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12 Iowa Football Players Hospitalized After Offseason Workout

The University of Iowa confirmed Wednesday that 13 football players were hospitalized this week with an unusual muscle disorder following grueling offseason workouts. The players have rhabdomyolysis, a stress-induced syndrome that can damage cells and cause kidney failure in severe cases.
On Jan. 20, an Iowa football player posted about a staggering workout on Facebook: "I had to squat 240 pounds 100 times and it was timed. I can't walk and I fell down the stairs ...Sounds like some S&C coaches were trying a little x-fit.

The negatives are just what you'd think they'd be, but a view from the flip side of the coin can be found here http://talktomejohnnie.com/football/iowa-football-rhabdo , it is written by John Welbourn a former NFL Lineman.

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Don't Over Look The Middle

Another Great Article from Mr. Starr (StartingStrength.com)

http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/dont_overlook_the_middle



John Phillip (lifter) and Bill
Starr (spotter) at an outdoor meet
in Honolulu

10,000

Bulgarian Weightlifting Coach — "all you need to be a good lifter is (1) the ability to do a full squat, (2) rack a bar in a clean, (3) ability to do an overhead squat— the rest is a function of who has the opportunity and desire to put in the 10,000 hours or roughly ten years of hard training".

Pyrros Dimas

Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona -82.5 kg
Gold 1996 Atlanta -83 kg
Gold 2000 Sydney -85 kg
Bronze 2004 Athens -85 kg
World Championships
Gold 1993 Melbourne -83 kg
Gold 1995 Guangzhou -83 kg
Gold 1998 Lahti -85 kg
Silver 1999 Athens -85 kg
European Championships
Gold 1995 Warszawa -83 kg
Silver 1998 Riesa -85 kg
Bronze 1992 Szekszard -82.5 kg
Bronze 1993 Sofia -83 kg

Career bests
Snatch: 180.5 kg 1999 in Athens in the class to 85 kg.
Clean and jerk: 215.0 kg 2000 Summer Olympics in the class to 85 kg.
Total: 392.5 kg 1996 Summer Olympics in the class to 83 kg.[7

Huge Day in Whoville

Team Connecticut Club Meet

Joe R:
Snatch: 89kg, 92kg, 95kg(New PR)
C&J: 110kg, 115kg, 120kg

Big Brian:
Snatch: 105kg, 108kg, 111kg(New PR)
C&J: 140kg, 145kg, 150kgmiss
Clean Pull: 500lbs, 550lbs, 600lbs

600lbs Pull

2011 Atlantic States Weightlifting Open

Training At Gary V's

Gruelling training with Coach Valentine, Joe R. got two PR Snatches 90kg, 92.5kg



Joe R. 92.5kg Snatch


Joe R. doing second pulls with 500lbs




Action shot of me missing a 105kg clean

Starting Strength Seminar

There are only a few seminars I will endorse and learning from Rip is at the top of my list. If you want to learn how to use a barbell properly and have pretty much any strength/fitness related question answered, go to a Starting Strength Seminar.

April 15-17: Brooklyn, NY Starting Strength Seminar
April 15-17, 2011
Brooklyn, NY
Hosting Facility:
South Brooklyn Weightlifting Club
204 Van Dyke St, Ste 320A
Brooklyn, NY 11231

http://startingstrength.com/

From the 2010 Archive

2010 GOALS:

Eric:

1)Compete in Oly Lifting Competition (YES X 5 meets)
2)Do a 20 mile day AT Hike (No: Life got in the way)
3)Snatch 83kg (Yes, 83kg)
4)C &J 102kg (Yes, 103kg)
5)Back Squat 142kg (Yes, 145kg)
6)DL 385lbs (Did not attempt)
7)Run a 6 minute Mile (Did not attempt)

Joey:

1) deadlift 500lbs (Did not attempt)
2) squat 400lbs+ (Yes, 420lbs)
3) gain 10lbs (Yes)
4) purple belt jiu-jitsu (Yes)
5) complete 20 mile AT trek with eric (no)
6) C+J 113kg (Yes 125kg)
7) Snatch 83kg (Yes 88kg)

2011 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

2011 is here, time to have a goals and objectives meeting and outline the next 12 months.

If your lifting at the FOB, post your goals in the comments BELOW. Short term and Long Term

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go" ~T.S. Eliot