Oscar
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Reminds me of
That's just plain cheating. That bar weighs 1/8 less underwater, and they don't even have to worry about correct breathing technique
Reminds me of
Reminds me of
That's just plain cheating. That bar weighs 1/8 less underwater, and they don't even have to worry about correct breathing technique
I think Klokov is trying to emulate Vasily Alexeev who was known for doing such goofy things like underwater lifting.
He did. I respect that man's achievements in powerlifting, but him writing about oly lifting is the same as Bill Belichick writing a book about how to be successful in soccer...Apparently Louie Simmons of Westside fame wrote on book on training for Olympic lifters that advocated using variable resistance in training the lifts in the form of attaching rubber bands or chains to the bar. The book resulted in scathing criticism from the Olympic lifting community. Adding bands or chains to the Olympic lifts is a bad idea on many levels, one of which is that the variable resistance causes a change in the mechanics of the lift which can mess up a lifter's technique.
here's a video from some guys Down Under (not Russian) showing how to get started in kettlebell juggling.
Adding bands or chains to the Olympic lifts is a bad idea on many levels, one of which is that the variable resistance causes a change in the mechanics of the lift which can mess up a lifter's technique.
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