safety bar squats / box squats with chains leg press leg extensions deadlifts with chains … this is his post workout tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/UnderTheBar/status/181085800572784640

Clarence Kennedy Weightlifting YouTube Channel

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Update: Read his Interview on ATG. In case you haven’t come across Clarence Kennedy’s a.k.a. Clarence0’s YouTube Channel. He is putting up some good weightlifting videos. So subscribe. Age: 18 (at the time of posting this, March 16th, 2012) Weight: 87-89KG Height: 178cm Update: 150kg Snatch, 182.5kg Clean & Jerk 180kg C&J x2 192.5kg Jerk 185KG Jerk @88.5KG […]

Tsunami Bar Squats

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John Meadows tests the prototype of the Tsunami Bar. Maybe not the best name and date to introduce this bar. But it looks like a fun piece of equipment. This is a prototype of a new bar called a Tsunami bar. It has a patent pending and should be available in 4 to 5 weeks […]