Hectic

Things have been a bit hectic since the internet was screwy last week and then we traveled to San Diego for a Starting Strength Seminar this past weekend.

There are quite a few people from the seminar that have a lot of strength to gain. Don’t think that these seminars are just for people who are experienced or strong; we had someone who weighed 130 pounds. There is no sense in ribbing him in the comments. Trust me, he received enough of that at the seminar. He, and some others, are aware of what they need to do in the coming months to get stronger and bigger. I look forward to hearing about their progress, and assuming they are successful, we will post their story about their quest to getting 70’s Big.

Don’t be afraid to sign up for the seminar because you may think you aren’t “good enough”. Everyone comes out of the weekend with a better working knowledge of how barbell training works, they are better at coaching it, and they are better at doing it. Ther people who were brave enough to attend did very well.

In the mean time, check out this sweet-ass compilation of 70’s Big fan favorite Ricky Bruch:

15 thoughts on “Hectic

  1. The Cheat-Like-Hell Curl is obviously an “Odd Lift.”

    Anyone here do “Odd Lifts” as Supplementary work or for strength sports?

    Loui Simmons always talks about how Eastern Bloc Track & Field stars wouldn”t do full Olympic Lifts. But he”s frequently mentioned guys doing Kneeling Power Cleans with at least 225.

    http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_WestsideBarbell_KneeSnatching.mov

    Crossfit, of all people, finally put up a video with Lou demonstrating the lift so we can know what he”s talking about.

  2. Penn cool video, tried doing some of those in my dorm room just now and my knees said FUCK YOU… pretty fun though!

    and the lifter chick was pretty cute

  3. Holy rack jerk! Every time I see anything on the man/beast Ricky Bruch I realize I may need to step up my intensity just a little…damn that dude was an intense individual!

  4. In addition to the Kneeling Clean and Kneeling Snatch, there”s the less technical Kneeling Jump Squat

    http://www.youtube.com/user/CornellStrength#p/u/45/BKXn3I8FTzo

    The up side is its less technical. The down side is you don”t want to miss with a heavy weight on your back or you”ll be slammin” your knees into the ground.

    Now, the Russian throwers would do this stuff, but I don”t think the weightlifters bothered as they got enough strength speed training through doing their lifts.

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