Subject: How Soviet Olympic weightlifters trained for hypertrophy
How Soviet Olympic weightlifters trained for hypertrophy
May 13th, 2021 at 10:30 am MSTSoviet weightlifting coaches were strongly opposed to accelerating muscle mass gain in lifters of all levels. They insisted that muscle was grown, to paraphrase in today’s buzzwords, “organically” and “sustainably.” Hence triples prevailed ...
Pyramids for strength
May 11th, 2021 at 11:30 am MSTRewind a century and you will find lifters training for strength pyramiding up and down with very high reps. For example, here is a set and rep scheme for the barbell overhead press recommended by famous girevik Ivan Lebedev to an athlete with a 200- ...
Pyramids for strength
May 11th, 2021 at 10:30 am MSTRewind a century and you will find lifters training for strength pyramiding up and down with very high reps. For example, here is a set and rep scheme for the barbell overhead press recommended by famous girevik Ivan Lebedev to an athlete with a 200- ...
How has a StrongFirst cert changed your life or your students'?
May 10th, 2021 at 4:34 pm MSTLadies and Gentlemen, StrongFirst Certified Instructors, To keep growing our school of strength, we need to relentlessly spread the word. Is there something that you have to say to your future brothers and sisters in strength, tomorrow’s StrongFirs ...
Beginner’s guide to kettlebell sizes
May 6th, 2021 at 11:30 am MSTBeginner’s guide to kettlebell sizes
May 6th, 2021 at 10:30 am MSTFind the “easy” in “Simple & Sinister”…and life
May 4th, 2021 at 11:30 am MSTFind the “Easy” in “Simple Sinister”…and Life By Anna Cannington, StrongFirst Elite, “Sinister” I believe one of the secrets to thriving in life is seeking out difficult challenges, and then finding the “easy” within them. You are ...
Find the “easy” in “Simple & Sinister”…and life
May 4th, 2021 at 10:30 am MSTFind the “Easy” in “Simple Sinister”…and Life By Anna Cannington, StrongFirst Elite, “Sinister” I believe one of the secrets to thriving in life is seeking out difficult challenges, and then finding the “easy” within them. You are ...
Don’t fret about poor sleep the night before a competition
April 29th, 2021 at 11:30 am MSTHave you ever dragged your tail to the gym and set a PR? You probably shook your head and decided that you would never bother trying to understand your body. Drs. William Kraemer and Steven Fleck offer a surprising explanation: “Chronic sleep los ...
Don’t fret about poor sleep the night before a competition
April 29th, 2021 at 10:30 am MSTHave you ever dragged your tail to the gym and set a PR? You probably shook your head and decided that you would never bother trying to understand your body. Drs. William Kraemer and Steven Fleck offer a surprising explanation: “Chronic sleep los ...