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Bill Starr’s 5×5 Program

Level: Intermediate Program Goal: A strength, power, and muscle program for those who are no longer beginners. When an athlete has considerable strength such as they can bench press there own body-weight and squat/dead-lift twice there body-weight. Good to follow after a beginner program. Recommended to not change anything in the program. MondaySquat, 5×5 Ramp [...]

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History of Track and Field

Track and Field most likely began around 776 BC. A cook from the city of Elis, named Koroibos, won a foot race that was abut 600 feet long. Most literary traditions accept that this was the only event for the first 13 Olympic games. Other traditions predict that the Olympic games started earlier around 9th [...]

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Javelin History

It is believed that the first javelin thrower was Hercules, son of Zeus. The javelin throw event was first introduced in the 708 BC Games. It was composed of two events: throwing at a target and throwing for distance. When they were throwing for distance, they were using the same principles that we use today. [...]

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