As luck would have it, I’m the last to get the coughing crud going through my house, and on the week that I want to test for rank II! Training has been sporadic as of late, and the longest sets I did were at the Ice Chamber longcycle clinic two Saturdays ago, one for 8…
“Your power is proportional to your ability to relax.”— David Allen I can’t relax. As a result, I have no power. And because I have no power, I can’t relax. In short, I’m stuck. Plateaued. Sort of. I’ve been working steadily on my longcycle clean and jerk since the Vegas Classic last October. Starting with…
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…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, no athletes were stirring, not even a mouse; the platforms were packed in storage with care, the buckets were sealed, no chalk dust in air; The lifters were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of kettlebells danced in their heads; And mamma in…
“I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.” ~ Mike Ditka I tested for Rank III in LongCycle last week while on vacation. I don’t know if I made it or not yet, but after watching the video and receiving some pointers from AKC Master Trainer and Coach Howie Brewer,…
Recently, Perform Better added a new Girevoy Sport Competition-style kettlebell to its line-up. Dubbed the First Place Competition Kettlebells, the new models have sanded handles and proper color coding as opposed to their first introduction of GS-style First Place Elite Kettlebells. When Perform Better first introduced their First Place Elite kettlebells, I thought they might…
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