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The Heavy-Light-Medium System for Strength and Power

Mar 11, 2009 09:28 PM

For many years now, I've felt that the best all-around system of training is the heavy/light/medium system. It's great for beginning strength athletes since it teaches [...]

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My Thoughts on Strength

Dec 08, 2008 07:39 PM

Professional Performing Strongman, Arm Wrestler, and drug-free for life strength athlete. Recently someone asked me on the DD forum how I am able to side press 135 f [...]

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Figuring out Rest Periods for Your Training Goals

Nov 20, 2008 05:42 PM

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 answer thi [...]

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Breaking the All-Time Powerlifting Total

Nov 05, 2008 06:27 PM

Andy Bolton posted 2806 lbs total in March of 2007. Prior to that, the seven-year reign belonged to Big Garry Frank of Baton Rouge. Still going backwards, it was Ed [...]

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What Would Buddha Bench?

Oct 14, 2008 04:08 PM

Yes, yes, I know. The answer to the title of the article is probably, "not very much." The historical Buddha lived a life of asceticism and meditation over 2,500 years [...]

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SPEED sKillz

Aug 12, 2008 05:28 PM

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 how fast they ran [...]

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Get the Most out of Strength Training

May 28, 2008 06:10 PM

Author's 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 of bat [...]

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Interview with Tammy Dianda, IPF Powerlifting Champion

May 28, 2008 05:42 PM

In 1994, at the International Powerlifting Federation's New Zealand Open, Tammy Dianda set a new World's Record for women in the 75kg weight class bench press. Tammy ha [...]

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Reflexive Lifting: How To Make Your Neural Reflexes Work With You And Not Against You!

Apr 29, 2008 07:39 PM

One of my favorite quotes is by Combatives expert Tony Blauer who states, "An expert is someone who has memorized someone else's material." Sadly, the health and [...]

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How to Build a Squat

Mar 17, 2008 09:23 PM

The squat has been my favorite lift since as long as I can remember. After I tore up my knee the consensus was to build up the muscles of my leg to take the slack off m [...]

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