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I'm sure the answer is yes, but I don't know what it would be. I'm out of the loop. Early 2000s, you had Pavel teaching us not to go to failure and introducing kettlebells to the U.S. Then of course Crossfit exploded. Starting Strength itself became a huge deal. Wendler's 5/3/1 was...

He wasn't. Pulmonary embolisms can come on quickly and cause death quickly.

Years ago there was an interview with GSP's strength and conditioning coach Jon Chaimberg who said GSP was decidedly average in strength until he started training with him. I don't remember the details but something like couldn't bench press his bodyweight. Does anyone remember that article...

I can see running a gym that's struggle to make money being stressful. But a normal, moderately profitable gym...easy on so many levels. Set up autopay, hire a front desk guy, No inventory, hardly any staff, No orders to get out. That is a easy. Let's face it. With his fame and name...

Do you realize that at one time there were NO black belts in America? What does that mean? Weird that we can simultaneously hold the belief that instructors hand out belts for nothing, and at the same time acknowledge that a blue/purple/brown/black belt today would wipe the floor with a...

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I did S&S. Started with a 24kg bell and made “simple” with the 32kg bell. I felt great and got stronger not only in the press (maybe not surprising), but also in weighted pull-ups and deadlifts. Great program that won’t leave you too taxed to go roll. Also, you dont have to follow that...

This is true. It seems the pendulum is swinging. Lots of top guys are now advocating hypertrophy blocks (Smith's Juggarnaut, for example) or lots of BB-style accessory movements. In the past it seems like anything more than 3x3 and they'd accuse you of being a bodybuilder.

Team LI was once very diverse. Now apparently not.

Darrell Gholar? "Gholar was a three time United States Greco-Roman National Champion, alternate on the 1988 Olympic team and captain of the 1986 U.S. World team. When the modern Olympics celebrated 100 years of competition in 1996, Gholar was ranked number three in career wins for the U.S. at...

This would be better as a Combat BJJ or submission only grappling event , not a UFC fight. Hall can't take BJ down, and BJ won't take Hall down. I expect very awkward striking match.

I used the weights a few times on a guest pass in Lakewood CA (just outside Long Beach). Watched the BJJ class out of the corner of my eye. It was laughably bad. I am/was a very casual BJJ hobbyist, and the lack of intensity was embarrassing even to me. The gym was all about HIT classes...

I was part of a little private group at my gym that couldn't come to the regular classes. So we met right after work and rolled. No instruction. Maybe a 3 minute flow roll to warm up. It was a black belt, a brown, a couple of purples and me (a pretty experience white belt that was ready to be...

Less relevant now than before for a couple of reasons. In the early seasons, there weren't nearly as many regional shows. Now it seems like they are everywhere and all the time. If you are decent, the UFC will most likely find you based on your performance on the regional circuit. Secondly...

I'm somewhere in between. Hate the formal classes that bow to a photo of Helio five times but also want a place I could bring my kids. I probably wouldn't have fit in at Kurt's based on the videos I've seen. -------------- I'd guess that Kurt (through Youtube videos that showcase his...

Rich dad? If the article someone linked to is correct, he didn’t grow up with money. (Rich dads also tend to frown on their sons using the inheritence to play thug baller). His traits don’t match with growing up rich. Truly rich kids - at least the ones that have always had money - spend it...

My best guess is his wealth isn’t as great as it seems. Car might not have been his. Same for the stacks of cash. Who knows if the Rolex is even real? The “thousand dollar” shoes were on a shoe rack by his bed, so I guess he doesn’t even have a walk in closet? Remember those are home made...

I have no specific knowledge about these guys. But we've heard of white belts moving to SoCal to train full time with Atos or the Mendes brothers. I'm assuming those types of guys are the ones winning "Worlds". Mat time is what counts. Not years since starting. I'm guessing these guys have...

Yes, but ranks help when you didn't start as a junior and have no chance of being competitive with the top folks. One could start BJJ at 30 and compete for the next 10 years as he rose through the ranks. Start wrestling at age 30, and enter a match and I assume you'll be thrown over the...

Almost as a rule, the winner of the whitebelt division is a sandbagger (perhaps his coach's fault, but regardless the whitebelt top competitors would be blues in most gyms.) Ironically, no one gives a shit about who won the whitelbelt division, and ultimately it will retard their development...