The internet has been good of late

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/the_truth_about_singleleg_training

great article on single leg training

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/iron_evolution_phase_6

part of dave tates series on his training

http://www.pendlayforum.com/showthread.php?t=3626

pendlays forum talking about the poor people in china ..... what people are they martin ? the chinese hahaha

http://www.pendlayforum.com/showthread.php?t=4095

best thread in a long time talking about the otc

Times a changing

Last few weeks have been pretty hectic but also pretty enjoyable. Moving house, part moving gym, getting back to hitting decentish weights in the gym, deciding to transfer to phd, getting ready to attempt to transfer phd and quite a few work projects. Right thats the end of the boring stuff.

Training has been going well of late. Here is what i have beeen doing.

day one
snatch press from squat 3s and 5s
snatch press into overhead squat 3s and 5s
snatch pull and snatch from blocks around knee or above up to heavy single back for some twos or threes or if dont feel the heavy single just some twos or three. Somtimes its 2pull one snatch or 1 pull 2 snatch pending on how i feel
power clean from blocks around knee or above again up to heavy single back for twos and/ or threes or maybe just 2s or 3s and no heavy single.
Jerk behind the neck (same principle as aboove)
some bodybuilding

day two
muscle snatch from blocks sets of 4 with a few singles thrown in for good measure here and there
snatch pull and power snatch (from floor or low blocks) same loading as day 1 except less emphasis on singles
power clean and jerk up to heavy single sometimes and then 1+2 or 2+1 pending on groin and that. Was doing pclean frontsqt and jerk combo but have change that
front squat 3 sets 5 have put this is in instead as need the leg strength

some bodybuilding

day three
snatch press from squat 3s and 5s
snatch press overhead squat 3s and 5s
snatch pull and power snatch (floor or low blocks) usual loading as day 1
clean from blocks or floor twos and threes focus on catching with hips balanced load irrelevant
back squat off pins
some bodybuilding

day 4
snatch usual loading
clean and jerk up to heavy single then back for clean front squat jerks at lighter weights
clean pull 3s and odd 1
some bodybuilding

On my off days I am doing pushups , chinup and a load of abs/ lower back stuff. Am hoping to get some decent weights for the house soon so can save on the travel time and squat on my off days.

knowledge bombs number 3

Weightlifting coaching and teaching maths are the same thing..... Weightlifting coaches provide movement puzzles for their atholetes to solve and maths teaateachers provide maths puzzles for their students to solve. It is not just about the puzzles that are provided it is about the learning that takes place during the solving of these puzzles. The great coaches/ teachers know what puzzles to provide and in what dose and when to change the content of these puzzles to stimulate constant adaption the really really great ones also know how to guide/coach their students to solve these puzzles.

This stuff is getting very deep and meaningful times a changing...........

two old school lessons from my youth

1. If someone hits you hit them back twice as hard.....

2. If someone screws you over or mistreats you dont worry about it in the end they will want you more than you want them.

Mr and mrs murphy were fairly wise in fairness to them. Two quite different messages but put them together you are onto a winner.

knowledge bomb number 2

When a kid desides he wants to be a formula one driver does he got put at the wheel of a formula one car straight away ????????? No so why should it happen in every other sport/ activity???

guess whos back with some knowledge bombs

Its been quite a while and lots has happened and I mean lots a hell of a lot I cant even talk about and some of it I dont want to ha. Had to hide the old blog there for a few weeks as was in the running for some jobs and the old spelling and culchieness would not be giving the best impression of me. So yes I was attempting to hide who I was but that aint going to happen again. I shall be singing this to myself in future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjhCEhWiKXk

yes i do give quite the version of this song. Now to drop some knowledge bombs

1. If it looks like shit and smells like shit it probably is shit but it could be just manky chocolate or even worse manky chocolate ice cream.

2.If it looks like vommint and smells like vommit it probably is vommit but it just be mushed up banaana and carrots or even worse banana ice cream with carrots in it

P.S. I love chocolate and bananas but dont flavour my ice cream and other products with this stuff

weightlifting according to murph part 1 (WOW WEIGHTLIFTING IS A SPORT)

Whats the difference between the programme of these two weightlifting ATHLETES

The training of weightlifter A

Snatch
Clean and jerk
front squat

Training of weightlifter B

Power snatch one floor, two below knee
snatch
snatch pull
snatch press
back squat
20-30 jumping exercises

First time you answer this question, there is a lot of differences. Now read below.

1. weightlifting is a sport like football, soccer, rugby, hurling or any other.

2. Athletes must possess strength, power, speed, flexibility, mobility, work capacity and many other elements. Are these components of fitness or a skill or is at all the same ?

3. Athletes of each sport require various combinations of each of those components (dependent on phase of season/ stage of career/ previous history/ individual/ tactical and way to many other reasons)

4. For an athlete to succeed they must practice their sport/ skills in conjunction with improving their all round physical capabiities or do they improve their physical capabilities while practicing their sport/ skills.

Re-read many times with an open mind.

For the discussion of Weightlifting training/ programming it is more important that they orrespond/ adhere/ follow basic sound DEVELOPMENTAL sporting principles that are relevant to all other sports rather than focusing on soviet or bulgarian methods or how often we should lift maximum weights.

FOLLOW SOUND DEVELOPMENTAL SPORTING PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERPIN SUCCESSFUL SPORTING PERFORMANCE.