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  1. spartacus

    sound strength training principles from a russian weighlifter on t-nation

    https://forums.t-nation.com/t/sergey-bondarenko-russia-450-510-lbs-235-useful-articles-q-a-form-check-etc/214212/7 I like this quote And never forget one of the most important rule that many trainees underestimate – it is better to “undertrain” than to overtrain. If you face overreaching, then...
  2. spartacus

    the importance of specific strength for sport, avoiding heavy lifts

    I have been training a good triathlete for 10 weeks now, mostly on bilateral and bodyweight exercises. he has improved his leg power by 5%, a pretty good feat, but I/he was waiting to see how it helped his sport performance. yesterday he rings to say, that despite only doing 15km swimming per...
  3. Fadi

    Misdirected energy

    We've all seen some crazy weights been lifted by some very strong Olympic weightlifters; I'm referring to squatting here. You see a middleweight (75kg) weightlifter back squatting something like 290kg the way he just squatted 150 or 200kg. Great so where is this post heading? The point here...
  4. skram

    Any tips for avoiding amenorrhea? Also any female bb's here?

    This is more of a question for the women here &/or those that have trained women to "competition ready" states. When I was last training I developed orthorexia/anorexia and ended up with (secondary) amenorrhea- that is, I lost so much body fat that I ceased menstruating for about 8 months. The...
  5. O

    Bench Press: Avoiding Shoulder Injuries

    At first I thought it was a myth from gym rats who do stuff like bench to their collarbone (and a lot of it probably is) but I've noticed a lot of powerlifting veterans and serious bodybuilders have serious shoulder injuries. I love benching - I want to do it until they put me in a wooden box...
  6. Ben

    Avoiding Injury

    In another thread there has been quite a bit of talk in regard to injury as the weights start to get heavier. So, how do we avoid this? Is it an inevitable part of heavy weight training?
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