Tuesday, April 10, 2007

More Weightlifters






I guess these guys are the quintessential 'skinny strong' guys.
Found these pics and more at this site:
thanks to Tom Furman for posting the link originally!

7 comments:

Royce said...

Rif I think you touched on it when you replied to Franz, but I have a question. How the hell do those guys and gals squat so much. It's insane how easy they make it look.
Is it because they just hammer the groove home all the time?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jr1FuaoDco

I don't know how to calculate oly plates but his squats at the end have to be freakin huge, especially considering his weight.

Mark Reifkind said...

as you can see by the pics of the young kids they work perfect technique for YEARS before they ever load the bar heavy. The form is so perfect its not an issue.

So much of strength is neurological,and the real key is not BUILDING strength into the muscleas much as finding ways to stop allowing the "breaks" that keep us from fully accessing the strength that is there, from coming on.That and perfect form and no fear.

Royce said...

Cool. It really iz crazy how much bodybuilding has influenced people to think you have to be big to be strong.

Mark Reifkind said...

royce, thats 290 kg on the bar, 638 lbs

Royce said...

damn!

Christine said...

That first picture could be titled "The Way Communists Do Ab Work"

Mark Reifkind said...

liftlike a girl,actually that is a hip exercise. the ab work is secondary.

205, 215, 217.5,205 x 1 x 6, 190 x 1 x 3, laterals, rear delts bw pushups

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