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Odd Lifts: Days 32 to 40!!! The End!
The Odd Lifts have finally finished. And they’ve certainly been a challenge! The objective of the 40 Lifts was to try my hand at lifts that I knew existed but for whatever reason I’d never tried. Most of the lifts are competition lifts under the IAWA (International All Round Weightlifting Association), of which I have [...]
Odd Lifts: Days 26- 31
During the last week work has meant I’ve travelled to Loughborough and back. This travel however hasn’t interrupted my 40 Day Challenge. Loughborough University has a fantastic Performance Gym known as the Power Base. I used the Power Base to perform the lifts last Friday and Saturday. Accompanying the lifts from Day 26 on have [...]
Odd Lifts Days 20 to 25
These things are becoming relentless now!! My regular training has pretty much taken a back seat. I’m also pretty knackered. I’ll be adding plenty of these lifts to future programmes though- this has been really valuable. In the last week as well as the odd lifts I’ve only managed a couple of other lifts and [...]
Odd Lifts Days 14-19
Days 14 to 19 have been a heap of fun! I’m currently sitting at Day 20 and I have a slight calf strain from double under’s last Saturday, so some of the lifts have been a struggle. My left to right imbalance has been highlighted even more on both grip and shoulder stability. Something that [...]
40 Odd Lifts. Days 8 -13
The 40 Odd Lifts in 40 Days have continued. I must admit they’ve been relentless. They’ve also highlighted my weaknesses. My main weakness has been my grip, particularly my left grip. I’m pretty sure it’s not just the hand that affects the grip I feel it’s also my ability to stabilise and tighten efficiently in [...]
40 Odd Lifts in 40 Days
Inspired by Tommy Matthews 2009 project 40 Lifts for 40 days: The Manual of Heavy Kettlebell Lifting, I’ve decided to have a go at something similar this year. The overall objective of this challenge is to try my hand at lifts that I have never practiced or used before. The only lifts that I can [...]
Real Strongman
Here is a clip that a friend sent to me: This is a true legend of the strength game- Johann Martin. He weightlifts, kettlebell lifts, squats and uses his bodyweight brilliantly. I need to keep training!!
Lift of the Quarter: Left Hand Snatch
Each quarter of the year Brian Hamill of South East Counties Weightlifting and the Woking Centre of Excellence hosts a mail entry competition for the Lift of the Quarter. For this quarter, Q1 2010, the lift is the Left Hand Snatch- good luck if you’re not left handed! The Lifts of the Quarter come from [...]
Lift of the Quarter
The Lift of the Quarter is a BWLA (British Amateur Weightlifting Association) event and is open to everybody. There are 30 recognised lifts and there is a different lift each quarter. The last Lift of the Quarter (Q2.) was the Two Hands Anyhow with Dumbbells and this quarters (Q3) lift is the Left Hand Dead [...]
Odd Lifts
Odd lifts are lifts that are a little unconventional and somewhat… Odd! In days not so long ago people would pick up objects and either stand with them or put them over their heads. With the onset of machines lifting things in this manner tended to go out of fashion. The Bench Press only became [...]