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A lovely example of what we meant when we said "keep your chest up when you bench."

Starting strength

Lawson pulls 190kg

Splitter

The split snatch.

Squat therapy

Show...

...and tell.

Learning not only to execute but also to identify and articulate the finer points of movement technique is a big part of serious training (in contrast to merely "working out"). It's also one of the significant benefits of well-run group training: everyone's a critic.

Here, Brock takes his turn in the spotlight of group squat critique.

Git it!

Drew Smith pulls 231.6 kilos (509.5 pounds)

We've had a whole bunch of folks put up big deadlift numbers in the gym over the past couple months. We didn't get a good pic of Drew's first 500-pound-plus deadlift last month (when he pulled 227 kilos), but we did get a shot of this one! 231 kilos!

There was a rash of other PRs and big lifts on the same day. To name a few: Brock got up 175 kg, Jim 145, Roman 155, Billy 227, Harlan 182, Sharon 97, Beth 105, and "one eleven Devin."Congratulations all on the strong work!

Progress

Bruce

Left: November 2006 - 30 kg overhead squat

Right: October 2008 - 93 kg overhead squat

Cleaning up

Receiving the clean

Going up

Duba pulls 214 kg