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Bulgarian Weightlifting Training Hall 1988 Seoul

October 20, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here are several training hall lifts from the Bulgarian Olympic weightlifting team training for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. This home made video was shot by an unknown weightlifting fan and found its way into the PHAT Elvis gym and has only been seen by a select few members of the U.S. weightlifting community. […]

Mark Rippetoe on the Squat Bar Position

October 19, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Mark Rippetoe on Squat Bar Positions. This is another valuable lesson. He covers everything you probably ever want to know about proper grip for low-bar squat. Grip all of the weight of the bar is on the body, not the arms. lowest point where the bar can stabily be carried wrists and elbows not under […]

Ankle ROM for Squats

October 16, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Charles Poliquin on increasing ankle range of motion for squats. When you are selecting exercises to stretch the lower legs, consider that there are two major calf muscles, the gastrocnemius and the soleus. Both muscles have a common insertion at the Achilles tendon, which attaches to the calcaneus, or heel bone. With exercises in which […]

Knees Out Band Squat Drill

October 14, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Ben Claridad shows an exercise that helps you keeping your knees out during the squat. All you need is a rubber band. The drill is at 1:35 in the video below. He also shows another good exercise lateral band steps

Ivan Chakarov Back Squat 270 kg x 3

October 14, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Ivan Chakarov Back Squat 270 kg x 3 From IronMind the 1993 Worlds Training Hall undefined

531 BBB with Extra High Rep Squats

October 10, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Jim Wendler on modifying the 531 Boring But Big (BBB) Squat If you eat well this high volume approach in addition to your normal 5/3/1 sets will make you grow. Cycle 1 – 5 sets of 10 @ 30-50% of training max.Cycle 2 – 5 sets of 12 @ 30-50% of training max.Cycle 3 – […]

Galabin Boevski 250 kg ATG Squat

October 9, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is another clip from IronMind’s Unbelievable Bulgarians 1998 Training Hall DVD Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski (69kg lifter) with 250 kg ATG Squat

Pierre Roy Squat Form / Warm-up Exercise

October 6, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Check out this interesting looking squat form / warm-up exercise by Pierre Roy.

Supplementary and Assistance Exercises

September 30, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Over at Elite FTS Chad Wesley shares his favorite supplementary and assistance exercises for the big lifts. Supplementary Exercises SquatSpeed SquatsDead SquatsSafety Bar Squats BenchSpeed BenchPaused Widegrip BenchDead BenchClosegrip Board PressesSeated Military Press to the Top of the Head DeadliftSpeed PullsDeficit PullsPulls against BandsIsometrics Assistance Exercises – 1-5 sets of 8-20 reps SquatSingle Leg SquatsGHRsSingle Leg RDLsWalking […]