Monthly Archives: February 2010

The Point of Diminishing Returns

By admin | Published: February 8, 2010
I had a strength coach in college who first started talking to me about, “a point of diminishing returns.” At the time I heavily disagreed with him. In fact for the most part I still do. His premise was that after a player could squat 500lbs or so (really talking about Linemen in football), they [...]
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Handstand Pushups

By admin | Published: February 5, 2010
Think handstand pushups are only for tiny gymnasts? Think again. Big guys can do them too if they train smart and hard. Here I am cranking out the handstand pushups at about 275 lbs. Did you like this short video series on pushups? Yes or no, comment below. And look out for something big next [...]
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Weighted Explosive Pushups

By admin | Published: February 4, 2010
Make sure you watch the first video in this series on explosive pushups. In this variation you’re going to be adding weight to an explosive pushup without the use of a weight vest. By exploding off the ground and rowing the barbell up you’ll have to work harder than in the normal clapping pushup. This [...]
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Next Strongerman Guest Pavel Tsatsouline

By admin | Published: February 3, 2010
Our Strongerman Teleseminar guest next week is none other than Pavel Tsatsouline. If you’ve spent any time in the training world than I’m sure you’re already familiar with him. He’s an expert in kettlebells, strength training, powerlifting, flexibility and more. We’ll probably be covering all those topics but especially for this call we want to [...]
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Explosive Pushups

By admin | Published: February 2, 2010
Check out this video on Explosive Pushups. This is the first in a series of pushup videos that will be up here this week. The clapping pushup is a fairly common type of explosive pushup but this version takes it to the next level. The idea is to explode your entire body of the ground [...]
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