“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. …
“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…
‘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…
“Never let what you cannot do stop you from doing what you CAN do!” — Stephen Pierce #1 Jerks – 16 kg, 6’00 @ 10 rpm = 60 reps OAJ – 28 kg, 12R/12L; 24 kg, 12R/12L Snatch – 16 kg, 6’00 @ 16 rpm = 48/48 Swings – 24 kg, 50/50 #2 Jerks –…
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”~ Joseph Campbell Last week began with a heat wave in Northern California, with temps in the high-90s and low-100s. This made training a bit challenging at the beginning of the week, as it was still in the mid-90s at 5:30 in the afternoon (when…
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”~ Norman Vincent Peale Thursday Jerk Practice: Warm-ups: 12 kg x 10, 16 kg x 10 (2x) Work set: 20 kg, 5’00″ @ 6 rpm; 24 kg, 2’00″ @ 6 rpm (2x) Assistance: One-arm jerk (OAJ), 32 kg 6’00″ at 4 rpm (switch on the minute). Friday LongCycle…
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