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    Default Reflections in Iron: Mike Webster's Training Methods

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    by Colin Webster

    "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."



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    Awesome read. Thanks for sharing about your dad, Colin.

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    Many of these are gems.
    Thanks for sharing, Colin.

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    Thanks for this article. I'm a Pittsburgh native and the #52 jersey is the only one I own.

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    Really nice. thanks.

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    I have no idea who the man was, but this was an outstanding article. Thanks Colin for writing it, and Rip for making it available to us all.

    The more you read about how the big guys did it, the more you realize that 4-5 basic lifts, milk and meat is at least 90% of getting strong.

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    Thanks Colin, I appreciate you sharing the great story about your father. I'm trying to create a place to train like where your father did in my garage, nothing but hardwork and pushing iron.

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    wow. Great read.

    Is it getting dusty in here?

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    Thanks Colin, that was one of the best articles I have read in a long time. Old school at its best.

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    Thanks for the article, Colin, it was a great read. I had a pretty shitty day to--yesterday, all agitated over really nothing, and this calmed me down and made me wanna go downstairs and squat (some more)!

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