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BFS and the Glute-Ham Raise

Core lifts like the power cy% qthe basis of a BFS workout, and descriptions of proper performance of these movements can be found in BFS books and courses, as well as demonstrated hands-on at its clinics.  While the power clean and squat are essential lifts, a poorly conditned back can be a weak link that reduces an athletes ability to transfer force from the legs in both these lifts.  The result is the athlete will be forced to use lighter weights.  This also places potentially harmful stresses on the ligaments and disks of the back.  Although an exercise such as the glute-ham raise doesn't create the same stress on the muscles as a power clean or a squat, the additional work helps correct these weak links that may be preventing an athlete from achieving Upper Limit goals.

Dr. Mel Siff, a noted exercise scientist from South Africa, had an opportunity to train with the late Serge Reding back in 1971.  This Belgian behemoth was the first man to snatch 400 pounds and was considered the greatest rival of the most famous weightlifter of all time, Vasily Alexeyev.  Siff saw Reding squat, all the way down, without wraps, 880 pounds for 5eps and perform repeated jumps a foot off the ground while holding 286 pounds in his hands!  "When Serge Reding stayed with our family, he shared an enormous amount of material with me," recalls Siff.  "He stressed that 'core' exercises (such as the squat and power clean) were of liƷ$-u{VZ{Lq_4sRt'w`z{,J|=,{Y-J|=-{>.J|=.Ƒ{ƑJ|=4Ǒ{ǑJ|=ȑ{ȑJ|=ȑ{zɑJ|=ɑ{VʑJ|=ʑ{"ˑJ|=lˑ{ˑJ|=:̑{̑J|=͑{͑J|=͑{eΑJ|=Α)g{_J|={-J|=w{J