“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…
“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…
‘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 will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.”— Og Mandino I tested for rank IV on a Monday evening at the end of September, as the Winter sun was fading away. With my wife counting for me, I hit 100 jerks and 79(R)/90(L) snatches. I don’t know if there were any no counts…
“Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts.”— Benjamin Disraeli Girevoy Sport – Thoughts On The 2010 Vegas Classic Well the WKC Vegas Classic is done and in the books. You can see the results here. And while there’s an old saying that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,…
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