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PREFACE

“EVERY LIFT REMINDS US HOW WE GOT HERE”
The genealogy of Iron Games can be traced back
to the beginning of recorded history where humanity's
fascination with physical abilities can be found among
numerous ancient writings. In many prehistoric tribes,
they would have a big rock they would try to lift, and the
first one to lift it would inscribe their name into the stone.
Such rocks have been found in Greet and Scottish
Castles. Progressive resistance training dates back at
least to Ancient Greece, when legend has it that
wrestler Milo of Croton trained by carrying a new
born calf on his back every day until it was fully grown.
Another Greek, the physician Galen, described strength
training exercises using the halteres (an early form
of dumbbell) in the 2nd century.
Although written in hard won seclusion behind
the closed door of a cluttered office looking out into the
Gym, this book is in a sense a collaborative project. I feel
compelled to recognize the achievements and
contributions to the sport of the coaches and athletes
who have come before me, my respect for these
individuals is limitless, whether or not we agree on any
given topic, because of their passion, commitment, and
their work in and out of the gym that has propelled the
development of training and coaching methodology.
Without these individuals, I would not have had the
opportunities that have allowed me to reach this point.
Being a Powerlifter and Weightlifter both I feel the
game from the bottom of my heart and finds that writing
such book for the enthuastic Powerlifters, strength lifters
and Weightlifters will be a great pleasure. Like
Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Strength lifting was never
finds space in the minds of book writers and had very few

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