Posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 8:07am by MarkFu in Video
No, not me!
Here is something I doubt I will be doing any time soon, but here is a lifter, and not very big at that, jerking a 200 lb kettlebell for 7 reps. Impressive lift!
Jerk OutThe title is the name of an 80’s Morris Day and the Time song, Jerk Out. It is also the second part of the Olympic lift, the Clean & Jerk. That is the part where you have the bar racked to the front of the shoulders, you dip, explode the...
Rep Max CalculatorScott at straighttothebar featured a neat tool to find out your maximum weights lifted by use of an Excel spreadsheet. This has been a handy thing to have and I keep a copy on Google documents and use it often. Last night, I plugged in the numbers to tell me what...
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Training Log, Week Ending 6/16/08Monday, 6/9/08 Warmed up with 3 rounds of Burgeners Snatch: 65×3/75×3/88×1 Clean & Jerk: 95/115/125 Front Squat: 135×2/185×2 Snatch, 85% 1RM x 1 x4: 98/98/98/98/ Clean and Jerk. 85% x 1 x 4: 139/139/139/139/ Front Squat, 85% x 2 x 3: 205/205/205/ ———————————————————- Tuesday, 6/10/08 Burgeners x 3 Muscle Snatch:...
Moynihan Institute Undoubtedly, one of the most controversial and entertaining fitness-type blogs our there is The Moynihan Institute. “Rant Irishman” is the Joe Everyman of the fitness world and whatever your fitness “sacred cow” happens to be, you can bet the Institute will marinate it and cook it on the grill....
Mayweather vs. Hatton FightMayweather vs. Hatton - Watch more free videos If you are are a fight fan, this Saturday promises a great welterweight match-up with two undefeated fighters, Floyd Mayweather. and Ricky Hatton. For pre-fight analysis by Compu-Box and Bert Sugar and fight hype go to HBO: Boxing and the Metro in...
Josh Henkin Interviews Greg EverettI came across a great audio interview with the sandbag guy, Josh Henkin interviewing Olympic lifting coach, Greg Everett, who also publishes Performance Menu and runs Catalyst Athletics. They cover a lot of great topics including some pros and cons of the Crossfit protocol, training clients, the advantages and limitations...
Hard Core, Soft CoreYou can get both on the internet, but in my gym, hard-core has given way to soft-core. As I have written in the past, Met-Rx has accommodated more diversity in training styles than any gym in the area. If cardio equipment is your thing, there is plenty of equipment to...
A Day of Thanks and TurkeysThanksgiving is the day to acknowledge all we are thankful for and so in that spirit, as I wish all the readers of MFBB a Happy Thanksgiving, here is what I am thankful for from the perspective of health and fitness....
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