Saturday, January 14, 2012

shrugs by bill starr

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High Pulls and Shrugs

by Bill Starr
High Pulls and Shrugs


All serious strength athletes include at least one dynamic pulling exercise in their routines. They understand that by handling heavy weights in an explosive fashion, they build much stronger and more functional muscles. Of course, some sports require more powerful back, hip, leg and shoulder muscles than others. Those who participate in contact sports absolutely must prepare their entire bodies for stress on the playing field, and Olympic-style weightlifting is all about developing the muscles and attachments used in pulling big numbers in the snatch and clean.

shoulder rehab

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Shoulder Rehab

by Bill Starr
shoulder rehab


I was patiently waiting for the last of my luggage when I spotted Davey amble through the doorway. He stood for a bit, surveying the scene, in hopes of finding me in the crowd around the baggage claim turntable.

sequence for strength

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Only The Strong Shall Survive: Sequence For Strength

By: Bill Starr
sequence for strength


It had been more than three years since I'd seen Uncle Buddy. There had been an occasional card from some foreign country to let me know he was still breathing, but that was the extent of it. Then one day I opened my door, and there he was, full of grins and carrying an armload of gifts. Over coffee I asked the obvious question, and it took an hour for him to fill me in. He'd been all over the map but had spent the majority of the last year in Amsterdam. Uncle Buddy was a merchant seaman, and it wasn't at all like him to settle in one place for so long. 'Why Amsterdam?' I asked.

semchem

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Sets and Reps Sets and Reps

by Bill Starr
Sets and Reps Sets and Reps


"The researchers found that 4-6 repetitions of 4-6 sets, increasint the weight on each successive set, produced the most significant increase in strength. [...] I simplified the formula to five sets of five reps [...]. So the program would consist of fice sets of fice on each of the "Big Three" including the warm-up." "The researchers found that 4-6 repetitions of 4-6 sets, increasint the weight on each successive set, produced the most significant increase in strength. [...] I simplified the formula to five sets of five reps [... ]. So the program would consist of fice sets of fice on each of the "Big Three" including the warm. "

rotator cuff

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Only the Strong Shall Survive

Tough Cuff: Bullet-proof Your Rotators for Pain-free Power

By: Bill Starr
Only the Strong Shall Survive


Injuries to the rotator cuff have risen significantly over the past few decades. Nowadays it seems that everyone who's trained seriously for more than half a dozen years suffers from some degree of rotator cuff problems or has pain in the shoulder itself. The severity ranges from nagging aches during the night to sharp pains that prevent you from doing any physical activity that involves your arm.

rehabbing the lower back

     
Rehabilitating the Lower Back

by Bill Starr
rehabbing the lower back


The sky was ash-gray with all the signs of an incoming storm straight off the Gulf. The air was muggy and still. I found a place on the screened porch that always catches a bit of breeze, regardless of the weather, and turned by attention to Michelangelo’s epic confrontation with Pope Julius as recorded by Irving Stone in The Agony and the Ecstasy. I was at the point of the story where the Pope was trying to convince Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, a task the strong-willed artist was resisting with all his body and soul.

quick lifts by bill starr

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Add Strength with the Quick Lifts

by Bill Starr
quick lifts by bill starr


One of the best things about weight training is that there are so many ways to improve your functional strength. To me, functional strength is all that matters, for if you can’t use your new power in some manner, what’s the purpose of training? There are dozens of excellent exercises for the various parts of the body. There are also many variations of set-and-rep sequences. Some coaches believe in using higher reps and less weight, while others say that handling heavy weights for lower reps is the ticket to success. There are systems designed for the rank beginner, the intermediate and the advanced lifter.