Reflections in Iron: Mike Webster – Starting Strength

I’ve been asked from time to time about the training methods of my father, Mike Webster of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is recollection will, of course, be colored by the lens of youth, and for the life of me I can’t remember the exact poundages or set/rep schemes he used for the most part, having been so small that my own workouts alongside him consisted of straining to deadlift the empty curl bar...

By |2013-02-03T07:05:34-06:00August 2nd, 2011|Aggressive, Football, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|4 Comments

MCL

John, First of all thank you for all of the information that you have put up on the site. The advice and WODs have really helped me bring my Rugby to the next level. About three months ago I hurt my knee while running...

By |2013-02-03T07:11:10-06:00August 1st, 2011|FAQ, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|5 Comments

Ricky Bruch

Ricky Bruch (July 2, 1949 - May 30, 2011) was a Swedish Olympic athlete, actor and poet. His greatest success was an Olympic bronze in 1972 in the discus. He equalled the world record in 1972 with a throw of 68.40 meters. His personal best of 71.26 meters in the discus remains the Swedish record and puts him 9th all-time list. Despite his Olympic success...

By |2013-06-03T21:32:57-05:00June 1st, 2011|Aggressive, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|9 Comments

Rehabilitation After an ACL Surgery

John, Thanks for the site and CrossFit Football. I have been following the training on and off for the 2 years with great results. I recently tore my ACL while competing in MMA and know you have experience with rehabbing back to full strength. I know my doctor has a conservative timeline for recovery, can you a more aggressive one?...

By |2013-02-03T07:31:36-06:00May 31st, 2011|Football, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|16 Comments
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