Strength and Powerlifting

The Evolution Of The Strength Athlete – Part 1

Andy Bolton & Elliot Newman

Jun 08, 2011 10:00 PM

So, you wanna get strong? That’s great, and I commend you on your choice of physical pursuit. It goes without saying that you will need to lift weights and add weight to the bar in order to get stronger. However, if you wish to reach your strength potential (in your chosen lifts) then there is going to be much more involved than mindlessly ‘lifting weights’.

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The Five Phases of Mastery: Techniques and Tactics

Feb 18, 2011 10:47 PM

How can I guarantee to significantly increase your deadlift by training with two ten pound plates that you don’t even add to the bar?

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Want To Make “The Beast” Feel Lighter? Try A Dose Of Free Weight Barbell Training

Feb 18, 2011 10:46 PM

The 100 + pound kettlebell called “The Beast” has created a lot of consternation for those seeking to lift it in some manner or fashion.

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Could It Be Something You Haven’t Thought Of…

Brett Jones, Master RKC, CSCS, CK-FMS

Jan 24, 2011 07:29 PM

We would all like to think that we have thought of it all in regards to the one thing we spend the most time with – our bodies. But as the old joke goes: &ldqu [...]

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Strong Does Not Necessarily Equal Tough

Gray Cook

Jan 24, 2011 07:27 PM

Author of Movement: Functional Movement SystemsIn 1984 I started college and said goodbye to a football career. I was coming off of two ankle fractures and knew my chance [...]

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The MMA Training Chronicles – Episode 1 - "Gazellasaurus Rex"

Bud Jeffries

Aug 26, 2010 11:52 AM

So it's Monday night and we've just finished a brutal MMA strength and conditioning session at Champions MMA in Lakeland,FL. Several of the usual suspects are there [...]

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"Hyper-Potentiation" – A Unique Approach To Training Simultaneously For Size And Strength

Geoff Neupert, Master RKC, CSCS

Jun 09, 2010 05:36 PM

If you haven't read Pavel's, Beyond Bodybuilding, you should. If you have, I recommend you read it again. Arguably one of the best but most underrated concepts that b [...]

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Feed Forward Tension

Mark Reifkind, Master RKC

May 12, 2010 04:37 PM

Imagine you standing upright with an empty barbell in your hands. Every few seconds your "friends' add a plate to each side. It doesn't matter if the plates are 45 lb [...]

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Training for “Masters”

Brewster (Brockster) Righter

Apr 09, 2010 08:31 AM

"Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment." So much for the philosophy, Comrades, I am here to try to enlighten you on how a 73 year old [...]

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Deadlifting Tips

Brett Jones CSCS, Master RKC, CK-FMS

Jan 26, 2010 02:54 PM

Picking up a weight or object from the floor is an essential skill. While that may initially strike you as an odd or over the top statement I would like you to pause f [...]

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