The Blazers got blown out again, which makes Thursday nights game their last chance to stay in the playoffs. As usual, Blazers Edge has a funny way of looking at. This time they’re comparing the Blazers offense to the beautiful Jennifer Connelly (hands down one of the most attractive women in Hollywood). But, while the… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Viking Laws of Success
My friend Mike (2010 National Champion in his age/weight class in Olympic Weightlifting - he’s the buff dude in the above video) sent me this great list of Viking laws for success to share with you. They remind me a bit of what you might find in the Hagakura, the Japanese book of the Samurai. … Continue Reading
Everything You Know About Fitness is Wrong – Zen Quote of the Day
Oscar Wilde, from The Importance of Being Ernest Everything popular is wrong That may not sound very Zen, but it is. It comes down to being aware of the natural human instinct to jump on bandwagons. The more aware you are of any natural tendency the more rationally you can react to them. And jumpin’… Continue Reading
Alien vs Aliens – Blazers vs Suns
Rob Mahoney gets all cinematic on us. He calls the Blazers the first Alien movie by Ridley Scott, and the Suns the second, Aliens, by James Cameron. If I may, the Blazers are Ridley Scott’s Alien. The film is predicated on two things: the build-up of suspense through an extension of the ordinary and the… Continue Reading
Blazers vs Suns: Game 2 Not So Hot
Blazers Edge has this to say on the hammering we got last night: This game wasn’t about game flow. The only thing worth noting in that vein was the Blazers running fearfully down the hallway yelling “Ziggybumwaaaahhh!” and the Suns hitting them like a tidal wave. The game started out at the Suns’ pace and… Continue Reading
Why People Fail at Fitness
The fact is, not everyone succeeds at sticking to a new fitness plan. In fact, most don’t. They might stick to it for a while, and even see some nice results. But, at some point, the ball drops. I think about this a lot, of course, since when a client of mine lets their fitness… Continue Reading
Zen Quote of the Day
Maximize Your Strengths, Don’t Minimize Weaknesses “It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. The choice is between Multiplication of results using strengths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best… Continue Reading
Russ Knipp Weightlifting Championships 2010
We’re off to the Russ Knipp Weightlifting Championships tomorrow morning bright and early (2 hour drive, lift, 2 hour drive back!). It’ll be Me, Roy, Chris, Celia, and Noel competing this time. Leslie is both driving us down and taking video, so she’s doing the hard part! Wish us luck! OH, and check out this… Continue Reading
USAW Level 1 Coaching Course in Vancouver, Washington
A nearby weightlifting club is running a level 1 coaching course on May 23rd right here in the Metro-area of Portland – specifically in Vancouver (known as “the ‘couve”). It’s being organized by Bridget Raach, and the coach will be Harvey Newton. It’s a good certification to get if you have any interest in coaching… Continue Reading
Everything Blazers
Blazer’s Edge has a massive collection of pre-playoff Blazer links and articles and info from all around the interweb compiled into one place. Like this gem from Henry Abbott: But for Portland’s meaningless Travis Diener-laced special last night, the two teams would have identical records (Suns 17-4, Blazers 16-5) since March 1. Meanwhile, guards who… Continue Reading
