Just A Little Work, Over and Over
Knees were meant to bend and bend completely. I could have avoided so much of the pain and stiffness that I dealt with daily when lifting...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Uncommonly Good At The Common
I’ve tortured myself right and proper. My mind has always had compulsive thoughts steadily running through at hyperspeed. Even as a kid,...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Oct 28, 2020
- 12 min
5 Lasting Lessons From a Master in Strength
This is a repost that never made it to my new blog when I shut down my old one. I wrote it ( I think) 4 years ago. Coach Bill has been on...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
You're Not As Strong As You Could Be
I took my singlet off, changed into my shorts and t-shirt, and started whipping my back. I used dumbbell presses for my cat o’ nine...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
Would You Fix Your God-Awful Mobility, Already?
I don’t get it. If you’re an athlete or lifter, why do you never work on your mobility? Maybe you’ve already put time into improving it...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Jul 28, 2020
- 4 min
Barbell Training Should Be Martial Arts
I remember taking my shoes and socks off, straightening my belt, and bowing as I stepped into the dojang. I was about nine years old, I...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Dec 3, 2019
- 8 min
You Need More Than A Training Template (Published on Breaking Muscle)
Article originally published on Breaking Muscle Buy my template, and you’ll not only get stronger, but it’s all you’ll ever need." Have...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Oct 23, 2019
- 10 min
How I Teach The Breath, Now
In my dining room, there’s a window. It looks out toward my little backyard. Light peaks in through the window early in the morning when...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Jun 23, 2019
- 3 min
WHEN AND WHY TO USE PRIMER LIFTS
Me: “So you want me to set my feet wide in a receiving position, pull the bar all the way up to my chest pulling my elbows as high as...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Jun 23, 2019
- 3 min
LASTING PRINCIPLES | YASHA KAHN | WEEK 2
BODYWEIGHT: 100.8 Kilos – holding steady at the moment HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAINING PROGRAM: This is the first week of competition prep for the...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Dec 21, 2018
- 2 min
LASTING PRINCIPLES | YASHA KAHN | WEEKS 16 – DECEMBER 14TH 2018
It’s been a very different kind of training cycle and couple of months, and that’s OK. I didn’t fall off the wagon, as I’m prone to do,...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Nov 29, 2018
- 1 min
HOW TO SET UP FOR BLOCK SNATCHES | QUICK QUESTION ADEQUATE ANSWER
Quick Question Adequate Answer ( QQ/AA) “with” Yasha Kahn. Yasha tells Jesse how to set his shin angles to keep the bar closer and lift...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Nov 27, 2018
- 10 min
THE RESEARCHED GUIDE TO PEAKING FOR COMPETITION
This is the third installment in the series of articles continually released where I’ll share my notes, reflections, thoughts, and...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Sep 13, 2018
- 6 min
LASTING PRINCIPLES | YASHA KAHN | WEEK 6 – COMPETITION
WEEK 6 | TRAINING WEEK/CYCLE – WINTER CYCLE COVERING WEEK(S) 14 (COMPETITION WEEK) BODYWEIGHT: 101.5 ( WEIGHED IN AT MEET AT THIS...
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Jesse Irizarry
- Jul 24, 2018
- 1 min
KNOW YOUR PERCENTS AND WHAT WILL KILL YOU IN YOUR TRAINING PROGRAMS
Percentage based programs can be tricky and useless if you have no grasp as to how hard the sets you are prescribing percentages to are....
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Jesse Irizarry
- Jun 16, 2014
- 1 min
The Goal Of Your Warm-Up
The Goal of Your Warm-Up Your warm-up should make you warm. Yes, I know I’m pushing the boundaries of your intellectual capacity but bear...
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