Weightlifting - The Forgotten Lifts web site

**A.D.D** · Posted On: 8/12/2007 7:21pm

I was looking at a thread on t-nation today that someone titled Squat-Deadlift Hybrid? and inside was a very interesting link that I bet a lot of people here would like to see.

http://weightlifting.moonfruit.com/

Lots of interesting lifts on this page.

**Nid** · Posted On: 8/12/2007 7:59pm

Wtf is going on with the harness lift?

There's a reason some of those are forgotten.

Another few, on the other hand...

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 8/12/2007 8:55pm

Some of those lifts gave me a herniated disk just by looking at them :dead:

Pretty cool website, though.

**A.D.D** · Posted On: 8/12/2007 9:56pm

Yeah, some of them are horrible.

Well here is another one that I think I posted before.

http://www.uwlax.edu/strengthcenter/...ideo_index.htm

Lots of nice video demonstrations.

**Deadmeat** · Posted On: 8/13/2007 12:24am

I like the zercher lift. I wouldn't say it's forgotten though - I see a lot of guys doing it a the rec club (I don't do weights at my MMA gym or the Judo club, the rec club has better facilities)

Hack Lift looks interesting. Any of you guys tried it?

The Steinborn Lift scares me.

**Carpe Noctem** · Posted On: 8/13/2007 10:11am

The Steinborn lift is really just a squat without a squat rack. You have to upend the barbell and get under it first.

I'd think you'd have to have a REEEEAL understanding of what kind of weight you can handle in impeccable form before tackling that one.

**new2bjj** · Posted On: 8/13/2007 3:58pm

How to **** up your back, joints etc in 10 easy lessons. I suppose there are some interesting lifts, performed by guys that are already strong. MY problem with this kind of stuff is that guys like Pavel Tsat?whatever promote some of these explosive or difficult lifts, without any kind prerequisites. You should be able to squat at least twice your body weight 10 times, with ease, do 100 full sit ups in a row, press your own weight over your head in a safe manner, before moving on to things like weird kettleball lifts, and most of the stuff that is making a "comeback". I'd have a lot more respect for guys like Pavel if he were, say, 55 and giving out advice. At least I'd know that he could do it without mangling his own body.
Anyone who believes "that which does not kill me, makes me stronger!" should look at a picture of Nietzche. Did he look strong? For all we know, half these guys could be all messed up. Go see what Jack Lallane used to do. He can still move around, or that guy that used to write the ripped articles. This kind of stuff is dangerous, for an elite few. If your were meant to lift like that, it would still be being done in the NFL.