‘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,…
“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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