New Eleiko XF Bumpers 5kg, 10kg, 15kg, 20kg Incredible Introductory price for a Limited Time

Hi Team,

Taking Pre-Order now.

A heavy-duty rubber bumper with stainless steel inserts vulcanized into the rubber. Tough enough to withstand the abuse of intense daily use in the gym and the crossfit box!

Price only available for a short time.

http://store.getstrength.com/crossfit-equipment/

The Eleiko XF Bumper has a lower density which means a thicker bumper (from 30 mm to 120 mm). Although you can’t fit as many of these on the bar, their toughness is hard to match and the feeling when you lift is stable – even with less weight on the bar.
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Ash’s NEW EBOOK RELEASED! Engineering Physical Performance A Neural, Mechanical & Metabolic Approach Strength Training for Rugby

Ash’s NEW EBOOK RELEASED!

Format: E-Book 82 Pages plus Exercise Chart

Engineering Physical Performance
A Neural, Mechanical & Metabolic Approach
Strength Training for Rugby

Author: Ashley Jones

Ashley Jones is a strength and conditioning coach, he has worked in three professional sports (Basketball, Rugby League and Rugby Union) in three countries (Australia, New Zealand and Japan) over a period of 20 years. He has worked with the national rugby teams of the country of his birth, the Wallabies and also that of his adopted country, the All Blacks. He is probably best known for his work at the Canterbury Rugby Union and the Crusaders, where he spent 9 years and was involved in the training of teams that won the Ranfurly Shield, the NPC and the Superugby title on 3 occasions.  He first started in the industry as a gym trainer in 1979 at Tony Markham’s Nautilus Fitness & Leisure Centre in Crows Nest, Sydney. He holds a Bachelor of Education in Physical Education and a Master of Science in Human Movement, and industry recognition with the CSCS from the National Strength & Conditioning Association, which he attained in 1988 and has held continuously to this day.

Table of Contents

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Lower Body Power & Strength

Lower Body Power & Strength

Ashley Jones

These lower body programs originally came out of deciding to help out a great friend of mine with some advice for assisting with his burgeoning Cycling career. It also gave me an opportunity to gather my thoughts and to organize the many options I have programmed over time into a collection of programs.

Also I  now realize that the use of more single leg movements than I have previously programmed  is of great benefit to the athletes I train, but do not get too carried away and throw the baby out with the bath water, it is still important to use the major bi-lateral movements for an overall base of strength and power.

If you are not trained or do not a have a trainer that is proficient in the teaching and performing of the Olympic or modified Olympic lifts, do not attempt them, either leave them out of the program or find someone who can teach you them.

Of course, all these options are interchangeable so do not feel that you are locked into one of the programs as written, you may decide to combine certain movements with others, if you are unfamiliar with some movements you may be able to find them in the Exercise Index attached to the www.elitefts.com web site or to the www.exrx.net site or you tube as well.

As always Train Hard, Train Smart and make a difference in someone else’s life.

Chart Below

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Tags: ashley jones, crusaders, rugby, rugby strength training

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Our new HT Sports bars are in stock now

Hi Team,

Our new HT Sports bars are in stock now:

We have been testing these bars in the Getstrength Gym for over 12 months and they have pass the vigorous test the GS boys have been giving them! They got hammered and they just don’t give up.

*HT Sports Power Bar (Rated 300 kg) NZ$ 299 + gst

*HT Sports Olympic Training Bar (Rated 675kg) NZ$ 399 + gst

*HT Sports General Purpose Olympic Bar (Rated 300kg) NZ$ 299 + gst

*HT Sport Premium Olympic Lifting Bar IWF Spec (Rated 675kg) NZ$ 699 + gst

Shop online here: HT Sports Olympic Bars

BAR TESTING VIDEO BELOW

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New USA Distributor of the Getstrength Front Squat Zercher Harness

Attention: USA Customers

New USA Distributor of the Getstrength Front Squat Zercher Harness  

Hi Team,

To celebrate the new official USA distributor of the World Famous Getstrength Front Squat Zercher Harness, Mike from LiftingLarge.com is running a super hot introductory price!

Please note sale will not last! In Stock now and ready to ship!

Visit this link for US Sale: http://www.liftinglarge.com/Getstrength_Front_Squat_Zercher_Harness

Sorry team, sale is from LiftingLarge.com in the United States only.

