Lifting and Junk

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6 Reasons You Should Strength Train

Do you need a reason to start strength training? Here are 6!

https://www.ibexstrength.com/blog/2018/12/16/6-reasons-you-should-start-strength-training

#listicle #liftingmotivation #reasonstolift #blogging

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Starting yesterday, I’m going to eat tacos every day for at least a week and see what happens.

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You’re going to be in heaven. That’s what!

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@ilyailyin_official (-105kg, Kazakhstan) snatching 191kg/421lb in the process of going 191/246/437 to set new world records in the C&J and total!

What Beginning Runner's should be Ready to Learn. According to a Runner.

What Beginning Runner’s should be Ready to Learn. According to a Runner.

This article was written by by good friend Thuom Mathiang. Thuom is from South Sudan and ran track at collegiately at Mississippi State University, has coached local high school and middle school track athletes, and has been involved in running sports for 13 years. Here are some things he said were important for beginners to be ready to learn.

Introduction– In my thirteen years participating…

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#beginning runner articles #Fitness #Fitness Motivation #Running #What runners should know #what running taught me

Training Log #4: Deloading and Dealing with Injury.

So here is the fourth installment of our training log series. For those of you reading this for the first time, it is a series of posts I do where we go over an example training log, what the previous month was trying to accomplish, what it did accomplish, and how next month will be different. (Previous posts 1, 2, 3)

Here is this months log. (Jan 15 COND sheet)

The previous 4 weeks of training…

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#example clean and jerk workout #example snatch workout #improving your olympic lifting #Olympic weight lifting training log #Olympic Weightlifting program #Olympic weightlifting programming #Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in Weightlifters

The two things you need to get the most out of your workouts...

The two things you need to get the most out of your workouts…

This is my favorite time of year to be a trainer. Everyone is excited to workout and pursue their New Year’s Resolutions, but sometimes people forget that just working out isn’t always enough. You are going to need two things to get the most out of your workouts: Rest and Recovery. Ha, you thought I was going to try and sell you something there didn’t you?

Without proper rest and recovery, you…

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#deload week #get the most out of your workouts #How to get healthy #how to get in shape #how to workout #rest and recovery #workout recovery

Training Log Example #3

Here is the third entry in our training log example series going over Olympic style weightlifting programs. This month was designed to build on the progress of month one and month two, by peaking out strength, power while building consistency in hitting the necessary positions to complete the lifts correctly, without jumping forward. Here is the program, and all in all I’m very happy with…

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A Step By Step Guide to Sticking with your New Years Fitness Resolution

The New Year is upon us. A great time to make a concerted effort for self-improvement, and many people set the goal of getting in better shape as one of their New Year’s resolutions. Gyms will see a sizable uptick in new membership sales over the next 8 weeks, but about 67% of people across the United States do not use their gym membership. Here is a guide to help you beat the numbers, achieve…

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#getting in shape for new years #how to get in shape #how to get more active #how to lose weight #how to stay focused on working out #how to stay motivated #making a plan to get in shape #making a plan to lose weight #New Years Resolution guide #step by step guide to getting in better shape #workout motivation techniques

Training Log Example #2

So last month I did a little write up on an example Olympic Lifting style program that I use. Over the course of the month I noticed some recurring errors: 1) Jumping forward 2) Losing lifts in front of me 3) Not feeling very strong by the end of the week. This months can be found here and I’m going to discuss more in depth below.

So to try and address these issues I am going to do more work…

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#Olympic Weightlifting program #snatch workout programs #clean and jerk workout programs #strength training #workout program #training log

Training Log Examples #1

A big part of progressing in weightlifitng, is keeping an objective record of what you are doing. I can do another post about periodization and philosophies for programming resistance routines, both of which could be debated endlessly. This post is an example of a training log that I use to track workouts as part of a routine, and I will update it monthly as I update my program. I know my…

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#lifting routines #Olympic Weightlifting program #Olympic weightlifting programming #Olympic Weightlifting training log #workout log #workout programming

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The gym isn’t a place to make friends, it is a place to win! Get your squat on at the gym and let everyone know that you aren’t here to play, you are here to work! Lift heavy and sweat hard!

October client progress recap

I think it is important to review and share progress and success stories. This month I had a client who probably has completed one of the most brutal workout programs I can remember writing. Anyone interested in trying this program or a program like it: This is not a beginner level program. The client I was using these protocols on has been training with me for around 1 year. They eat a very…

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#10 x 10 workout routines #active lifestyle #best shape of their life #challenging workout #exercise lifestyle #German Volume training review #German Volume training routines #reduce bodyfat #workout analysis #workout routine

Exercise is...

Exercise is…

So I was going to do a big long post about the progress one of my clients has made that I’m very proud of. They just completed a 4 week cycle of a truly brutal program, and it was a long and grueling month that definitely took some mental toughness to complete and I’m really proud of the progress they made and the fight they showed throughout the month. I was going to write a post stating in a…

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#fitness #fitness motivation #exercise lifestyle #weightlifting

FRONT RACK POSITION STRETCHES: Weightlfitng is a great way to display and develop strength, power,…

FRONT RACK POSITION STRETCHES:

Weightlfitng is a great way to display and develop strength, power, precision and body-control. All of that is assuming you have the requisite flexibility to hit some of the basic positions that are used in weight-lifting style training. If you lack the flexibility to hit some of the basic positions, then there is no way in which you can express strength from a…

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#weightlifting #front squat #front squat stretches #weightlfiting stretches #flexiblity for weightlifting

The Dietary Dossier - Picking the Right Plan

The Dietary Dossier – Picking the Right Plan

So this is a post taken from a facebook group I am part of called ImgurFit. It is a closed group where people can discuss fitness topics, progress, motivation and everything assorted with getting in shape. The author is Gavin Hemmerlien who can be reached at [email protected] anytime you feel so incline. It is a great post that perfectly sums up my feelings on what to look for in a…

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#diet #eatingright #Ineedadiet #what to look for in a diet #how to pick a diet #healthy eating #fitness #getting in shape

The Fitness Beast

Fitness is a beast, and more importantly there is a perception of ‘being fit’ as a state. Some people are fit, some people are not, but in reality its not that simple. Not only are there different types of fitness, but there are other aspects of life…

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Dead Ringer Workout

Here is a example Triplet workout. Have fun doing it! Any attempt on a workout like this is a good attempt, always practice good form and be ready to have your heart rate at a high level for the duration of the workout. Be ready to spend about 30…

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#challenging workout #high intensity workout #timed workout #Workout

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