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How To Become Instantly Stronger, Part 3

by GEOFFN July 26, 2010 Philosophy

I have something to confess.
I am easily distracted.
I don’t think I have ADD or anything like that, I think I’m just naturally curious. I’m interested in the world around me. It’s a big, beautiful, wonderful world – famines, disasters, and wars excepted.
And that can be a major problem when attempting to get work done.
For others, [...]

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Time, Value, Money, and Other Answers To Your Questions…

by GEOFFN July 23, 2010 Strength

When I was fresh out of college, I used to drive an hour away every Saturday and spend it with my weightlifting coach, who mentored me. He is a kind, generous, and humble man, filled with knowledge I’m sure that most of today’s experts have never even heard of. (As an aside, I am trying [...]

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How To Become Instantly Stronger, Part 2

by GEOFFN July 21, 2010 Strength

In my last post on this subject, I threw out an important equation on how to become instantly stronger. Here it is again.
Instant Strength = SG + CV + FA + DE
Today, I wanted to take a close look at “CV.”
CV stands for Clear Vision.
At first, that seems kind of obvious, but upon closer inspection, [...]

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Thoughts From Normandy

by GEOFFN July 20, 2010 Strength

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.  ~Ambrose Redmoon
Words.
That’s all the above quote really is – a collection of words until it’s put in context.
Here’s the context:
You’re cold, wet, and scared. You’ve been on a small boat made of plywood with about 40 [...]

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How To Become Instantly Stronger, Part 1

by GEOFFN July 19, 2010 Strength

Imagine having the power to do or accomplish anything you wanted. The world would be your oyster so to speak. That 700lbs deadlift PR would fall. That SSST with the 24kg would be an easy 250 reps. Wouldn’t it be cool if there was an exact formula to help you do just that?
Before I tell [...]

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Raw Power And Athleticism Defined…

by GEOFFN July 14, 2010 Movement

It’s no secret – I LOVE the sport of Weightlifting.
Arguably my all-time favorite lifter is Anatoli Pisarenko. He was the Soviet Super Heavyweight who ruled the world between 1982-1984.
He redefined the Super Heavyweight.
He was lean and powerful.
Graceful almost.
Watch this video and watch his body positions. Absolutely amazing!
He Clean and Jerked 583lbs at a bodyweight of [...]

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On That Thing You Call Your Stomach…

by GEOFFN July 1, 2010 Strength

I think most of us are interested in our abs, right? Insomuch as we don’t want them hanging over our belts or dragging on the ground.
Here are two articles that are must reads about your abs and how they affect not only how good you look nekkid, but more importantly (shocker!) how well you lift [...]

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The Single Biggest Factor Missing From Your Training Program…

by GEOFFN April 22, 2010 Strength

I’ve written A LOT of programs for myself, for my athletes, and for my clients over the last 20 years. I’m not sure how much “a lot” is, but I’ve literally got files and files of them.
For example, I just released a Kettlebell Fat Burning Program, Kettlebell Burn, and one of the biggest questions I [...]

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THIS Is Strength…

by GEOFFN March 11, 2010 Strength

I met this guy in 1995 at Lost Battalion Hall in Queens, NY at my first real weightlifting meet. He reminded me of a bear.
In my mind at least, he was one of the greatest weightlifters of all time. Arguably the strongest Super-heavyweight pound-for-pound.

This is Anatoly Pisarenko.
In this clip he is Clean and Jerking [...]

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Aspiring To Greatness

by GEOFFN March 7, 2010 Strength

It’s 1:22am EST. What are you doing?
I’m still up. I went upstairs to my room at 11:30pm.
I can’t sleep.
I spent the weekend at a conference.
That’s right – I go to conferences on subjects that I want to learn more about – things that make me better at what I do.
So I go and hang out [...]

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