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“In the past we (at the Dino Gym) have went through several “junk bars” a year. When they get bent I pitch them on the junk pile north of the gym and buy another one. I consider these bars as “throw away” bars and just a normal casualty of heavy lifting. But the past few years we have been using a junk bar that has held up surprising well. This bar is the Midwest Power Bar from Solid Bar. It is a cheap bar as well. Right now we have two of them in use (one with center knurling and one without) and they are still staight as an arrow! Surprisingly they are manufactured only 30 miles from where I live!!!!”
Just curious.
Jim

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A wonderful beautiful story indeed!

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Al, that probably is true. Ready for the Club Challenge?

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Al, buy the one Thom has for sale.

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Now that you’re all done beating the snot out of me for wanting an isokinetic-ish device, can we get back to EVERYONE ELSE’S wish list?!?!
Jim
P.S. Dan, what do you think of the equipment Mini-Gym sells today? As in legit isokinetic or no?

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Great info Dan, thanks for the link.

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Advertisement is on youtube. Found it this morning before heading off to work.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCTUKDyrmF0&feature=player_detailpage

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Sorry for being an idiot. Here’s that picture of Hollie Evett doing Deads on an isokinetic power rackhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H7spEGxTRzA/TyHnfmLfm6I/AAAAAAAAEOs/AGUa8yMeO2w.
I’ll try to look up some of the Mini Gym ads for their isokinetic power rack and get them on line.
It all started for me when Lou Simmons mentioned them in a Powerlifting USA article back in 2007-ish and that’s a big ish either way.

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Thanks Al, I’ve never did them before. Funny what you say ’bout racking it both ways, I’d think you’d do that anyways to not get imbalanced. Thanks again.

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Dan,
Here there is a picture of Hollie Evett doing Deadlifts on an Isokinetic Power Rack. It’s the third picture down of 3 Deadlift pictures. He goes on to explain why he likes training on one.
Jim

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Check out Mini Gym:http://www.minigym.com/images/head8.jpg They made a Isokinetic Power Rack back in the 70’s and 80’s. I’m more curious about the training in of itself rather than thinking its gonna slap 50lbs on my Bench or Snatch.
Don Ross did a few articles about adding this to his regular weight training in IRONMAN magazine back in the early 80’s.

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If I took the plank to 24HR fitness, I’d probably get alot of PLANK stares!! Got an instructional video coming up on using strongman implements for tamping down the dirt in your dungeon. Absolutely NO MIRRORS!!
I love strongman due to its variety but I don’t like the drugs or the exoskeleton of equipment worn. All-Round Lifting has the most to offer on the provisio you give most of the lifts some training time. I see All-Round Lifting as a way of life and not some 12 week get in shape program. I figure we’ll find a never ending list of ways to train the body.
For example I was watching the Prez Al Meyers strutting his stuff with a 555lb Deadlift 3″Bar[urlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJP0vnIjMOw&feature=player_detailpage][/url]
What a great lift!! This is also a good exercise for loading the Atlas Stones. The 3″ bar spreads the hands out like the stones will as you lift them. I’m sure Al can control an Atlas stone all the way around with this kind of strength. I know for a fact the Strongman group I train with don’t give wrist strength for Stones a thought.
I believe you can best fine tune the lifting for any sport with All-Round Lifting. Yes, if you have an athlete Powerlift or Olympic Lift, they will become a MUCH better athlete. The problem is the limited number of exercises done with each sport. Add to that in Powerlifting, as an athlete, your better off learning from a raw lifter cuz that type of training works in the real world NOT JUST ON THE LIFTING PLATFORM.
Look at the one arm lifts we have in the USAWA. Are there any sports that could benefit from some one arm lifting?? I’d say a bunch.
Look at the grip lifts we have. Most sports could use those as well.
With our American and World records list, coaches and athletes have drug free numbers to shoot towards.
Look at wrestling. All of their training is on the floor. A coach can come onto this website and download the rulebook. Coach looks through the list for exercises to help his kids from getting pinned. Coach finds: Pullover and Push, Pullover and Press and Pullover and Press while Bridged. Realizes that all that Benching he had them do many not be as good as these lifts done on the floor. Where are the most experienced people for those Pullover and Press/Push exercises?? Right here in the USAWA.
Something I’ve not seen addressed is the drug-free background of most of the exercises we contest. We set records drug free. We know what to realistically expect from an exercise not some drug fed exoskeleton aided number. Drug users jump on the latest fad of exercises. How do they know what really works except another injection? Unfortunately, the young and impressionable see the big numbers and think these guys have the answers.
Yes Dan, I’d say it takes a ‘very special’ person to go All-Round with thier lifting.

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I’ve been asked if I’m going to add weight to the plank. Yes, I’ll call it my ‘Plankbell’. Weight plates will be added just like when using a barbell.

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Thanks Dan. Glad you like it. I think those who just train the Olympic Lifts and Powerlifts are missing out on a lot of cool shtuff. You got to mix up that training!!

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I am often called a smart-ass so I can appreciate what you say. My rubuttal to being called such is,”Better to be a smart-ass than a DUMB-ASS!”.
Jim

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