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140420-M-HZ646-027 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 20, 2014) Josh Hostler, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), avionics technician and native of Pensacola, Fla., bench presses 385 pounds during a weight-lifting competition aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). Hostler placed first in the heavy-weight division of the competition, lifting 1,295 pounds between bench presses, dead lifts and squats. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)

17 Jun

Planning and Periodization: Prilepin’s chart

What’s the correct number of sets and reps you can perform with a certain amount of weight? Prilepin’s chart helps you choose the right weight and number of reps based on percentages of your 1RM. These results come from years of testing by Russian scientists and athletes. There is no fixed amount of reps, but […]

by tommyrondi. Posted on June 17, 2015 Leave a comment

19 May

Elements of Training

What’s your training goal?

Following up our previous blog entry on Velocity Based Training we take a look at the force velocity curve and how different training traits are positioned along it. As you can see from the graph as the load increases, the velocity, at which is performed the lift, decreases changing the specific trait the athlete is working on. Let’s start from […]

by tommyrondi. Posted on May 19, 2015 Leave a comment