
The New (Less Expensive) Essentials I’m a fan of Men’s Journal. It’s sort of an active man’s GQ without being to fashion-centric or snobby. Sort of. Anyway, the March issue caught my eye with the Khaki Green Triumph Scrambler on the cover with “The New Essentials” emblazoned across the bottom with “59 Tools and Toys…
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“A lot of what passes for depression these days is nothing more than a body saying that it needs work.” ~ Geoffrey Norman If the Winter blues have been killing your motivation to exercise, it might be something more than just the shorter, darker days. Actually, the shorter, darker days are part of the equation….
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“Your power is proportional to your ability to relax.”~ David Allen I thought I would finish this series with a list of things that I wish I knew before I went to Vegas. Like a runner entering their first 5k, entering at least one Girevoy Sport competition will really give some meaning to your training. …
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“Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.” ~ Earl Nightingale 25,26,27,28…The guy down at the right end of the platforms is just cranking the reps…29,30,31… I’m a couple minutes into my jerk set at the 2010 Vegas Classic and already I’m wondering if…
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“Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you.” ~ Zig Ziglar Prior to training for rank III biathlon and the Vegas Classic, I had finished Level 20 of the Fitness Protocol with the 16 kg kettlebell in July, and had been training the jerk and longcycle with…
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“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” ~ Zig Ziglar In Girevoy Sport, the importance of good instruction cannot be underestimated. And the best source of good instruction is from those who have mastered the sport and proven their abilities…
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