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Weakness Training: The Key to Strength

Jeff O’Connor, RKC

Oct 11, 2004 01:49 PM

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 have the que [...]

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The Holy Grail in Speed Training

Barry Ross

Oct 11, 2004 01:43 PM

If coaches are going to train their sprinters like powerlifters why not start with powerlifters and train them to run faster? If it's just leg strength that makes a spr [...]

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You Could Have Been a Contender - at One Thing

Jack Reape

Oct 11, 2004 01:00 PM

For many readers, lurkers, and Comrades at www.Dragondoor.com, the Outcomes and Goals portion of their training approach has become swallowed up by a witch?s cauldron of [...]

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New Wine, Old Bottles

Washingtonpost.com, Feb 2003

Marty Gallagher

Oct 08, 2004 07:00 PM

In elite athletic circles the word is spreading as in-the-know Americans are purchasing ancient Russian fitness equipment, resurrecting old exercise philosophies and obta [...]

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Exploding the Myths:
Revealing the Truth About What it Takes to Build and Maintain a Powerful, Disease-Free Heart

Al Sears, M.D.

Oct 04, 2004 05:56 PM

For decades, we?ve worked to follow the advice of the American Heart Association for heart health. We?ve sacrificed taste, given up simple pleasures, pounded out the mile [...]

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Climbing Mountains and Lifting Kettlebells in Chile

Kenneth Lein

Sep 13, 2004 02:05 PM

I just made my first Kettlebells!!! 1, 1.5, and 2 poods. But I will come to this point later. First I will share how I came to this extreme training. Like everything, lif [...]

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Grip Nation

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Jim "Smitty" Smith

Sep 13, 2004 01:50 PM

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Deadlifting on the Rise

Louie Simmons

Aug 16, 2004 05:28 PM

Finally, after many years, it seems the deadlift is on the rise. In New Orleans in September 2002. I was lucky to witness not one but two 900+ deadlifts, by Gary Frank an [...]

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The Three Muscle Energy Systems and How to Train Them

Part 1 of 4

Christine M. Uberti, CSCS, RKC

Aug 16, 2004 04:12 PM

Our muscles have different biochemical requirements according to our chosen activities. The energy we get to jerk a couple of 2 poods, wrestle, or XC ski comes from enti [...]

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Combat Calisthenics

Tony Blauer

Jul 22, 2004 01:52 PM

I've been training and teaching martial arts & combatives since 1967. During a career that has now spanned 30+ years as student, athlete, instructor and coach, I've been [...]

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