Maybe you sleep with a Captains of Crush gripper under your pillow or lift stones for fun and think 20-rep squats are the key to enlightenment, as well as to gains in muscular size, strength and fitness. Whatever your specialty—grip, Olympic lifting, strongman, Highland Games—and whether you are world class or mortal, if you like strength, the IronMind forum is for you. We've recently done a major upgrade, so pardon our dust as we get everything in place. Please register with your first and last name if you would like to post; the IronMind Forum Rules and the FAQ will help you get started.
Just in case you missed this performance at the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships (or want to see it again), here's Vladimir Smorchkov (Russia) snatching 195 kg:
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