To take a break from my usual research based jibber jabber I am making a quick update to throw up another squat routine to add to the other 1000 on the internet. This...

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Methodological discrepancies can cause all kinds of confusion especially when someone is not hammering these simple keystone fallicies out of the literature. A great and relevant example of this is the common garden...

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Jonathan Edwards looking jacked as phuck. In the world of popular fitness articles and pop sports "science" we are afforded a zoo of pseudo-intellectuals trying to stick out in the crowd. ...

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In the last part of this series I gave a general introduction and went over the first pull during this part of this series we will look over the transition/second pull and the turnover/catch....

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In this months issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR) a study entitled "Influence of moderately intense resistance training on flexibility in young sedentary women" by Elisa Santos peaked my interest.During...

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Evgeny Chigishev of Russia snatches 210 kg at 133 kg Bodyweight at the 2010 world weightlifting championships in Antalya, Turkey.

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Here is an Article detailing arnold's competitive history as a bodybuilder, weightlifter and powerlifter during the very early days of his carrer (1960-1969).It makes for pretty intresting reading here are a few highlights.Notes on...

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I have written about this in the past and have stumbled across another journal released in August's Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. (Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 24(8):2012-2017, August 2010.)In this particular...

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Here are two series of stills taken from different angles of the same lift. The 270kg jerk shown by kokleyaev at the palace of arts is probably the most impressive feat of strength...

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In the latest edition of the JSCR an interesting study has been published entitledThe Effect of Heavy- vs. Moderate-Load Training on the Development of Strength, Power, and Throwing Ball Velocity in Male Handball Players...

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I'd like to blog about the joys of Kinocea

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Here is quote I came across by a member of t-mag.com by the name of storm the beach he is responding to a thread on "kettle bells for powerlifting". I'm posting this quote...

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EMG (electromyography) is a very useful measurement tool and one that has a lot of good uses in research however one needs to be aware of the limitations of using this data to make...

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Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they...

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Ivan Stoitsov. Bulgarian Olympic weight lifter. Ivan Stoitsov totaled 368kg at 76,83kg (During this part of the article we are going to cover challenging the abdominal muscles through rotation and posture.RotationSome authors have advised...

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Peak Power Output Squat Clean.Rate of Force Development Squat CleanAs can be seen when included with the previous trails carried out by the author (i.e. me) it would appear that the power clean would...

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A very common complaint among the untrained recreational runner is shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome) it is one I hear a lot. The first thing I always ask the person is how...

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