Anyone read MILO?

[Protobuilder]

Seems like an amazing journal (4 issues a year for $45, I think). It's a 6x9 hardcover journal w/ 128 pages. Covers weightlifting, powerlifting, highland games stuff, grip training, gen'l training advice, etc. It also has interviews w/ professionals in each field, etc. I've asked for a subscription for my bday coming up. LoL

http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/export/IronMind/MILO/Journal_Home.html

Click on the "articles by topic" link that's about halfway down on the righthand side. And if you click on the "table of contents" and then select an issue, you'll get an idea of the topics covered. Seems like pretty damn useful advice if you're into weightlifting, oly-stuff, etc.

*edit: I know you're all a bunch of lazy bastards so I've cut & pasted the TOC from the latest issue.

Cover: Ilya Ilin (Kazakhstan) called for 216 kg, took a big swing, hit it out of the park, and won the 85-kg class at the 2005 World W/L Championships.

People

Making Muscle with Jesse Marunde by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
Georgi Asanidze: Meet the Man Behind the Gold Medal by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.

Training

Rule of 24 by Ashley Jones
Walk, Don't Run by John Brookfield
Let's Pause for a Moment by David Shaw
Olympic Lifting is Still a Sport of Strength by Bill Starr
Old Man Strength, or Muscles Don't Know Their Age by Tim Piper and Mike Waller
Lugging Heavy Concrete Blocks by Steve Justa
The Brotherhood of Stone by William L. Crawford MD
Strongman Training: A Macrocycle Approach by Bryan Dermody
Xstrenergy 2: Live Isos by John McKean
The Hitting Harder Strength Program for Football: Underdogs Need Apply by Steven Helmicki
Listen to Dr. Ken: Squat on My Mind--Part I by Dr. Ken E. Leistner
Scottish Highland Games: More Than a Sport by Francis Brebner
For a Big Chest--Part II by John McCallum
Pike-ups by Brad Johnson
Strength Training: Dare to Be Different by Charles Fraser

Contests

Asia, Juniors, and the One Kilo Rule Dominate in Doha by Jim Schmitz
Hand-to-Hand Combat in Boomtown: 54th Annual World's Wristwrestling Championships by Denise Wattles
Tight Contests Characterize the 2005 Highland Games Masters World Championships by William M. Scruggs, Ph.D.
Many Meets Wrap Up All-Round Year by Lee Gesbeck

History

The German Meteor: Hermann Gassler by Gherardo Bonini
Russian Men of Might: Jan Krause by Josef Svub

128 pp.

 

[super_rice]

I think you've convinced me to subscribe... that and the Dimas poster

 

[blut wump]

It's a good read. With two months between issues, I like to savour it.

 

[anotherbutters]

Looks interesting, not that I'll have a shortage of reading material soon. BW, did you subscribe from IronMind or from somewhere in the UK?

 

[blut wump]

IronMind, although I'm fairly certain that I was charged double for the postage. They seem to charge postage based on the value of your order and there was a surcharge built into the price of MILO for the overseas postage. As such, a local supplier might be cheaper.

 

[BiggT]

MILO is a great read, I'd recommend it to anybody. Actually, if something like that was readily available at super market newsstands and Barnes & Noble and Borders type places, I think you'd see a lot less stupidity in the gym.

 

[Protobuilder]

Exactly. I mean, when someone like Glenn Pendlay starts helping folks on the 'net, people's ears perk up and we're taking notes. I think people on the 'net are starved for decent training advice. Instead, they go to Flex, Ron Coleman, and Joe Dipshit on BB.com who started w/ good genetics & supp'd w/ AAS and then gives advice. Truth is, solid, useful advice isn't "sexy." But stuff like MILO will go a long way, hopefully, toward helping me coach myself over the years to come.

 

[curgeo]

Milo is a great read. www.elitefts.com is also a great site packed with information on training.

There is also purepowermag. They have a great magazine which is basically functional strength and strength sports.

Nothing beats Glenns's personal advise on here.

 

[blut wump]

PurePower went defunct a while back and is sometime to be replaced with JOPP, Journal of Pure Power. I recently got an email from them saying to reply to attempt to claim a free subscription in lieu of the discontinued PurePower one.

PurePower used to hold a directory of some of its best articles. It was a shame they pulled that off the 'Net. One of their finest was an article on the comparison between full, half and quarter squats. I never saw their pulling article online. That was a great issue.

 

[curgeo]

You know, I remember a couple of years ago when we both posted that article. I just might have a copy somewhere to post again in PDF.

Do you remember the article they used to have on deadlifting and body types?

We travel in the same circles my friend.

 

[blut wump]

Thanks for the reminder. I have the 'Pulls Superfeature' to hand and I think I'll take another look though it.

 

[Protobuilder]

Just got my subscription and already received my first issue -- the one I posted the TOC to above.

It's very cool! Lots of olympic lifting coverage, and just all sorts of other 'strength athelete' type stuff. Actually pretty good bit of inspiration for this home-gymer.