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Tag Archive for Olympic Lifts
Training Log, Week Ending 7/12/09
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The weather is starting to heat up here and so is my training. Closing the week with one “hard day” and one “fun day”, I am poised for a strong next week.
Training Log, Week Ending 7/5/09
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Tweet Monday, 6/29/09 Deadlifts: (from deficit) 135×10/225×5/225×5/. 275×3/315×2/. Singles: 365/405/415/415/425/425/425/405/405/. 415 and 425 were above 90% 1RM. Good Mornings: 95×5/115×5/135×5/135×5/135×5/.
Are Your Vitamins Poisoning You?
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Each year, many of us spend hundreds of dollars on vitamin supplements in the quest for better health, an athletic advantage or as a silver bullet to “scare off” disease and hold aging at bay. Could it be possible we are wasting our money and doing more harm than good in the process?
Training Log, Week Ending 6/14/09
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Training Log, Week Ending 5/31/09
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Tweet Monday, 5/25 No Training Tuesday, 5/26/09 Snatch, x 2; 65/65/70/75/80/85/. Singles, w/2 OHS: 88/93/93/98/98/103/103/105/105/105/110/110/. Power Cleans, x 3, one from the bottom, two from the mid hang: 110/115/125/135/145/150.
The Green Bay Packers Strength and Conditioning Program, Part 2
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Deadlifts and Blown Biceps
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What happens when a tall, long-limbed, young, cocky 20 year old challenges a shorter-levered, confident 32 year old to a weightlifting competition?
Military Press in Afghanistan
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American soldier Spl. Taylor Jordan lifts weights in the rain at his platoon’s base in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province.
Hook, Lines and Stinker
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOBIq0R4iQY&feature=player_embedded
Just some tidbits, lying around looking for a place to go. This week, for the first time since I started practicing the Olympic lifts, I started using the hook grip and noticed an immediate improvement in both the snatch and the clean.
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