Reader Submission: Hanging with the Russians

If you missed it yesterday, we announced on our facebook page that Dmitry Klokov will be coming to the US with a bunch of his buddies to train and host seminars. If you live in the Northeast, this is probably something you don’t want to miss. 

On that note, our friend Paul Sousa drafted a silly story on what he thinks a day hanging out with the Russians would entail. 

A Perfect Day with Russians
Who doesn’t love Russians?  Let’s be honest, if Louie Simmons is right about anything, it’s that Russians are awesome.  I was thinking about this fact the other day, and I began daydreaming about what a perfect day of hanging with some Russians would look like…

It would all begin with my Misha alarm clock playing some accordion music to wake me up.

After doing a little wake up dance to it I would head to the kitchen where Akkaev would have made me pancakes.  He makes the best pancakes.  We’d eat together and talk about the weather forecast, go-karts and the other usual stuff.  Then we’d strap on our KGB era rocket shoes and fly to the beach.

At the beach we’d meet up with Klokov and Belyaev for a rousing game of beach volleyball.

Tight jeans and body oil are the official uniforms of course.  Akkaev would set me for a killer spike to win the match, then we would all go get soft serve ice cream cones.  After that we’d rent paddle boats and have races.

After all our beach fun we’d be hungry, so we’d head to Malanichev’s house for a feast.  Malanichev and KK would have just gone bare hand bear hunting and brought back a couple grizzlies for the rotisserie.  We’d dine on bear meat and drink vodka, and after getting a bit tipsy we’d start wearing the grizzly heads as hats and reenact Where the Wild Things Are.  KK does the best wild rumpus.

All of this would have tired me out considerably, and Misha would descend from the heavens riding a milk carton.  He would fly me back home and tuck me into bed, then sing me sweet lullabies while I faded into dreamland.

Paul Sousa, PSC is an occasional contributor in addition to our unofficial official android app tester. He is a general strength enthusiast, beard connoisseur, father, husband, and burrito aficionado.

PR Friday June 28

Another week in the books here at 70’s Big. Justin’s been in and out this week, but if you’re just checking in today, Chris is hosting a strength workshop tomorrow in Longmont, CO. Also, the Pan American Weightlifting Championships are wrapping up tomorrow, Travis Cooper already brought home the bronze medal in the 85kg class yesterday, Congrats to Travis! Jon North and Jared Fleming will be lifting around 2:30pm EST today, good luck to those guys.

Also, Mike checks in with us while frying up some fish, with what’s on his mind:

AC & Company are working on some tank top designs just in time for the peak of summer, we’ll keep you guys posted on when those will be available.

As usual, let us know how you’re doing in the comments today. How’s training going? Make any PR’s? Justin will be checking in when he gets some free time to answer any questions you may have for him, so leave those as well.

 

2013 Pan Am Weightlifting Championships

The Pan Am Championships take place this week in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Jon North and Jared Fleming are both competing, and have been hitting big lifts lately in the gym during preparation. Donovan Ford has also being putting up some big lifts, I think you’ll be seeing his name a lot more often as the US 105kg lifter.

 

Unfortunately, (and per usual), USAW has stated there will be no live stream of the event, so you’ll have to follow them on twitter for updates.

The roster and schedule is as follows:

Women

Kelly Rexroad-Williams (Flowery Branch, Ga.), 48 kg-24th June at 4pm       

RESULTS, 69kg Snatch, 83kg Clean & Jerk, 152kg Total, 8th Place

 

Breanne Bassler Havard (Seabrook, Texas), 53 kg-24th June at 4pm
Cortney Batchelor (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 58 kg-26th June at 4pm
Jenny Arthur (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 69 kg-27th June at 6pm
Allie Henry (Marquette, Mich.), 69 kg-27th June at 6pm
Sarah Robles (Mesa, Ariz.), 75+ kg-29th June at 2pm
Shelbie Serpan (Johnson City, Tenn.), 75+ kg-29th June at 2pm

Men
James Tatum (Charlotte, N.C.), 77 kg-26th June 6pm
Colin Burns (Monroe, Wis.), 85 kg-27th June at 4pm
Travis Cooper (Charlotte, N.C.), 85 kg-27th June at 6pm
Jared Fleming (Shreveport, La.), 94 kg -28th June at 2pm
Jonathan North (Charlotte, N.C.), 94 kg-28th June at 2pm
Donovan Ford (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 105 kg-28th June at 6pm
David Garcia (Sacramento, Calif.), 105 kg-28th June at 6pm
Shane Maier (Chicago, Ill.), 105+ kg-29th June at 4pm

Team USA will be led by coaches Zygmunt Smalcerz, Paul Doherty and Joe Micela.

*Times are in  Venezuelan Standard Time (VET)

Chris’s Strength Workshop

Chris is hosting a Strength Workshop this weekend, check it out if you’re in the area:

Strength Workshop with Chris Riley

June 29th, 2013

Twin Freaks CrossFit, 101 Pratt Street, Longmont, CO 80501

Increase Your Strength, Lifting Form & Results while Preventing Injuries

The Workshop will deliver –   Detailed individual instruction for these five lifts.

Squat

Press

Deadlift

Bench

Power Clean

+ General Mobility Techniques

Coaching will include:

•             Explanation of the lift, benefits, what you should expect with correct technique & programming

•             Demonstrations – you see the correct technique for power and results

•             Interactive coaching – Hands on with you, get your lifts right in the workshop

•             Trouble shooting – Form adjustments for maximum efficiency and future results

Itinerary – 8 Hour Workshop

Including lunch break

Intros and review the plan for our day                             Start 8:00 a.m.  –  Finish ~4:00 p.m.

Coaching the Lifts – We will cover these points for all the lifts

  • Maximizing  your lift efficiency
  • Review  the mechanics, relevant musculature, application of high bar vs. low bar
  • Adjustments for improving your lift strength
  • Coach individual movements, make technique adjustments for maximum results
  • The carryover benefits of each lift to other strength sports. I.e. Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Crossfit, Football, etc.
  • The Lifts – Squat, Press, Deadlift, Bench, Powerclean, Mobility – what, why, and how it will benefit you.

contact Chris through his log for more info

PR Friday & Justin Update

Don’t forget that it’s PR Friday. Give us your weekly updates and PR’s. 

Ladies! Gentlemen! Friends!

In February I dropped a note that explaining how I accepted a position that would limit my involvement with the site for a while. Jacob Cloud has done a wonderful job putting interesting material up in my stead. This site won’t ever die, but hypothetically there could be lulls in my direct involvement.

All that being said, I have a bit of time to spare and will be contributing again! To the long-time regulars: hello again you curmudgeonly Todds. To the new users that have logged on in the past few months: salutations and welcome to this wonderful community.

Wolverine makes a 70's Big face.

Wolverine makes a 70’s Big face.

In addition to your normal PR Friday updates, I’m interested in hearing from the 70’s Big community on three topics: 

1) How has your training been through the first half of 2013? What are you excelling at? What are your deficiencies? Have you hit any of your 2013 goals yet?

2) What is the most significant thing you’ve learned about training so far this year?

3) What is the most momentous piece of news from the strength and conditioning world in 2013 (to include powerlifting, weightlifting, strongman, and related competitions or sports)?

I hope that 70’s Big not only entertains you, but also inspires you to train your dick off and not let your weakness consume you. So let’s dance.