]As many of you know, I’m working to open my own facility here in 2010 and I’ll be in need of gathering a lot of equipment for my strength athletes and clients. One of the more fun things to train with is a fat bar, but I’m not about to go and buy a Buffalo… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Fighting It: A New Female Boxing Film
Check out the trailer for the new indie film Fighting It about 4 women working out their problems in the ring. I know, that basically defines every boxing movie since Rocky, but at least this one has some women in it who look like they are serious shape. Jill Morley directs and stars in the… Continue Reading
Zen Quote of the Day: Levels of Knowing
From the Hagakure, The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo: In one’s life, there are levels in the pursuit of study. In the lowest level, a person studies but nothing comes of it, and he feels that both he and others are unskillful. At this point he is worthless. In the middle level he… Continue Reading
The Nazi Powerlifting Federation
Remember the Bruce Springsteen song, “57 Channels and Nothing On”? The world of Powerlifting is very similar. There are more fed’s in Powerlifting than in any other sport I can think off. Each one has their own rules, their own way of doing weigh in’s, even their own “World Championships”. It’s more than a little… Continue Reading
5 Things to Look for in a Strength Coach
Bob Takano has a new article up at his blog in which he mentions a talk he gave to a bunch of parents of volleyball athletes about the importance of determining whether your son’s or daughter’s strength coach is qualified to do what it is your child needs done. Good strength coaching is becoming a… Continue Reading
The Ultimate Fatloss Motivation
If you ever need motivation to lose weight, try this one: As a Weight Watchers group gathered for a routine weigh-in, the dieters got an idea of how far they still had to go: The floor underneath them collapsed, a Swedish newspaper reports. “We suddenly heard a huge thud; we almost thought it was an… Continue Reading
Basket Ball Conditioning
Robert Taylor discusses the importance of actually using basketball as a part of a basketball players conditioning. I know that may sound obvious, but the fact is, we weightlifting coaches are rather weightroom centric. Unfortunately, the way sports performance is approached today, strength coaches almost never have any contact with sport coaches. Be sure to… Continue Reading
Oceana Weightlifting Federation Gets a Facelift
Check out the new website for the Oceana Weightlifting Federation. OK, it’s not the sleekest thing on the planet, but it’s better than what they had. And I still think it’s easier to navigate than the USAW site.
Afraid of Vegetables?
Now I’ve heard it all. A woman was diagnosed with lachanophobia, or a fear of vegetables. I didn’t say that she doesn’t like them … I mean she is flat out afraid of them. “Every time I would see vegetables not just on my plate, but anywhere I would get feelings of panic, start sweating… Continue Reading
