Seems like there is a trend in blogging whereby bloggers will do a weekly round-up of all the stuff they were reading that fits into the scope of their own blogs, and then list them out for their own readers. Bret Crontreras does something like this at his blog, and in the evolution blogging world… Continue Reading
Zen Quote of the Day: Silence
From Lao Tzu: “Silence is a source of great strength.” ~Lao Tzu I must be very wimpy
The Dinosaur Paradox and the Muscle Size/Strength Ratio
Why the hell did Dinosaurs get so big? How could they? Wouldn’t it be impossible given Galileo’s square-cube law? In what has become known as the dinosaur paradox, a few key issues have plagued scientists. Inadequate bone strength to support the largest dinosaurs Inadequate muscle strength to lift and move the largest dinosaurs Unacceptable high… Continue Reading
2006 Men’s European Super Heavyweight Olympic Weightlifting
Big dudes, big weights
How to Train Like an Olympic Weightlifter in 3 Easy Steps
Mike Burgener has said, “I don’t believe in over training, just under recovery.” And he is not alone. We Olympic lifting coaches have all said similar things over the years (myself included). But, these types of statements are highly misleading and tend to give off the wrong impression. A better statement would be, “Train as… Continue Reading
Chigishev Probably on Roster for Russian 2010 Worlds Team
The big Russian is likely to be on the team for Russia at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, according to Iron Mind. Here he was this year at the Europeans:
Tommy Kono Open
My friend, and fellow Portland Oly lifter, Mighty Kat blogs about her time at the Tommy Kono Open and includes the 10 things she learned while there. I particularly like the first: 1. Having tape at a meet is like having cigarettes around smokers. People will come out of the woodwork to bum some. Very… Continue Reading
The Science of Bodybuilding Rest Periods
Over at Evidence Based Fitness, Bryan Chung reviews a study that looked at whether manipulating rest periods can aid in hypertrophy. Rest 2 minutes, or less than 2 minutes, that is the question! He explains the methods: The subjects were then randomly assigned to do an 8-week lifting program in which the rest period was… Continue Reading
Inspiration: Misha Koklyaev Videos at Glasgow Seminar – Woo!
Sugden Barbell has put up some great video of a seminar in Glasgow done by none other than Misha Koklyaev. This dude ain’t messin’ around. I like this quote: "Weightlifting is an art. A weightlifter shoots the bullseye of a target 100′s meters away. A power lifter brings out this huge cannon…" Now the… Continue Reading
1989 National Aerobics Championships – Shazzam!
Training for the National Aerobics Championships may not be the best way to get big and strong, but it clearly IS the best way to be super sexy … oh, ya! [hat tip: Brandy]
