This is a seminar Tommy Kono Gave at the Arnold classic this year on basic technique and why Americans in general aren’t internationally competitive anymore. (note: if they don’t load well, you can find them Here PART 1 PART 2
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Interview with Doug Hepburn
Doug Hepburn the 1953 World Weightlifting Champion and Pioneer of the Powerlifts interviewed by Robert O. Smith, CFMI Radio, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. RS: As a youngster in California, I was drawn to weightlifting through the inspiration of monthly reports in Hoffman’s old Strength and Health about weightlifters like John Davis, Norb Schemansky, and… Continue Reading
Interview with Ivan Abadzhiev
Interview With The Master Bulgarian– Ivan Abadzhiev Feature Articles @Lift Up Ivan Abadzhiev: Very Heavy Weightlifting by Yelena Vaytsehovskaya, November 1999 Translation by Arthur Chidlovski I wasn’t ready for this interview. I wasn’t ready to bump into Ivan Abadzhiev himself in the dark section of the Peace and Friendship stadium in Athens. But it happened…. Continue Reading
QOTD–Dan John
Words to describe Olympic champion-styled workouts: BORING HARD WORK …but there is a big payoff. (medals). –Dan John While bordom is not exactly something to be cultivated, there is truth to the notion that consistency coupled with specificity has a large payoff in all areas of life.