For those of you who don't know who I am and are thinking, "who is this clown?" - I have competed in two IPF World Powerlifting Championships.I am the holder of four New Zealand Powerlifting records and two All-round Weightlifting World records. I have been competing in the sport of Powerlifting for more than 15 years and have Bench Pressed double bodyweight in three weight classes.145kg @ 67.5kg, 165kg @ 75kg and 172.5kg @ 82.5kg bodyweight. Best 4 board press of 200kg. One of the … [Read more...] about Bench Press Setup with Strength Bands Part 1 – Revisited – Steve Thompson
Strength Training Articles
Extreme Bench Press Variations for the Ultimate Press result! – Steve Thompson
Lets talk variation, every body knows bench press, there are still a few out there that don’t realise that a bench press consists of a full range of motion from chest to full lock out. A 1RM in the Bench Press does not count if your training partner is trying for a all time best upright row at the same time. Well to keep it simple, if you are a sprinter trying to increase his or her 100m sprint record! You sprint! Marathon runner, keep running! You want a stronger squat you squat! … [Read more...] about Extreme Bench Press Variations for the Ultimate Press result! – Steve Thompson
Clean start-Audit time Part 2 By John Rahme
April 26th 2012 I wrote an article I wrote called CLEAN START-AUDIT TIME. The article or short story audited my TRAINING LIFE in a fair and honest way, identified and help bring to light items in which I could improve on and also to identify and praise traits and actions which were helping me excel. At the time, as I wrote in the article, it was a very daunting thing to do. To be totally honest in what one was doing, his beliefs, training principles and treatment of athletes. The difficult … [Read more...] about Clean start-Audit time Part 2 By John Rahme
PLAY TRAIN – By John Rahme Part 1
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion’- Muhammad Ali. In an open green field he stands quietly, wearing a proud and ancient uniform. The uniform and weapon is his life. It’s an extension of him, his life and journey. A story in itself of history and ancestry. In the distance, mountains surround the horizon, look to be a ladder to the heavens. Around him, in a circle formation, twelve students sit quietly and patiently … [Read more...] about PLAY TRAIN – By John Rahme Part 1
Advanced Exercises with Eastern European Names 3
By Tony Boutagy www.tonyboutagy.com Russian Deadlifts (Good Mornings) Introduction For many decades, Russian weightlifters have performed an exercise to develop the posterior chain where they hold a bar on the trapezius and bow forward from the waist. They would perform this exercise both with a neutral spine and, for variation, with a rounded back. It was because the Russian weightlifters used this movement frequently, it because known as a Russian deadlift outside Russia. The Russians, … [Read more...] about Advanced Exercises with Eastern European Names 3
Break Through That Workout Plateau
Hitting a plateau in your workout can be discouraging. The same thing that has worked for you now isn’t. And, you are stuck. It’s frustrating, and you need answers. The good news is a plateau is normal. And the better news is that there are many things that can be done to help you bust through a workout plateau. Here are five tips to break free from the plateau so that you can start seeing gains again. Determine if You’ve Hit a Plateau First of all, you need to determine if you … [Read more...] about Break Through That Workout Plateau
Random Thoughts – Ashley Jones
Author Ashley Jones Advice, Ideas & Thoughts As Robbie Deans is often to be heard saying “start with the end in mind” Coaching is an extension of teaching, so get out of your office and teach, especially in the gym, you are always correcting wee aspects of a lift, our aim is perfection of technique, so if you are not lifting yourself, start, it makes a lot of difference for your athletes and for you. Whenever you lift, you are on show, be a technician and lift well, you do not have to be the … [Read more...] about Random Thoughts – Ashley Jones
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 … [Read more...] about Lower Body Power & Strength
Strength Training for Rugby/Rugby League Players
The attached strength program was specifically written for a Rugby prop forward but the philosophy and mechanics behind it make it applicable for any player wishing to increase their strength levels, irrespective of the position or the code that they playThe role of the strength and conditioning coach is to get the players strong and powerful so that the head coach can teach them how he wants them to play the game. This plan is an amalgam of the Westside training philosophies of Louie Simmons, … [Read more...] about Strength Training for Rugby/Rugby League Players