Weightlifting and Residency

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I was reading an article published today by Bill Starr, one of the greatest weightlifters in American history, when an interesting description caught my eye:

"A 198er was the one I recall. He was a pre-med student and I heard him tell Sid that he was doing his residency and only got about four hours of sleep a night and seldom got to train. He liked competing, so there he was. He had virtually no form at all. Everything was done with power. He did a rough version of a power clean for his presses and jerks and jumped his legs wide apart when he powered the weight overhead for his snatches. There were several lifters in his class that had very good technique, but in the end the medical student beat them all by a large margin."

Link: http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/article/ol_form

This took place in the '50s, when there certainly were no 80-hour work residency work restrictions.

So if that dude was able to do it, maybe we too can do it during then?

 

[FattySlug]

I have the book starting strength and it's great. I ditched the hanging leg raise altogether and I think my abs look better with just squats and deadlifts.