Sunday, April 24, 2011

Old-School Strength

Here's a  list of amazing old-school strength lifts and more:

  1. Hack Squat - Deadlift with bar behind the legs
  2. Sott's Press - press from bottom of squat
  3. Single Leg Deadlift
  4. Anderson Squat - Bottom-to-bottom squat
  5. Snatch Balance - bar on shoulders, go into a deep OHS and come up
  6. Side Press - one armed press while bending to one side
  7. Windmills  - pick up barbell with one hand to overhead, touch ground with opposite hand, then switch hands and touch the ground with the other hand
  8. One-armed clean and jerk (with barbell)
  9. Kneeling clean and press - clean and press from your knees
  10. Kneeling snatch - snatch from your knees
  11. Reverse Clean - a clean with a curl grip
  12. Reeves Lift - a deadlift gripping the plates, not the bar
  13. Steinborn Lift - bar on ground, you push it to vertical and get under it so it is a back squat.
  14. One-armed deadlift
  15. Crucifix Hold - hold two dumbbells out horizontally like a crucifix
  16. Jefferson Lift - deadlift with barbell between legs
  17. Bent-over Row
  18. Barbell Carries
  19. Gut Wrench Lift - load some plates on a barbell, wrap your arms around the plates, and lift to your stomach like an Atlas Stone
  20. Zercher Squats - Squats with barbell in the crook of elbows
  21. Goblet Squats - hold dumbbell in front in both hands like a goblet
  22. Scott Lift - on your knees, put barbell in the crook of elbows and stand up
  23. Man-makers - Start with two dumbells over head, drop down (burpee style) to pushup position, do one pushup, row with one dumbell, put it back where it was and do another pushup, row the other dumbell, then bring your feet up (burpee style) then clean both dumbells then press them overhead to start over (that's all one rep).
  24. Turkish Get-ups - Lying on the floor, with weight in a locked out position straight up with your right hand; right leg will be cocked. Pushing off your right foot, roll onto your left hip and up onto your left elbow.  Push up onto your left hand.  Holding yourself up on your left hand and right foot, bring yourself up off the ground, and thread your left leg back to a kneeling position. From the kneeling position take in a deep breath, tighten up, and lunge forward to a standing position.  Reverse the process to come back down to the floor.  Remember that a Turkish Get-Up is not complete until you return to the start position.
  25. Plate Pinch Holds
  26. Plate Pinch Hula - pass two pinched plates between your hands, going around your back and front in a circular motion
  27. Stick Wrestling - take 4 foot stick, get a good grip on it and try to take it from the other person or force them to touch the ground. The rules are simple. If you let go of the stick, you lose.  If any part of you besides your feet touch the ground, you lose.

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