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BFS and the Glute-Ham Raise

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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$-u{VZ{Lq_4sRt'w`z{qs$.u|=,{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|=G{J|={J|={fJ|={5J|=/.V$Po{ J|=L { J|=!{!J|=!@_u{_J|=_{`J|=`{MaJ|=a{bJ|=gb{bJе$?hmPo{