great read

[super_rice]

"An Interview with Leonid Taranenko"
http://www.dynamic-eleiko.com/sportivny/library/news/nv005.html

380 kilo back squat

and check out how much he trained. i believe we can all learn something from oly lifters...

 

[super_rice]

my fav parts

B.C. Do you have problems with sore knees?
Taranenko: No.

B.C. Do you do any abdominal exercises?
Taranenko: No. I'm too lazy.



this part's interesting:

B.C. What about Alexeyev's training?

Taranenko: Nobody knows how Alexeyev trained. He trained alone or when no one was around. I trained with him from 1976 on (at the national team camps). He seemed to do more repetitions per set than the norm. He never squatted with more than he cleaned.

B.C. I read where Alexeyev was quoted as saying he never used more than 270 kg in the squat?

Taranenko: That sounds about right. He never revealed his actual strength in training or competition.

 

[Tweakle]

380kgs with a 2 second pause.. thats mindblowing.

 

[dood]

That is kind of funny. He squats everyday but is too lazy to do abs. I can barely squats once a week.

 

[super_rice]

i squat 2 - 3 times a week and do no abdominal work. i love squatting though, that's why. and i think in his case, since it's his job, i'd imagine he'd squat some more.

i once saw a guy who did abs 4 times a week for an hour. he was a moron, but a very persistant moron.

 

[InTraining]

i squat 2 - 3 times a week and do no abdominal work. i love squatting though, that's why. and i think in his case, since it's his job, i'd imagine he'd squat some more.

i once saw a guy who did abs 4 times a week for an hour. he was a moron, but a very persistant moron.

Squatting more than once a week was always hard for me

Got some major DOMS...

Never understood you maniacs that ENJOY squatting