the POWER MAG NEWSLETTER
monday
oct 16, 2000
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1.....RICKEY
DALE says.....
well it is the time of the year when
most federations have their world championships............a
very hearty good luck to all of the competitors as you
travel to your different destinations...represent your
country well......and hopefully the pr's will come your
way.......
i will be in mesquite (las vegas) in a few
weeks for the aau worlds.........they will be using the okie
deadlift bar (as most federations do).......we will have the
two bars being used for sale for a big discount (so we do
not have to haul them back on the plane with us)....anybody
who is interested in one of them..needs to contact me before
the contest so we can put your name on it and make sure you
get it...........remember it is the only true deadlift bar
in the world...all the biggees own one........ed coan...louie
simmons and westside barbell.......chaillet and the ipa........wpo......wpc/apf......etc......get
one that is just like new for a big discount.......and also
everyone come by the table and say hi..........
try
"the POWER FORUM" at http://members.boardhost.com/powerforum/
..........talk
to others and have your say..........
2.....POWERLIFTING
PARAPHERNALIA AND TRIVIA.....
and last week's trivia
answer is...........rick gaugler........ausby alexander......john
inzer.......rickey dale crain......
and the winners
are...............andrew schmitt of cliffside park, new
jersey and dr beau fay of falls church, virginia.......
and
this week's trivia question is .............when
powerlifting and bodybuilding and olympic lifting were
together under the a.a.u., what was unique about the way the
powerlifting national meets and the bodybuilding national
meets were run (i.e. the senior and junior nationals and the
mr usa and mr jr usa)??????????
3.....POWERLIFTING
ROUTINES AND INFO.....
as i was training this week i
noticed one of my younger trainees (a national caliber and
up and coming lifter)......workout.......i have not paid as
much attention the past workout or two on his form...etc, as
i should have...as his form has been improving..........his
warmups were a bit haphazard......reps and sets were
haphazard.....he still does not grasp the concept of
routine......routine.....routine........every set...every
rep should duplicate the previous..................that is
why it is called routine(s).....
warmups are very
important and most people neglect them....shrug them
off.....do part of them some of the times or do whatever is
on the bar at the time from a previous lifter......take that
2-3 sets with an empty bar...to not only loosen up but to
work on form and style and technique..........work on speed
and explosiveness.......make sure your warmups are the same
in progressive nature each time....you know the
weight......you know how it should and will
feel..........when you start putting weight on the bar
continue to practice the same thing...making each rep look
exactly alike........you can never practice all the little
things too much.......you need to get so it becomes like a
bad habit......you do it without even thinking about
it.......your good form will enhance your routines and help
keep you from injury...........every rep from every set
should be the same as if it was a max weight on your
back...perform it with the same zeal and intensity
level....THE WARMUPS SHOULD BE THE SAME WEIGHT EVERYTIME...as
i previuosly stated...no surprises......routine is something
that grows on you.use it to your advantage.........
there
is a very famous squat poem that has floated around for
years........no one knew who had written it...well we now
know and he needs to be recognized..........dale clark..............ONE
OF THE MOST WIDELY PRINTED POEMS ABOUT SPORTS EVER......we
will reprint it below.......and thanks dale....
THE
SQUAT
down this road, in a gym far away,
a young
man was heard to say,
"no matter what i do, my legs
won't grow"
he tried leg extensions, leg curls, and
leg presses , too
trying to cheat, these sissy workouts
he'd do.
from the corner of the gym where the big men
train,
through a cloud of chalk and the midst of pain
where
the noise is made with big forty fives,
a deep voice
bellowed as he wrapped his knees.
a very big man with
legs like trees.
laughing as he snatched another
plate from the stack
chalking his hands and monstrous
back,
said, "boy, stop lying and don't say you've
forgotten,
the trouble with you is you ain't been
SQUATTIN'. "
-----------DALE CLARK-----------
4.....NUTRITION
AND SUPPLEMENTS.....you are what you eat.....
and check
out the incredible supplement specials at
www.crainsmuscleworld.com/supplements.asp
WE
HAVE A BIT MORE OF THE WORLDWIDE SPORTS NUTRITION DRINKS FOR
SALE AT A VERY GOOD PRICE...AS WELL AS OTHER ODDS AND ENDS
YOU CAN PICK UP FOR COST OR BELOW AS WE CLOSE THEM
OUT....GIVE US A CALL WITH YOUR NUTRITION NEEDS......AND
SAVE MORE BUCKS THAN YOU THOUGHT......
people do not
realize but creatine has been around for about 15 years on
the market...it really did not make it's entry big time til
the 90's......we still have a few diehard products that are
good products that work and are still being used.........vanadyl
sulphate......gaba......carnatine and
dibencozide...........not only the high profile ones work...
5.....PARTING
THOUGHTS.....
a short week to me......as it is fall
break here in oklahoma.......all the schools are closed
starting either wednesday or thursday for a few
days........so i am disappearing for a few
days...........and relieve some stress.........and how about
those sooners..........are they for real or
what...........beating two top ten teams back to back and
scoring over 100 points in the process.........
my sooner
father is glowing and says "they are back"...i am
sure this will definitely help his bench and deadlift
workouts this week......if they beat nebraska in two weeks i
am sure he will be ready to enter a contest
immediately!!!!!!!!!!!
it makes me feel good though that
the big 12 schools are succeeding so well as they were among
the first in the country to institute strength programs back
in the 60's and 70's.......showing weights do make a
difference....
so for all you kids on break...do not
slack off on the training........find you a gym near where
you will be for those 4-5 days and train like
normal..........this is what makes a champ.........
Rickey
Dale Crain
5 time world champion
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