Reflections In IronMike Webster’s Training Methods Colin Webster | August 02, 2011 "He remained able to literally uproot small trees, and one time I was doing deadlifts with 450 lbs., and he wandered in. I asked him a question about squats, and he proceeded to heave the weight up onto his deltoids and carry it over to that same crappy squat rack I wrote about earlier and set it down on the rack, so he could get under it and show me. I usually say he power-cleaned the weight, but really it was more of a sheer heave, since he had trouble with regular movements at that point, having several herniated discs in his back, a torn right rotator cuff, calcified feet and a heel that was literally in two pieces from having been broken and never allowed to heal properly. He played most of his career like that." Continue reading The 2011 National Weightlifting Championships Jim Moser | July 27, 2011 "I compared our lifters to the first place finishers of last year’s World and Pan American Championships. The Olympic Games are right around the corner. The upcoming Pan Am and World Championships are qualifier meets for Olympic slots. It is important that our lifters do well at these events. Our results in these events will determine the representation of the USA at the upcoming Olympics." Continue reading Driving Daddy Hoffman Bill Starr | May 24, 2011 "When we finally pulled to a stop in downtown Philadelphia, my knuckles were white and my sphincter had chewed off all the buttons on the passenger seat. I was in a daze. Hoffman checked his watch, smiled and said proudly, 'Made good time.'" Continue reading Jack LaLanne - A Life Well Lived Bill Starr | February 17, 2011 "When I heard the news that Jack LaLanne had died, the first thing that popped into my head was, 'Reports of his death are greatly exaggerated.' Jack Lalanne can’t be dead, I thought. He was supposed to live for another ten years. At the very least, he would crack the century barrier still full of vim and vigor. He was the benchmark for all of us involved in physical fitness. I recalled the remark he made frequently, 'I can’t die. It would ruin my image.'" Continue reading My First Search for the X-Factor: York Barbell Jim Moser | December 17, 2010 "I had been Olympic Weightlifting about three years when I got the idea to drive to York Barbell to see if I could find what Tommy Suggs so rightly refers to as the X-Factor. I had heard all the legendary stories about the York Gym from my coach, mentor, and friend Bill Starr..." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The 2011 National Weightlifting Championships Jim Moser | July 27, 2011 "I compared our lifters to the first place finishers of last year’s World and Pan American Championships. The Olympic Games are right around the corner. The upcoming Pan Am and World Championships are qualifier meets for Olympic slots. It is important that our lifters do well at these events. Our results in these events will determine the representation of the USA at the upcoming Olympics." Continue reading Driving Daddy Hoffman Bill Starr | May 24, 2011 "When we finally pulled to a stop in downtown Philadelphia, my knuckles were white and my sphincter had chewed off all the buttons on the passenger seat. I was in a daze. Hoffman checked his watch, smiled and said proudly, 'Made good time.'" Continue reading Jack LaLanne - A Life Well Lived Bill Starr | February 17, 2011 "When I heard the news that Jack LaLanne had died, the first thing that popped into my head was, 'Reports of his death are greatly exaggerated.' Jack Lalanne can’t be dead, I thought. He was supposed to live for another ten years. At the very least, he would crack the century barrier still full of vim and vigor. He was the benchmark for all of us involved in physical fitness. I recalled the remark he made frequently, 'I can’t die. It would ruin my image.'" Continue reading My First Search for the X-Factor: York Barbell Jim Moser | December 17, 2010 "I had been Olympic Weightlifting about three years when I got the idea to drive to York Barbell to see if I could find what Tommy Suggs so rightly refers to as the X-Factor. I had heard all the legendary stories about the York Gym from my coach, mentor, and friend Bill Starr..." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Driving Daddy Hoffman Bill Starr | May 24, 2011 "When we finally pulled to a stop in downtown Philadelphia, my knuckles were white and my sphincter had chewed off all the buttons on the passenger seat. I was in a daze. Hoffman checked his watch, smiled and said proudly, 'Made good time.'" Continue reading Jack LaLanne - A Life Well Lived Bill Starr | February 17, 2011 "When I heard the news that Jack LaLanne had died, the first thing that popped into my head was, 'Reports of his death are greatly exaggerated.' Jack Lalanne can’t be dead, I thought. He was supposed to live for another ten years. At the very least, he would crack the century barrier still full of vim and vigor. He was the benchmark for all of us involved in physical fitness. I recalled the remark he made frequently, 'I can’t die. It would ruin my image.'" Continue reading My First Search for the X-Factor: York Barbell Jim Moser | December 17, 2010 "I had been Olympic Weightlifting about three years when I got the idea to drive to York Barbell to see if I could find what Tommy Suggs so rightly refers to as the X-Factor. I had heard all the legendary stories about the York Gym from my coach, mentor, and friend Bill Starr..." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Jack LaLanne - A Life Well Lived Bill Starr | February 17, 2011 "When I heard the news that Jack LaLanne had died, the first thing that popped into my head was, 'Reports of his death are greatly exaggerated.' Jack Lalanne can’t be dead, I thought. He was supposed to live for another ten years. At the very least, he would crack the century barrier still full of vim and vigor. He was the benchmark for all of us involved in physical fitness. I recalled the remark he made frequently, 'I can’t die. It would ruin my image.'" Continue reading My First Search for the X-Factor: York Barbell Jim Moser | December 17, 2010 "I had been Olympic Weightlifting about three years when I got the idea to drive to York Barbell to see if I could find what Tommy Suggs so rightly refers to as the X-Factor. I had heard all the legendary stories about the York Gym from my coach, mentor, and friend Bill Starr..." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
My First Search for the X-Factor: York Barbell Jim Moser | December 17, 2010 "I had been Olympic Weightlifting about three years when I got the idea to drive to York Barbell to see if I could find what Tommy Suggs so rightly refers to as the X-Factor. I had heard all the legendary stories about the York Gym from my coach, mentor, and friend Bill Starr..." Continue reading
