Tommy Suggs

[stef]

Sup talks about weightlifting, Hoffman, York Barbell, Strength & Health and lots of the characters lifting "back in the day".

Tommy Suggs

[xzcion]

I believe this is the article mentioned in part 4.

The tragic history of the military press in olympic and world championship competition 1928-1972.

By, John Fair

[JLascek]

http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports...3/JSH2803d.pdf

I believe this is the article mentioned in part 4.

The tragic history of the military press in olympic and world championship competition 1928-1972.

By, John Fair

I've read that, it is very interesting. The pressing poundages were very impressive at the time, but it isn't the same movement we are familiar with today (the one from SS). If you get a chance to read that article, you'll see every little wily trick that was used to give the lifter an advantage.

[steven-miller]

Very interesting interview. I am really looking forward to another one with Tommy Suggs sometime in the future.

Thank you very much for this material Mr. Rippetoe!

[George Noble]

This was a vastly better interview than Shane Hamman. I don't know whether it's because Tommy is just more talkative than Shane or because you responded to the criticism that you talked too much in the last one. Either way this was really good.

[Mark Rippetoe]

This was a vastly better interview than Shane Hamman. I don't know whether it's because Tommy is just more talkative than Shane or because you responded to the criticism that you talked too much in the last one.

It was both. Tommy will not shut up, and I learned so much about interviewing from the insightful comments on this board.

[El Viejo]

Ripp,

When you said that U.S. Olympic lifters don't train the deadlift my jaw hit the floor. That seems so counter intuitive that it's hard to believe. What explanation do U.S. Olympic coaches give for our pathetic performance for the past 30 years or so? Aren't they capable of looking at the historic record and investigating how lifters in the 50's and 60's (when we were winning or at least placing in the top 5) trained? How can they continue to use training methods that give such poor results? Someone once say that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Are our coaches nuts or just too arrogant to admit that their training methods need to change?

[George Noble]

It was both. Tommy will not shut up, and I learned so much about interviewing from the insightful comments on this board.

You know, you should really be paying us for all the information we impart to you.

But it's OK

[MAKtheKnife]

Well fucking done Rip. This was the best one yet.

+1

This was a vastly better interview than Shane Hamman. I don't know whether it's because Tommy is just more talkative than Shane or because you responded to the criticism that you talked too much in the last one. Either way this was really good.

+1


Rip, thank you very much for this. Fantastic job! Keep up the great work and don't let all the old knowledge disappear.

You should make these interviews (and this one in particular) available on DVD for $5 or $10 a pop. I'd buy this one without a second thought.

[Rorschach]

You should make these interviews (and this one in particular) available on DVD for $5 or $10 a pop. I'd buy this one without a second thought.

Or they'd make a nice addition to the training DVD.