Monthly Archives: July 2009

ABS: The Inconvenient Truth

Clean and Jerks. Work heavy, up to about 90-95% max. Murder She Wrote: 6 squats (75-85% of max) Sled Blast: push the tire sled over 100 feet of concrete Framer’s walk: with a total weight that’s at least 90% of … Continue reading

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Humble vs Humiliated

Random workouts produce random results. Everything we do in the gym can and should be used as an indicator for progress. Can we do it better next week? Next month? Then we KNOW we’re improving. And the best way to … Continue reading

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Ideal World versus Real World

Simple appeals to me. The Olympic lifts aren’t as complicated and technical as certain factions would like to shove down your throat. The clean and the snatch can be summed up in the three pulls: get it off the ground … Continue reading

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