One the most frequent questions posted on the Dragondoor.com forum is why keep
the PTP (Power to the People!) and RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge) training ...
Todays media has glamorized the male torso in print, TV, and the film arena. Male models and actors exhibit physical development that represents a cosmetic ...
Many congratulations poured my way from All-Round buddies at last years USAWA national championships when I topped the platform for the final lift of ...
Routine construction is the induction or baptism of sorts for the apprentice strongman/woman. It is a necessary evil in that it offers an intellectual guide ...
Since becoming the first NASS (North American Strongman Society) State Chairman for Nebraska and Iowa, I have had many people contact me, asking how to ...
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I recently reported the results of a crude experiment on the effects of tension techniques on strength performance. Since Pavel asked me to write an ...
There is a threshold of diminishing returns when it comes to increased size and mass. Middleweight lifters may have an ideal power to weight ratio. ...
To us hard-core American Combatives practitioners, very little matches the exhilaration of hearing John Kary holler NOW!!! as we face Renfro, Spanky, Buckwheat, or his ...
The following article is aimed the beginning trainee or someone with the responsibility of overseeing the training of teenagers and young adults. Hopefully the ...
The statue of David, Hercules, and numerous other works of art out of antiquity display powerful physiques with thick spinal erectors, shoulder girdles, and corded ...
When you see all the fancy cars exiting the “drive through” at McDonald’s, it may appear fictitious that we homo-sapiens evolved over millions of years ...
Tension is simultaneously one of the most important and the most overlooked aspects of strength training. It is certainly what separates Pavel’s training and techniques ...
Recently, being the mad doctor that I am, Ive been playing around with a different way of cycling for the impatient-gotta-have-it-all-now-type of lifter. It comes ...
I’ve never encountered any form or mode of exercise that equals the sheer muscle-building, strength-infusing capacity of compound, multi-joint progressive resistance movements done with a ...
Ask the average strength devotee the question, “What is strength?”, and you will probably receive a look that is normally reserved for “special” children and ...
Over the course of my lifting career Ive inadvertently stumbled across some very effective methods, some of them almost identical to the methods Pavel advocates. ...
The sooner you realize the importance of explosive strength, the better. I don’t care if you are professional fighter, football player or bodybuilder - ...
For strength athletes, sprinters, running backs and linemen everywhere, the squat is the acknowledged King of Exercises. The transformative power of the 20-rep squat routine ...
Using boards to build your Bench Press is simply the best way to address weaknesses and improve your groove. This article will hopefully explain how ...
I have come to the following conclusion, after considerable research and study of much of the available material regarding the training methods and results of ...
One of the hottest debates that still lingers in the fitness/rehab and sports performance industries is that over the correct use of the abdominal wall ...
According to Dr. Mel Siff, “Ballistic movement comprises bursts of muscular activity followed by phases of relaxation during which the motion continues as a consequence ...
Ive been a competitive powerlifter for the last thirteen years, with a modicum of success. I did a triple bodyweight plus squat at 181(545#) benched ...
Pavel Tsatsouline asked me to let all of you Pavelizers out there in on a special leverage-building-body-stabilizing-breathing-opposing-stretch-contraction exercise which fascinated him. This movement ensures the ...
I’ve found that using a form of progressive relaxation can aid with two important aspects in strength training. It can facilitate learning the high ...
Circuit Training is an excellent training method. You can train many muscles in a short time without letting any single group reach fatigue. You can ...
The classic six-week Russian Squat Routine is legendary for giving a kick start to the squatter whose progress has stopped. What makes it so effective ...
When we talk about effort in the weight room it means many different things. Effort involves resistance, speed, power, endurance, strength and the list ...
The other day I was reading an article by a well-known strength coach when he mentioned that Olympic weightlifting coach Anatoly Bondarchuk believed there were ...
In 1994, at the International Powerlifting Federations New Zealand Open, Tammy Dianda set a new Worlds Record for women in the 75kg weight class bench ...
Authors home-gym in the attic. Pull-up-bar, home-made rings, rubber-bands and kettlebells. Gym has outdoor temperature year around and is inhabited by a swarm ...
Speed, the Ultimate Frontier of Pure Athleticism. In the last few weeks, some College Football Players made themselves a lot of money based simply on ...
A question that comes up frequently in discussions about exercise is how much rest between sets whether one is doing deadlifts or pullups.
To help folks ...
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Recently someone asked me on the DD forum how I am able to ...
For many years now, Ive felt that the best all-around system of training is the heavy/light/medium system. Its great for beginning strength athletes since ...
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