Upper Body Training With Chains

May 27th, 2008

Diesel Crew does some great chain training here. Chains provide an unstable environment for lifting as well as changing the resistance by putting more load on your muscles when they’re in their strongest part of the movement. Jim Smith is the author of Combat Core Conditioning, the most advanced torso strength training manual I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading.


combat core conditioningJim “Smitty” Smith is a strength coach and cofounder of the Diesel Crew. Jim dedicates himself to studying, developing and enhancing athletic performance through the utilization of conventional and non-conventional training protocols, including; powerlifting, weightlifting, strongman, odd-objects, Russian kettlebells and grip strength methodologies. This distinctive and comprehensive approach has helped athletes of all skills levels attain their goals and “Achieve Beyond Potential.” Jim is an active student of strength athletics and is always seeking new ways to innovate and provide a unique perspective for gaining muscle, rehabbing injuries, improving performance and building better athletics. Jim is a contributor to Mens Health magazine.

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The Body Is One Piece - There Is No Core

May 27th, 2008

Dan John, the Strength Coach and head track and field coach at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah originally said that the body is one piece and that there is no core. Mark Twight at GymJones took that to heart and filmed a bunch of “center oriented exercises” where movement was initiated from the center. Have a look


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Strong Women: Doing Pullups

February 22nd, 2008

We’ve seen , we’ve seen strong women and we’ve seen a strong . Earlier in the day we saw a strong young woman doing and now it’s my pleasure to bring you two strong women doing pullups at their crossfit location.

These women are featured in a number of crossfit workouts of the day but in this example, they’re just doing pullups.


Pullups, Pushups and squats are the primary bodyweight weight training exercises and have long been the way to measure strength. My dad had a pullup bar installed in our basement when I was growing up, but to be honest, I never saw him doing any. Maybe it was mom who was doing them?

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Strong Women: Doing Pullups

February 22nd, 2008

This is the first in a series of day long videos featuring strong women. This first one shows a young woman doing pull ups at an outdoor exercise location. I’m pretty sure it’s in Australia, but don’t quote me on that. Guys? how many pull ups can you do?


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Flexibility Balance and Archery Skills by Lilia Stepanova (video)

November 24th, 2007

Last week it was the , this week it’s a display of balance, flexibility and talent brought to you by the beautiful Lilia Stepanova.

Lilia grew up with acrobatic parents and began training at an early age, encouraged by her mother. This performance is from the first round of “America’s Got Talent”. Lilia is 20 and lives in Las Vegas (of course)


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