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… Read More, Baby!
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Glenn Pendlay on How to Become a Great Coach – Plus 5 Things I’ve Learned
Here’s a link (pdf file) of a great interview Glenn Pendlay did on Strength training for sports. For me, as a strength coach, this was the key quote: If you really want to know how to get people stronger, train yourself like a madman, learn all you can from that, seek out people who know… Read More, Baby!
The Evolution of a Weight Training Routine
In Bob Takano’s recent newsletter mailing he has a piece about the fact that he’s been seeing a lot of WOD (workout of the day) designed for weightlifters. He’s worried that the structure of these are often not going to get weightlifters where they want to go, that is, it ain’t specific enough to the… Read More, Baby!
The ‘Secret’ to Bulgarian Training in Olympic Weightlifting
(Make sure you check out my updated “5 Myths of Bulgarian Weightlifting“) It is an understatement to say that Olympic weightlifters are obsessed with Bulgarians. No, not the people, or the great food (my Step Dad is Bulgarian, I can testify), or the copious consumption of vodka (well … maybe a bit of that). No,… Read More, Baby!
Kendrick Ferris Cleans 218 … and Damned-Near Jerks It!
He’s closer than a hairs breath of a frogs ass to makin’ that jerk…. Read More, Baby!
Best Miss EVER – Clean and Jerk
Check out this video Roy sent me. Seriously, this dude is INTENSE. That’s the way to miss!… Read More, Baby!
Russ Knipp Weightlifting Championships 2010
We’re off to the Russ Knipp Weightlifting Championships tomorrow morning bright and early (2 hour drive, lift, 2 hour drive back!). It’ll be Me, Roy, Chris, Celia, and Noel competing this time. Leslie is both driving us down and taking video, so she’s doing the hard part! Wish us luck! OH, and check out this… Read More, Baby!
Olympic Weightlifting 1972
This is great stuff… Read More, Baby!
Shane Hamman Interview with Mark Rippetoe
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… Read More, Baby!
Cleans vs. Power Cleans: Coach Dos Defends Himself
A while back Coach Dos posted some videos of his lifters doing some power cleans. He got hammered. The internet “gurus” and forum guys flipped out saying that his people were doing power cleans with god-aweful form, and that he must not know what he’s talking about. He now defends himself. I don’t normally like… Read More, Baby!
