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Barbell Training is Big Medicine
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD
”[A]t present there is absolutely no solid evidence that strength training—or any other exercise or dietary program—will substantially prolong our life spans. But the preponderance of the scientific evidence, flawed as it is, strongly indicates that we can change the trajectory of decline. We can recover functional years that would otherwise have been lost.”
The Tragic Death of the Military Press
The Tragic Death of the Military Press in Olympic and World Championship Competition, 1928-1972
by John D. Fair
For most of the twentieth century, the press was the standard means by which the strength of an athlete, especially in weightlifting, was measured. “How much can you press?” was the usual question directed by friends and fellow athletes to any young man who started training with weights… by the end of the century that the new query became “How much can you bench press?”
Train the Mind for Increased Strength
by Tommy Suggs
“This is how I trained my mind to help me become a more efficient lifter. If I had it all to do over the only thing I would do different would be to begin training my mind earlier in my career. One thing for sure, I would never consider training seriously or going to a contest without first training my mind.”
Death by Prowler
by Matt Reynolds
“The Prowler is simply the best tool ever invented for conditioning. It’s simple. It’s cheap. It’s completely concentric, leads to little increased fatigue, doesn’t contribute to systemic inflammation, and yet it’s still harder than anything else.”
Youngsters Need Strength Too, Part 2
by Bill Starr
“I also want to point out that youngsters need to be pushed in order for their bodies to respond to the stimulus of lifting weights. I’ve been to clinics where all the youngsters had in the way of weights were broomsticks or PVC pipes. Either of these are useful for warming up and drilling as part of the warm-up, but when they get into an exercise, put some weight on the bar. A broomstick or plastic pipe will not act like a weighted barbell so what is being learned with the light resistance doesn’t relate at all to doing a full squat, power clean, or press.”
Quotes from Iron Mike Webster
by Colin Webster
“No one is a ‘natural’ anything. Everyone has to start the same place you do, at the beginning, and learn from there. Just always remember there’s another guy working out there right now, to either beat you or take your place, and you’d better out-work him.”
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March 9-11, 2012
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Asheville, NC
March 18, 2012
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Brooklyn, NY
April 13-15, 2012
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Westminster, MD
May 4-6, 2012
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