Things to Read / Watch

Eric Cressey runs a pretty good sports performance gym in the northeast popularized by his acumen for preparing baseball players.  His latest post is about some of the biggest powerlifting mistakes he has made throughout his competitive career.  Definitely worth reading since the guy squatted 455, benched 350 and deadlifted 630 in his gym... raw... at 180lbs!  Not too bad.


Soon to be the greatest weightlifter of all time: Ilya Ilyin.  Just watch this guy who has snatched 185 kg (407 lbs) and clean and jerked a world record 233 kg (513 lbs) at 94 kg (207 lbs) bodyweight.  Oh, I forgot, two Olympic Golds, three world championship golds and two Asian Games golds.  Enjoy!

I don't know much about the weightlifter Milko Tikola, but I do know fast when I see it.  He is the fastest lifter that I have ever seen.  When you watch the videos, he moves so quickly that you think that the footage has been altered to make him appear faster.  Amazing.