the POWER MAG NEWSLETTER
monday nov13, 2000
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1.....RICKEY DALE says.....
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well hello to all............we have now passed the 800 + mark on the number of people signed up to received this newsletter........it is you who make this letter better and better...all the feedback i receive and the info sure helps each week as i prepare it......so here is to continued success................
2.....POWERLIFTING PARAPHERNALIA AND TRIVIA.....
and the answer to the trivia question is bruce randall....and the winners are greg howe of fostoria, ohio.....michael palucci of palatine, illinois..........and jason "deepsquatter" burnell of hercules (the city not jason), california.........and for good measure denis poletto of medford, oregon..........
but to be fair i think we should recount the votes??????? (IN FACT I KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION RIGHT BUT YOU JUST SENT IT TO THE WRONG E-MAIL ADDRESS????????..o.k. enough of this!!!!)
i guess this question was not as hard as i thought it would be..as i had about 25 people who correctly answered it...some were just too late.........well i guess we need to make it a bit harder this next time....
so for this week the trivia question........which by the way has been submitted by michael martin from a naval air station in sigonella, italy.......is what former bodybuilder, stength showman, and martial artist used to hang himself during his strongman shows.....??????????
I want to touch on a point for all the ones that keep asking when should I put on the gear. First let me say, I always wear a belt from the bar on up, for a few reasons. I want to keep the feel of something around my waist, even a different feeling can mess up your form. You do not have to cinch it up tight until you put on some bigger weight but keep it on. It also helps to keep your lower back warm. Your lower back has little blood running through it and can cool off very easy, so even a loose belt can keep it warm and loose. That is one of the best reasons of all to keep injuries at bay. You can cinch it up tight at 50-60% or better. Now for the wrist wraps. The wrist can take a beating on all lifts, it can be injured (sprained) very easy. The ligaments and tendons are susceptible to tearing after many years of hard working out. I know, I ruptured a tendon in my hand and had a tendon transplant, so I am very hard on people who think they are indestructible. Just wait till it happens to you, your wrists can cool off very easy also. Keeps them warm and tight while squatting, benching or whatever. I keep them on from the empty bar on up. Knee wraps I put on loose at about 50% and tighten them up as I get higher. Same reasons, for protection and support; and the older you get and the heavier you get, the more you will appreciate being injury free. Be smart, keep your egos in check and use the gear for all the right reason. Protection and support.
3.....POWERLIFTING ROUTINES AND INFO.....
something unique is on it's way.........a company will have available in a few weeks kettle bells foe sale....and a video on routines for it.......so for all you strongman enthusiaists....a piece of history is returning.....as i understand it there will be 4 differnt sizes/weights of kettle bells available......we will let you all know when we have them available.....
Workout logs....... thanks to Dale Glenney for this idea. I have been keeping workout logs of my workouts since 1974 and they have well been worth it. For nostalgia purposes alone they are worth it. But more important is the fact that knowing what seems to work and what doesn't is worth it's weight in gold alone. Keeping track of every rep and every set, including all of your warm-ups you will find to be most advantageous down the road. You can add in your bodyweights, eating habits, supplements, how you feel, etc. anything that you might find pertinent to your training. Obviously it would not be as important to a super to know what he ate as it would be to me, who always was trying to keep his weight down close to a class limit. But the better your records are the better you will know how to plan for future training. You can look on my shelf and find 27 years of workout logs neatly stacked (Crain's Muscle World logs of course) and I look at them often, not only for myself but for my workout partners. As you age or change weight classes they can be quite helpful. Keep them and use them. Compare your lifts in the workout to your meet performances, etc. You can get something from every angle, they are like gold.
4.....NUTRITION AND SUPPLEMENTS.....you are what you eat.....
the way some of you are getting ready to "pig out" next week during thanksgiving, i would suggest perhaps a few of you should pare down your carb and fat intake this week to prepare for the onslaught of calories next thursday......
and check out the incredible supplement specials at
www.crainsmuscleworld.com/supplements.asp
5.....PARTING THOUGHTS.....
WELL.....a good day to all of you......and a continued good luck to all of the lifters in all of the federations who are lifting in their respective world championships this november and december....
next week's newsletter will be short as the week is short.....
still always looking for pics and info and suggestions....
see you all next week....
Rickey Dale Crain
5 time world champion
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