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!
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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!
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!
Obese America, Personal Training, and Abundance
Alwyn Cosgrove has a post on Abundance vs. Scarcity in the personal training market. He sets up the idea that some people have a mindset of abundance, and others of scarcity. Meaning, those with the abundance mindset think the world is full of plenty of opportunity for everyone whereas those with the scarcity mindset believe… Read More, Baby!
