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Mark Rippetoe Interviews Marty Gallagher

March 31, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Mark Rippetoe interviewd lifter, writer and coach Marty Gallagher (Part 2, Part 3).

In Part 1 you get an entertaining history lesson about the the various characters and styles of Olympic and Powerlifting.

Back when there was the English Strength Set in powerlifting.

  • squat starts in the bottom position
  • bench press press starts at the chest
  • and they substituted the curl for the deadlift

They also talked about the minimalistic approach of Mark Chaillet. His routine looked something like this:

  • Monday: working up to a single rep  in the squat,  a single rep in the bench press
  • Thursday: working up to a single deadlift
  • no ssistance, no curls, no nothing

And how John McCallum made sets of 5 reps popular.

12 weeks meso-cycle, split in 3, 4 weeks mini cycles

  • 1st 4 weeks: sets of 5 reps for each of the lifts, with back off set with 8 reps
  • 2nd 4 weeks: sets of triples, with sets of 5 reps as back off
  • 3rd 4 weeks: sets of singles or doubles, with sets of triples as back off

In Part 2 they tell some stories about Captain Kirk Karwoski and how they got him pause squatting.

  • Kirk Karwoski’s hype up song: Kiss I wanna Rock N Roll all Night

After about a quick rant about fitness trends like muscle confusion, they talk about Ed Coan and Pavel Tsatsouline.
How Ed Coan “The Mozart of Strength” was no genetic freak,but a hard worker, with great proportions for powerlifting.

Mark Rippetoe interviews Marty Gallagher

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