Gymnastics straps are simple and highly effective pieces of gymnastics equipment everyone should have in their gym bag. Here is a video showing you just how versatile these things are. Using Gymnastic Straps in Men’s Gymnastics Here is Chinese gymnast Wangtang6911 using a similar technique (arms through rings straps) to train his ring strength elements and […]
Workout Music
Ross Enamait posted two workout music playlists. One old school rap playlist. and one non-rap listing of songs. Personally I like to listen to podcasts or audiobooks most of the time during my workouts.
Yuri van Gelder Compilation
Here is a nice edit (- the music) of some Yuri van Gelder training and competition footage. Yuri Van Gelder
Jim Wendler on John Broz’s Method
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 […]
Mark Rippetoe on Fallacies about Adaption
Read this article : The Biggest Training Fallacy of All by Mark Rippetoe He puts forward a fitting analogy for why people don’t make any progress. That is, comparing training with sun tanning, with regards to the stimuli needed to get adaption. The skin doesn’t adapt to total accumulated exposure, but to the longest exposure – the […]
Try this: Rope Plank Walk
I did and liked it. Really nice exercise engaging the whole core. Advanced Bodyweight Training Exercise: Rope Plank Walk:
Free Download “Fundamentals of Sports Training” by Matveyev
Thanks to Joel Jamieson you now can download your free copy of “Fundamentals of Sports Training” by L. Matveyev (pdf) which sells for $200 to $400 on Amazon. Certainly a nice addition to the library. He writes: “Today, I’d like to pass along this invaluable piece of historic training work along to those who will value the […]
My Rubber Band Shoulder Warm-Up Routine Video
This shoulder warm-up is part of every workout I do. “Shoulder Warm Up Routine with Elastic Rubber Bands” The routine is inspired by the “Warm-Up and Preparation DVD feat. Jordan Jovtchev” (click here for a review) I place this routine directly after the joint preparation mobility drills I do (joint rotations etc.) It consists of […]
Just listened to The Paleo Solution – Episode 87
The Paleo Solution – Episode 87 has a couple of interesting topics this week. Among them are[9:23] Unilateral Training[19:33] Skinniness, Paleo and Steroids[29:22] Explosive Lifting & Hypertrophy Greg Everett’s advice: Explosive movements recruit more motor units, but that does not equal more hypertrophy. You are tapping into high thresh units -> limit how many you are […]
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