It’s sad how much mudslinging goes on on the interwebs. No matter how nice you try to be, there will always be some douche bag who starts acting-a-fool on you. I have very little tolerance for rude behavior. And even less when it isn’t done in person. Sadly, much of what passes for “discussion” on… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Weightlifting
Zen Quote of the Day: Patience
From the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo: The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not rush about at things. A person of little merit is not at peace but walks about making trouble and is in conflict with all. A key to success in Olympic weightlifting… Continue Reading
Inspiration – Jaber Saeed Salem and Marc Huster Videos from Iron Mind
Check out these new vids from the Iron Mind Youtube channel of Jaber Saeed Salem (or Yani Marchokov, depending on your “persuasion”) and one of my favorite lifters Marc Huster And Marc Huster:
Here in Portland – We Are Just Plain Smarter
Well, if it wasn’t enough that those of us in Portland already suffer from a superiority complex based on our early adoption of biking, going “green” in nearly every way possible, high per capita college degree holding, and abundunt strip clubs (what?) … It turns out we also read more than everyone else in the… Continue Reading
2010 Portland Highland Games – Kilts, Throwing, and Beer, OH MY!
I’m finally getting around to writing this, a few weeks after the fact. But, the Portland Highland Games 2010 was a success and a ton of fun. Three of our crew competed: Myself, Chris, and Roy. Chris and I were in the C class (Remember, a C gets a degree) and Roy was in the… Continue Reading
Women, Don’t Squat – It Might Kill You
Psych! (does anyone say that anymore?) Over on Tony Gentilcore’s blog, Bret Contreras does a guest post in response to a personal trainers comments about squatting. It’s rather extensive, but here’s the conclusion: Good job! You just discouraged every woman who read your blogpost from performing squats and you probably planted fear in their brains… Continue Reading
Brain Cushing Suspended – Was It Just “Overtraining?”
We all know that NFL players don’t take steroids, right? Sure … In a mind-blowingly insane defense, Brain Cushing is now claiming that the reason that he tested positive for HCG (a drug designed to kick-start your bodies natural testosterone levels after you have been on the juice for a while) is because –… Continue Reading
Werner Gunthor Shot Put and Workout Video
Found this video over at 70’s Big. It adds to the point I was making in my Clean and Jerk for the Shot Put article. Hat Tip: Ryland
Contreras Hip Thrust Instructional Video – Building a Better Booty
Bret Contreras, inventor of a glute-bridge variation he calls the “hip thrust”, and author of an exceptional book on glute strengthening, has finally made a video explaining his flagship exercise (see below). After reading his book a little while ago I started having some of my lifters try doing a bodyweight version for higher reps… Continue Reading
Shot Put Physics – Bench Press vs Clean and Jerk
Check out this article on the physics of the shot put. (The original paper can be found on the Arxiv, if you want to see the actual math – I promise it’s fun!) For more than 30 years, sports scientists have puzzled over why the optimum angle of release for a shot put is not… Continue Reading
