The 330 lb Press: Ordinary Programming, Extraordinary Persistence by Nick Delgadillo, SSC | November 16, 2017 Chase Lindley, long time WFAC lifter, intern, and future coach, walked out the heaviest press most of us have ever seen at the 2017 Fall Classic. After pressing 308 lbs for his second attempt press, he called for 330 lbs for his third attempt but wasn’t able to lock it out. He may have been a little too ambitious, considering the 624 lb PR squat he had done earlier in the day, but his disappointment was understandable since he pressed 325 lbs ten days prior to the meet during training. Continue reading
Post-Surgery Shoulder Rehabilitation by Nick Delgadillo, SSC | October 05, 2017 Bre trained normally up to the surgery and was told by her doctor that after surgery, she should immobilize the shoulder for a few weeks other than during physical therapy, that she shouldn’t load it for 8-12 weeks, and that it could take up to two years for her to “get back to where she is now” in terms of her strength training. He never inquired about what she actually does in the gym or current training loads. Continue reading
A Demonstration of the Press Double Layback by Carl Raghavan, SSC | August 31, 2017 Starting Strength Coach Carl Raghavan demonstrates the press with an impressive layback reminiscent of the big presses from the old days of Olympic Weightlifting. Continue reading
A Comparison of Two Start Positions v2 by Mark Rippetoe | June 08, 2017 The second in a series of videos comparing a low hips start position and a high hips start position in the clean. Continue reading
Improving Dance by Getting Stronger by Emily Socolinsky, SSC | June 01, 2017 As a former dancer (20+ years of dance, ballet and modern), I did not understand the true nature of what “getting stronger” meant. It took me twenty years to finally start training with a barbell. Strength made the biggest difference when I returned to dance. Not physical therapy when I was injured. Not endless hours of cardio. Barbell training. I knew this was something that all dancers were missing. But how could I convince my fellow dancers to do this? Continue reading
