
Meanwhile in Russia ... David Bedzhanyan performs a quick Barbell Complex with 200kg. 2x Front Squats 2x Power Jerks Thanks to Phil for submitting. … [Continue reading]
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Meanwhile in Russia ... David Bedzhanyan performs a quick Barbell Complex with 200kg. 2x Front Squats 2x Power Jerks Thanks to Phil for submitting. … [Continue reading]
From the category "things you didn't know you were lacking". Kelly Starrett talks about terminal knee extension. The Problem: knee can't fully extend, is flexed all the time. Check out more drills on Mobility 101. The Fix with band … [Continue reading]
Check out Polish shot putter Damian Kusiak. Currently he is on a 2 year ban for using stanozololololololol, but that doesn't stop him from uploading awesome training videos to youtube (subscribe to his channel). On his channel you will find a … [Continue reading]
Mr flexible, Kelly Starrett shows a hip opener stretch using a rubber band with the dreaded split positions. Keep it moving, this is not a static stretch. … [Continue reading]
Turns out I am not the only one with super poor ankle flexibility. Look at the heels in this photo below of Su Dajin. Thanks to Kari Kinnunen a.k.a. Wonderlifter for letting me post it here. That looks like it's about the same heel elevation I … [Continue reading]
First off Happy Birthday Misha! You are true inspiration and an ambassador for strength athletics. After yesterday's 417.5kd Deadlift here are the rest of Misha's lifts. 360kg Squat, 230kg Bench, 417.5kg Deadlift (mixed grip, IPF … [Continue reading]
After the recent Steroids in Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting post I was interested in the number of athletes who got caught for a certain banned substance. Thanks to Anton, whose ninja like spreadsheet skills made counting the top 10 super … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Here is how Mikhail Koklyaev spends the Sunday before his 34th birthday (don' forget to congratulate him tomorrow). 417.5kg Deadlift at the Russian Championship of the Chelyabinsk region that happened today. He did a … [Continue reading]
You will probably have come across this question or some variant thereof. Be it about your program, the exercise you do, the sets & reps scheme or just about the fact that you are a dedicated individual. I found it very insightful what … [Continue reading]