Stay Strong,

Steve Thompson

http://getstrength.com

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Getstrength Front Squat Zercher Harness Reviews
A great piece of equipment to bomb your quads with!
Posted by Nestor Savas, Bedrock gym, NYC, NY, USA on 6th Feb 2013

Hi Guys!

I had worked up to 600lbs. for over 20 reps with the original Frank Zane Leg Blaster in Bedrock Gym. That was back in the 1980′s, before my fatal car accident, and that unit was great. It was sort of a combination between a Front Squat and a Zercher Squat. I am presently at a public gym and the portability of the FSH is perfect.

Loading up on the Zercher Squat is fantastic! The weight is positioned low, in the center of gravity (mass) of my body no matter how heavy I go! And it goes directly to my quads.

I was always limited to the cross arm style of holding the Front Squat bar position, and had to relegate the Front Squat exercise to a third position in my workout routine because I could not hold any more than 400lbs. Now I can do Front Squats as a first exercise or anywhere in my quad routine.

This unit will make it a whole lot easier to reach my present goal of hitting 75% of my former quad strength!!!!! I am back in the Iron Game and loving it!

Thanks for you ingenuity!

Happy training,
Nestor Savas
Bedrock Gym, NYC, NY, USA

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Strength & Power Continuum Training – Ashley Jones

getstrength has just posted in the Strength / Mass / Power / Speed Programs forum of Getstrength Community Forum under the title of Strength & Power Continuum Training.

This thread is located at http://getstrength.net/strength-mass-power-speed-programs/647-strength-power-continuum-training.html

Here is the message that has just been posted:
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*Strength & Power Continuum Training*
Ashley Jones

*Introduction*
Following on from some discussions I had with colleagues in the Northern Hemisphere during the Wallaby Spring Tour I though I would re-visit some strength programming concepts to cover all my bases on the Strength/Power continuum in each workout that I program.

*Qualities*
The key areas that I feel need to be addressed in a workout structured in a way to stimulate all aspect of the force velocity curve are as follows:

http://getstrength.net/strength-mass-power-speed-programs/647-strength-power-continuum-training.html

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Off Season Training Plans

Off Season Training Plans

Ashley Jones

As another ITM Cup closes with a wonderful record setting 5th title in a row to the Canterbury team,
players, trainers and coaches minds will start turning to preparation for next season. Personally
I believe that a player needs about 2 weeks off physically but 4 to 6 weeks off mentally from the
rigours of the game. Whatever time you have you can plan the work around your schedule to
achieve the best possible result you can, given the time you have available to you. I am currently
based in Australia and since they do not have a professional competition immediately below the
level of SupeRugby they have a wealth of time to physically prepare, the following are a few week
plans allowing you to develop into the preparation to ensure injuries and minimised and results in
physical performance are optimised for the goals you set your players.

I am a firm believer that since during the season we take weekends away from players to play and
travel that during the off season preparation we get all our work down Monday to Friday to ensure
that players have time away from rugby to spend exclusively with family and friends.

*Intro & Down Load week – 2 days/4 sessions

Read full article and program online FREE OF CHARGE at the Getstrength Community - 

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Beat the Eleiko Price Rise! Eleiko Price Increase Jan 1st 2013

Beat the Eleiko Price Rise! Eleiko Price Increase Jan 1st 2013Hi Team, had to happen, we can no longer hold the best Eleiko price in the southern hemisphere.

Eleiko Bounce Plates, Eleiko Powerlifting Cast Plates, Olympic and Power Bars, Full Sets and Racks will all have a price increase on Jan 1st 2013.

Beat the Eleiko Price Rise!

Click here to visit the Eleiko store : http://store.getstrength.com/eleiko-sport-catalogue/

(sorry special Eleiko prices only available in NZ)
For more than 50 years Eleiko has taken an active part in international weightlifting. Since the start in 1957, our products have been delivered to 160 countries all over the world. The trademark stands for quality, competence and success within the weightlifting community.

Eleiko has become the standard. More Than 900 World Records Since the world championships in Stockholm in 1963, when Eleiko was used for the first time in an international championship, more than 900 world records have been set by athletes using Eleiko barbells. That’s probably a record in itself.

Stay Strong,

Steve Thompson

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Kiwi Rugby League legend Ruben Wiki and the new New Zealand Warriors Strength and Conditioning Coach Carl Jennings.

Getstrength had a visit today from the Kiwi Rugby League legend Ruben Wiki and the new New Zealand Warriors Strength and Conditioning Coach Carl Jennings. We wish them the best of luck for the coming NRL season.

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