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Again?? A Quick Training Update…

by GEOFFN September 2, 2010 Strength

Yup, I’m at it again.
I’m back training for Oly. (And hypertrophy…)
I have unfinished business. And business is good.
Right now, if I had to enter a meet tomorrow, I could easily Snatch 120kg and Jerk 150kg. (Easily Power Cleaned 130kg for a double. Nothing to write home about, but it’s been a couple of years. And [...]

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How To Stay Strong and Healthy While Traveling

by GEOFFN August 25, 2010 Movement

I don’t know about you, but the thing I hated about traveling is that for the past 15 years or so, I am just a physical wreck when I return.
When you travel, everything is different.
The bed is different.
My sleep patterns are different.
The food is different.
The time zone is different.
My workouts/training are different.
My activities are different.
I [...]

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How To Become Instantly Stronger, Part 4

by GEOFFN August 5, 2010 Strength

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.
– Marilyn vos Savant
“No.”
“Excuse me??”
“You heard me – No. I’m not going to do it. It doesn’t fit into my schedule or fit with my goals. In fact, it is a waste of my time.”
Ha! When was the last time you had a conversation like that?
For most of us, [...]

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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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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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Sometimes The Goofy Stuff Works

by GEOFFN February 28, 2010 Strength

I’ve been very “non-Party” in my strength training methods lately.
I’ve been using reps in the 10-20 range for non-ballistic exercises.
In fact, I must confess, I even like them.
There, I said it.
But really, it’s not the exercise or the rep range – it’s the outcome, or the result.
I’ve struggled to keep myself together over the last [...]

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The “Law” of Training Results, Part 2

by GEOFFN February 25, 2010 Philosophy

In my last post, I shared the first part of the Law of Training Results, which is really the Law of Compensation. The first part, the Law of Sowing and Reaping, was simply that whatever you plant (sow), you harvest (reap).
Part two is similar, but much more powerful. It should, when fully understood, make us [...]

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