Check out this video of coach Tara slamming a sledgehammer. Often you’ll see people doing these on a big tractor tire. The tire gives you a bit of a bounce, which makes it easier on each rep to get it back into position.. She’s slamming it into a gravel pile, which means she has to… Continue Reading
2009 Worlds: 105k Class
These 105k (16 and a half stones, or 235ish pounds) lifters are some big boys. As is usually the case, 105′s look the most like bodybuilders of any of the male weight classes. At my club we’ve yet to have a 105, but that’s about to change as Chris is moving up. He’s already known… Continue Reading
Kaaaan! Japan Adds 196 Kanji to Secondary School Ed?
You think teaching American kids to read is hard? Try learning to read Japanese. Victor finds out the Japanese government is proposing to add 196 characters to the already mandated 1,945 kanji already required to be considered “literate.” Here’s his reaction:
Getting “Dad Strong” For Fathers Day – TOP 5 Exercises
Have you ever noticed how freakishly strong we all remember our fathers being? Dads are the ones in the family who have to push-start the car, haul gravel, and open up a can of whoop-ass. I even know guys who have stories of their dads lifting a cars engine block out with their bare hands… Continue Reading
Don’t Grunt When Working Out! … It’ll Make People Cry
This video is absolutely insane. I knew Planet Fitness was painfully wimpy, but this throws it over the top and into farce. I’d get kicked out of this place during my warmups.
Turkish Get Ups – Pickin’ Up Chicks
I’m a big fan of Turkish Get Ups. Actually, let me rephrase that. I hate Turkish Get Ups, but man do that work! I’ve only done them with dumbbells. I’ve seen people do them with barbells, though, and that is rather impressive. But, until now, I’d never seen one do them with women. No, not… Continue Reading
Crossfit Kipping Pullups or Seizure?
Roy sent me this vid. It’s hard to tell if it’s pro or anti crossfit – I’m fairly sure it’s a F&$k everyone video.
Does Weightlifting Make You Big And Strong?
Duh!Check out this picture of my softball team. Take a wild guess which guy I am … If you guessed the short dude with big arms (and slicked back greaser hair) in the front, you’re right! If you are serious about turning your skinny, fragile body into the body of an athlete, you HAVE to… Continue Reading
Zen Quote of the Day
Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight…. Continue Reading
