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Yesterday: Power Snatch- up to 120kgx3x1 Power Clean- up to 140kgx3x1 Both were maximal…Just all I could manage to hit. Today was: Morning: Snatch- up to 120kgx2x1 CJ- up to 150kgx1 Front Squat- up to 185kgx1, 200kgx0, 190kgx0 Afternoon: Snatch- up to 140kgx1 (308lbs), 145kgxcla

I just bought 50lbs of grass fed beef.  It really doesn’t look any different than any other type of meat, and, that’s what 50lbs looks like in our GYM’s freezer LOL (See below). Didn’t have room in the freezer at the house, so, the gym will have to work. I will

I started on the “Paleo Diet” yesterday. Well, it’s not so much of a “diet.” Basically, you eat lots of protein, fruit, vegetables/greens and nuts. That’s basically it. You cut out all the other forms of carbs and stick to those. Heck, what else is

I finally got some sense knocked into me by Steve Gough (1 of my 2 coaches) and squatted my arse off yesterday. I squatted 5 separate times yesterday (with 4 being maximal, and the other one I Had to stop because of a crazy passing out incident). Anyway, here was what it looked like:

1. Most of our athletes “Fall” into weightlifting after their other goals/dreams/hopes fail…(usually at around age 18-23, or older) 2. We are like 1/3 countries who have  strict out of competition drug testing. 3. It is not like wrestling/baseball/football where you

Wrestling Fans, or even just fans of a good motivational story…You absolutely have to watch this video. Amazing stuff. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=jensen You just have to cheer for a guy who turns his life around like that.

A lot of people ask me what different things I do for recovery… First,  I really try to eat as clean and healthy as possible: Daily Diet/Supplement Intake: 8am: 6 egg omelette (only 2 whole eggs), 1c Orange Juice 9am: 1/4th Scoop NO-Shotgun, 1 Promax Protein Bar 9:45am: 1 Scoop

Guys, go ahead and check out Kendrick Farris’s website here: http://kendrickjfarris.com/ He posts some pretty cool stuff in his blog and also has some cool “Bless The Gym” wristbands in his store.  

I took it a lot easier this week in training. My shoulder/elbow are pretty beat up, so I decided to do a LOT less volume on the snatch and clean&jerk. I hope to come back on monday feeling pretty fresh and recovered. And, READY TO ROCK! Woohoo!  I got all kinds of energy already.