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May 27 2008

Upper Body Training With Chains

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.

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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.

Get Smitty’s free report on Combat Core Exercise!

Written by Rob · Categorized: Exercise, Weight Training · Tagged: Chain Training, Diesel Crew, Exercise, fitness, Fitness Gadget, Jim Smith, Strength, Upper Body Workouts, Video

May 27 2008

The Body Is One Piece – There Is No Core

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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A previous video shows Dan John teaching Olympic Lifts

Written by Rob · Categorized: Exercise, Weight Training · Tagged: core, Core Training, Exercise, Gym Jones, Mark Twight, Strength, Video

Feb 22 2008

Strong Women: Doing Pullups

We’ve seen strong women doing pushups, we’ve seen strong women climbing rope at Bondi beach and we’ve seen a strong mother and daughter workout routine. Earlier in the day we saw a strong young woman doing beach pullups 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.

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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?

Written by Rob · Categorized: Exercise · Tagged: Crossfit, Exercise, Pull Ups, Pullups, Strength, Strong women, Video, Workouts

Feb 22 2008

Strong Women: Doing Pullups

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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Written by Rob · Categorized: Exercise · Tagged: Crossfit, Exercise, fitness, Pull Ups, Strength, Strong women, Women

Nov 24 2007

Flexibility Balance and Archery Skills by Lilia Stepanova (video)

Last week it was the Acrobatics Championships, 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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Written by Rob · Categorized: Fun · Tagged: Flexibility, Fun, Strength, Talent, Video

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