Very helpful article on running for weightlifters (or weightlifting for runners) by Jim Schmitz, former US Olympic Weightlifting Team Coach. If you want a book that will help you get to the next level in lifting, I recommend you purchase Jim Schmitz’s Olympic Style Weightlifting manual and DVD and.

Olympic Lifting and Book Review “No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical trainingwhat a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates If you want a book that will help you get to the next level in lifting, I recommend you purchase Jim Schmitz’s Olympic Style Weightlifting manual and DVD and complete just one month of training. It will seriously change the way you see fitness. While looking for background on Jim for this article I found the and agree with the blogger; It will change your life. If you are thinking about fitness as it applies to the realm of survival, this is one good beginning for you. Followers of ‘O’ lifting will build a good strength base and moretheir mental fortitude. Back in 2002 I was having a conversation with my buddy Larry a fitness instructor.

Our talk drifted over to working out and we went back and forth discussing the merits of martial arts, lifting weights and so forth. We discussed sand running, carrying weights while running, wrestling but Larry kept talking about workouts that just blew him away. Stuff that kept him conditioned and feeling challenged. Sounds For Korg Pa50.

Grey S Anatomy Torrent Vostfr Saison 9. What the heck was he talking about? He talked about Olympic Lifiting.

I’d seen it on television during the Olympics. Usually big dudes hefting super heavy weights but I had zero interest in it. Boy, was I clueless and close-minded. Little did I know about the Cross-fit community that would soon take off in 2004 and beyond. Larry invited me to check out his gym located right on Valencia Street, in a place called Valencia Street Muscle and Fitness.

The front of the gym had the typical weight machines but tucked in the back room was something different. The Sports Palace In a 15′ x 45′ room were wooden platforms, bumper plates, metal racks and loads of old pictures of Olympic lifters. Anyone could tell this was old school. People came here to lift. No mirrors to look in. No distractions. No cheesy music or people preening in tight clothing.

I looked over and saw a petite yet fit female performing a lifting maneuver I’d never seen before, and it was clear to me, she was lifting more weight above her head than I ever did before. Upon the wall was a banner with the words the Sports Palace. I later learned the amazing history of that place. An older guy with full beard walked into the room and I was introduced to Jim Schmitz. I knew nothing about him.