Check out this great interview with Shane Hamman that Mark Rippetoe did (click here). They cover a bunch of info in about 1 hour including Shane’s early powerlifting career where he dunked 1008 pounds in the squat. His Olympic career. The state of American Weightlifting. And what we can do about it. What I enjoyed… Continue Reading
Why are You a Weightlifter?
Barry at Weightlifting Epiphanies has a fantastic post on why he decided to be a weightlifter. It’s really digs into some topics that strike a cord with me. Here’s a passage: Weightlifting appeals to my underlying personality. My parents raised me as a lifelong learner and in the twenty months since I gave up rugby… Continue Reading
Zen Quote of the Day: Basho
From the great Japanese Haiku poet Basho: “I hear the unblown flute, In the deep summer shadows, Of the Temple of Suma.”
3 Minute Legs: Give me a Break
I think I’m going to have a heart attack watching this. People will do anything to not do work.
Magnus Samuelsson Protein Powder Commercial
This is a hilarious “mock-commercial”.
Svend Karlsen: Viking Power! Video and Workout Routine
I go to Portland State University, home of the Vikings. So little wonder that I’m into Svend Karlsen, the 2001 Worlds Strongest Man, who has a habit of screaming, “Viking Power!” at the top of his lungs every time he does a successful event. (I keep trying to get my school to adopt him as… Continue Reading
Magnus Samuelsson Video
Yesterday I posted the workout routine of Mariusz Pudzianowski. Today, I’m posting a link to a great video on my favorite strongman competitor of all time: Magnus Samuelsson. In addition to being a Worlds Strongest Man winner, he is a down-home Swedish dairy farmer and a truly laid back and nice guy by all accounts. … Continue Reading
Gatorade Bra
Check out the newest and coolest way to drink your Gatorade at the gym!
Olympic Weightlifting for a Tight Tone Body
Here’s Cara Heads, the 2000 Olympian taking someone off the street and teaching them the Olympic lifting movements to prove her point that anyone can get into this sport for fun and fitness. I have proven over and over in my coaching practice that I can show ANYONE how to do the basic Olympic lifts… Continue Reading
Always Curl in the Squat Rack … You’re Life May Depend On It
This video is the proof!
