You either love leg lifts or you dread them! Regardless, leg lifts or leg raises are excellent exercises that target the lower portion of the rectus abdominus muscles, commonly referred to as ‘lower abs’. It is a great exercise to tighten and tone the infamous paunch, something that concerns both men and women. You …
What is Olympic Lifting | Learn the Olympic Lifts | Olympic Lift Variations | Olympic Lifting and Bodybuilding | How to Master the Olympic Lifts The beauty of Olympic weightlifting is its simplicity. There are only two lifts, so if you’re getting better at them, you’re getting better period. But the downside of weightlifting, as anyone who has gotten deep into the sport can tell you, is that …
This retired Air Force Master Sgt. brings a special level of intensity to the gym on Memorial Day. He pushes hard—then harder—to honor those who can’t join him there. “In the aircraft maintenance world, everything is heavy. Being strong and fit made my job easier.” “You don’t …
A common misconception about Olympic weightlifting is that it’s just made up of two lifts, the snatch and the clean and jerk. Anyone who takes this sport seriously can attest that plenty of their most productive training time is actually spent doing numerous broken-down and re-arranged parts of those two main lifts. Considering getting serious about Oly lifting? Richard LaFountain’s guide …
What is Olympic Lifting | Learn the Olympic Lifts | Olympic Lift Variations | Olympic Lifting and Bodybuilding Learning the Olympic lifts is a game-changer for a lot of lifters. Yes, the clean and jerk and the snatch require coordination, timing, mobility, and explosiveness. But here’s the thing: the full Olympic-grade snatch and clean …
The only thing I hate more than a stupid exercise is an exercise that has tons of potential value, but which frustrates a lifter’s ability to receive those benefits because of how much they struggle to get the right setup. You may think this only applies to (for lack of a better word) “weird” …
Subscribe To Podcast | More Episodes Listen To Podcast Episode #67 Podcast Episode 67: Heavy Lifts and Cardi B—Anthony Fuhrman’s Secrets to Becoming the World’s Strongest Man. What started as an alternative to standard-issue military conditioning quickly grew into a life-changing career as Anthony “Flama Blanca” Fuhrman discovered his knack for lifting heavy and …
“Game of Thrones” articles and videos are as common as crows on a battlefield these days, with the eighth and final season of HBO’s fantasy epic just over the horizon. But few if any of them address what, to me, is the most stirring plot development in the last few seasons: Namely, how Hafthor …
Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]