Posts Tagged ‘ Olympic Lifts ’

New Online Olympic Weightlifting Magazine Debuts

May 23, 2010
By MarkFu
New Online Olympic Weightlifting Magazine Debuts

Strength + is a new online weightlifting magazine by and for athletes and covers the world of weightlifting in a polished and downloadable pdf format.
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Starting Strength: Rippetoe & Staley

May 18, 2010
By MarkFu
Starting Strength: Rippetoe & Staley

Two of the best minds in strength training, Coach Mark Rippetoe and Coach Charles Staley sit down for a very interesting 4 part conversation in the Starting Strength Series.
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If Tommy Kono “Had His Way”

February 10, 2010
By MarkFu
If Tommy Kono “Had His Way”

If I had my way, the weightlifting area would be treated like a "dojo" as the martial arts students would use their area and equipment for training.
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The Muscles of Athleticism

November 11, 2009
By MarkFu
The Muscles of Athleticism

The beauty of human movement is the synchrony of the hips, glutes and hamstrings firing off at just the right time.
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Training Log, Week Ending 11/8/09

November 8, 2009
By MarkFu
Training Log, Week Ending 11/8/09

Good stuff happened this week and Tuesday was a high volume, CNS-blasting session, masterly programmed by the Brengel. The week finished with a deloading week, starting on Saturday, followed by an unexpected, surprise training session Sunday.
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The Debate of Training With the Olympic Lifts

November 6, 2009
By MarkFu
The Debate of Training With the Olympic Lifts

Olympic lifting has a long tradition in sports other than Olympic weightlifting for strength, power and conditioning but it is not without it's detractors by strength coaches
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Old School Olympic Lifting and Training

September 14, 2009
By MarkFu

Here is how Olympic weightlifting was done in Poland in the early 70's. Hat tip to Zach Even-Esh.
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Superhuman Strength, Speed and Power

September 12, 2009
By MarkFu

There is something about dramatic effect; the right music and slo-mo that really adds to the speed, strength and power exhibited by the athletes and measured by sport scientists and engineers in this series, Super Strength.
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Training Log, Week Ending 9/6/09

September 6, 2009
By MarkFu
Training Log, Week Ending 9/6/09

Another excellent week of training with Scott expertly mixing in some technical movements like, um, the Bunny Hop, when mastered, may become one of my favorites.
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