HAHA!!!

In this video (1:12-1:53) body building super star Jay Cutler admits, "we just need to look like we can bench 500." Perfect example of form over function. Also amusing is how he dances around to steroid question. Lastly the guy doing the interview is a moron.

Taken from Starting Strength by: Mark Rippetoe an Lon Kilgore

Awesome

Today's Rant

Chiropractors are not doctors, although they will typically give medical advice.

A little rant...

I need some time for a little rant. Recently it has come to my attention that their are some student athletes on our sports teams who are not currently engaging in a weight training program because their doctors have instructed them that it was unsafe for them to do so.

Well if you know me, you know that this fires me up, pure ignorance. This is as bad as prescribing 3 sets of 10. Come on people get up with the current research, well it was current about 15 years ago. It is safe to for younger athletes to strength train, in fact, it is beneficial for them to do so. Well I know that my words may not hold water with all people so I will link a research review article that sites 145 separate pieces of research.

Please read this... CLICK HERE!

If you don't want to read the entire article here are the main points... CLICK HERE!

Kneeling Box Jumps

Strength coach Jeremy Frey is at it again, another great training technique.

Strongman Equipment

Get and make your own strongman equipment. CLICK HERE

O-lifts

This is a great page for those of you trying to learn the correct technique for the O-lifts. There is good demos of other lifts too, but realize that not all of the demos are the best way to do the lift (although they are all safe.)

CICK HERE

Time for a poem, a good poem...

WAY DOWN THIS ROAD, IN A GYM FAR AWAY
A YOUNG MAN WAS ONCE HEARD TO SAY,

IVE REPPED HIGH AND IVE REPPED LOW,
NO MATTER WHAT I DO MY LEGS WONT GROW

HE TRIED LEG EXTENSIONS, LEG CURLS, AND LEG PRESSES TOO,
TRYING TO CHEAT, THESE SISSY WORKOUTS HED DO.
FROM THE CORNER OF THE GYM, WHERE THE BIG MEN TRAIN,
THROUGH A CLOUD OF CHALK AND THE MIDST OF PAIN

WHERE THE BIG IRON RIDES HIGH AND THREATENS LIVES

WHERE THE NOISE IS MADE WITH BIG FORTY FIVES
A DEEP VOICE BELLOWED AS HE WRAPPED HIS KNEES,
A VERY BIG MAN WITH LEGS LIKE TREES.

LAUGHING AS HE SNATCHED ANOTHER PLATE FROM THE STACK
CHALKING HIS HANDS AND MONSTROUS BACK,
SAID,BOY STOP LYING AND DONT SAY YOUVE FORGOTTEN,
THE TROUBLE WITH YOU IS YOU AINT BEEN SQUATING

-DALE CLARK, 1983

American Gladiators cont.

Just watched this video, and I'm actually impressed, a body builder that is actually functional. 35 pull ups (although not full ROM) and a 4.9 40.

Article Friday

If you don't subscribe to the EFS newsletter yet, you should but here are a few great articles from this week.

This one is great, especially since I just brought my GHR to the gym and have add it in to almost all workouts. The GHR is awesome for developing power, speed, and a great squat. CLICK HERE!

This is so true, but good luck convincing people of it. CLICK HERE!

Especially look at #2 & #5. CLICK HERE!

There you go, some good reading material for a snowy Friday. School maybe cancelled but we are still training.

From the EFS Web Site

No Excuses

American Gladiators

Well its back, and I wish I could say better than ever. I remember this show being a lot cooler when I was a kid. Although, they have introduced some new events and made some old ones better. The problem is the interviews seemed rehearsed and have a reality TV feel to them. Also, the events seem to have no bearing on the competition, it comes down to who has the most endurance in the eliminator. At least this time around the Gladiators look more athletic than like body builders, which is the opposite of athleticism. There is a huge difference from looking big and being strong. Which is why I tell my athletes all the time, "I would rather pick something heavy up, than look good trying."

This reminds me of a quote that my dad references all the time that used to hang in the OSU wrestling room. "If it were all about muscle a bull could catch a rabbit."

Been a while, again...

It has been pretty crazy around here the past couple weeks but wanted to update the blog and am finally getting around to it. Anyway here is what has been going on.

I had our first girl squat 200#, and the cool thing is she weighs 123, awesome.

Starting combine training for our football players.

Getting good numbers in both of the weightrooms.

Seen a huge commitment from some upperclassmen.

Our women's Bball team is still undefeated.

A couple of our seniors have committed to colleges.

Just to list a few things.