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“Drive the Bar”: Zack Telander’s Split Jerk Tips For Strongman Mitchell Hooper

“Drive the Bar”: Zack Telander’s Split Jerk Tips For Strongman Mitchell Hooper

2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper has been dipping into Olympic weightlifting to improve as a Strongman competitor. The techniques used in Olympic weightlifting offer crossover into strongman that can help push Hooper above the rest of the field. Examples include using a split jerk during a log press or snatching a heavy implement during a loading medley. Hooper paired with…
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Austin Perkins (75KG) Raw Squats 1.5 Kilograms Over IPF World Record for a Triple In Training

Austin Perkins (75KG) Raw Squats 1.5 Kilograms Over IPF World Record for a Triple In Training

Elite powerlifter Austin Perkins has the biggest total of any raw 75-kilogram lifter in the world at 851 kilograms (1,876 pounds) and the highest DOTS score of any tested athlete, having eclipsed Taylor Atwood for both accolades. Perkins has lifted with the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) federation for most of his career but recently announced a switch to Powerlifting America (PA). Perkins has already done…
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Team China Withdraws From 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Team China Withdraws From 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships

The Chinese weightlifting team — the world’s most dominant contingent in the sport — has abandoned one of its two remaining 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualification opportunities by withdrawing from the upcoming 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC). The 2024 AWC will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from Feb. 3 to 10. It is one of the final remaining…
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Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley Does These 6 Things Every Day to Optimize Recovery

Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley Does These 6 Things Every Day to Optimize Recovery

Fergus Crawley has been carrying the banner for “hybrid” mixed-modality training for years now. For those unaware, hybrid training has gained momentum recently for its well-rounded, diverse approach to athleticism — think several strength training workouts each week alongside several sessions of conditioning or cardio. All that hard work takes a toll, though. On Jan. 15, 2024, Crawley…
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Sam Sulek — Workouts, Biography, Height, and More

Sam Sulek — Workouts, Biography, Height, and More

When people think of the biggest names in bodybuilding in terms of competition, the most popular athletes to come up tend to be five-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead and 2023 Mr. Olympia winner Derek Lunsford. But there could be a whole different conversation when it comes to bodybuilding away from the stage — and the first…
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PALUMBO’S MASS CYCLE w/TREN & DECA! #askDave

PALUMBO’S MASS CYCLE w/TREN & DECA! #askDave

Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 1:25 – Dave on TA-1 Thymosin Alpha 1 Peptide from Titan Medical. 3:05 – Mass cycle, what’s your logic on running tren in the middle of the cycle, and deca at the end? Would you get less results if you ran deca in the middle and tren in the end? 5:38…