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• Are you having a training experience?

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 14:54 in common problems

  I live in Newquay, the surf capital of the UK. Every year thousands of people come down to Newquay on holiday, wanting to learn to surf. Surfing looks really cool, the clothes are funky, surfers are hot and everyone wants a piece of the lifestyle for...

• What does ‘in shape’ look like for you?

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 15:09 in diet, common problems

  Many of us here are pure-hearted strength fanatics who would carry on training even if all the mirrors in the world were broken (how many years bad luck would that make?). That said, we might also harbour a notion of a corporeal geometry, a desired s...

• Strong is beautiful

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 09:34 in general strength training, women's training

  An essay on strength training as if people mattered. I love strength training. You know it, but I’ll say it anyway, I bloody love it. It’s one of the most happy, positive things in my life. I like knowing I’m strong and I’m only getting ...

• Review: A Philosophy of Strength Training from Dan John

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 06:33 in reviews, training guides, general strength training

  Is watching a Dan John lecture on DVD the best fun you can have on your own? In my world, it probably is. I spent a delightful Saturday night in the company of the Yoda of strength training, listening to him give away a lifetime of wisdom with humour...

• Review: Everything’s Over My Head from Dan John

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 06:10 in reviews, training guides, general strength training

  This 3-part DVD from strength coach, thrower and all-round good guy Dan John combines three films that he’s made some time in the (looks like) dim and distant past before Windows Movie Maker. For me this is like watching old Bones Brigade movies. Y...

• Assistance exercises

  Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 19:50 in workouts, powerlifting, general strength training

  If you are doing squats, deadlifts, cleans and so on you are already way ahead of the game. But perhaps your progress has stalled or you are not satisfied just doing the basics. Maybe you have become aware of some of your weak areas but don’t k...

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