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“Big Meet” Competition Day Some Tips and Suggestions for lifters new to National or International Competition Once you have lifted in a few local or gym meets where you know the people, the gym and, the landscape, you may get the urge to test yourself outside your...
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“LAT” PULL DOWN ANALYSIS Dave Mansfield MA, MSPT, CSCS “Is it safe to do a behind the neck lat pull down?” A question that should be, but is never, heard at health clubs and clinics all over “fitness land” as trainees blissfully go on doing the exercise to “hit the...
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Are you a Drug-Free lifter who often struggles with Plateaus? As powerlifters it’s not in our nature to spend hours outside the gym researching what could be considered trivial data and science as it applies to other sports. We are of a more big picture and work...
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Pre-habilitation Routine for Shoulder Injury Prevention Shoulder injuries are a common event in the history of many throwing and strength athletes. Weightlifters and Powerlifters as well as Body Builders often suffer rotator cuff, impingement or bursitis injuries due...
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Any athlete who has trained to squat below parallel or who has attempted a maximum effort deadlift will know the meaning of “flexibility vs. the squat and deadlift”. While it may be true that strength athletes, powerlifters in particular, do not require the...
