
Previously mentioned lifter Eric Spoto does 17 reps of Dumbbell Bench Press with 210 lbs. I guess once you hit 200+ lbs dumbbells for reps you get to choose the golden ones. … [Continue reading]
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Previously mentioned lifter Eric Spoto does 17 reps of Dumbbell Bench Press with 210 lbs. I guess once you hit 200+ lbs dumbbells for reps you get to choose the golden ones. … [Continue reading]

Read Donny Shankle's take on deficit snatches / cleans from boards. you will over the bar longer, so remember to hold a tight back arch 6-12 sets, 1-2 reps progression: higher boards When: between days when maxing out from the floor or as a … [Continue reading]

Meanwhile in Australia ... Here is Blaine Sumner's 400KG (880lbs) IPF World Record Raw Squat at the Pacific Raw Invitationals in Melbourne, Australia on the 1st of April 2012. … [Continue reading]

Kelly Starrett shows an after workout band distracted hip stretch. This tackles the complete groin area (iliopsoas = psoas major, psoas minor, iliacus) This thing is the holy grail. Tools: rubber band plate 2-3 minutes a side Check … [Continue reading]

Here are some sessions from the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships. Chigishev winning the +105kg snatch with 210kg @ 133.96 body weight, but missing all clean & jerks and injuring his notorious thigh (hamstring?). Snatch Evgeny … [Continue reading]

Have you recently taken a look at Examine.com? It's been a while since I first mentioned the supplement wiki. And it has grown quite a bit. Here for example is the entry on fish oil. Also, one of the creators, Silverhydra, offered some interesting … [Continue reading]

Jon North has part 3 of his hit and catch drill. … [Continue reading]

Glenn Pendlay did a Q&A session on his ustream and gave away some good advice. Topics: [00:20] high blocks do more reps with higher weight, use them once or twice a week [03:30] doing push presses for bigger overhead presses, press 3 … [Continue reading]

Check out 2011 Pan American +105 kg Champion, Fernado Reis performing snatch high pulls with bands. I haven't seen Olympic lifters use bands for pulls before. Sure looks like a great exercise to get more explosive in the 2nd pull. Here is … [Continue reading]