Here’s a short documentary on one of the greatest weightlifters of all time, Vasily Alexeev of Russia (Soviet Union). He broke over 80 world records in his career. Just outstanding.
Olympic Weightlifting 1972
This is great stuff
Holy Japanese Toilet: Flush Your Fears Away
Write your prayers on a slip of paper, lay them down on the porcelain shrine, and flush. It works, really … just watch the video if you don’t believe me.
More Asashoryu Retirement News
This time in a long youtube clip
Asashoryu Retires: A Tribute
Sumo Fan Magazine runs a tribute to the retiring Yokozuna (read: king of the world) Asashoryu. The first story is about him at his peak in 2007. In the second story, Chris Gould relates the reasons why he believes Asashoryu’s demise was inevitable. The last article is just a collection of quotes from people “on… Continue Reading
Zen Quote of the Day: Dalai Lama
From the Dalai Lama When you entertain evil thoughts like hostility and hatred, there is no joy in your heart and you are a nuisance to others. On the other hand, if you develop kindness, patience and understanding, then the whole atmosphere changes.
Iron Works Olympic Weightlifting Meet: Feb. 2010
Here’s a video compilation of the 5 lifters of mine that competed at the Iron Works Olympic Weightlifting meet in Creswell, Oregon. 2 of them were brand spankin’ new. So that was fun. Every one of them either matched or broke personal records. And Leslie won her weight class again! If you find yourself wanting… Continue Reading
Sumo Valentine: Kotooshu Gets Married!
The great Bulgarian Sumo wrestler, Kotooshu, finally ties the knot. Even the strongest men finally surrender. It happened so with Bulgarian sumo champion Kaloyan Mahlyanov – Kotooshu. On Valentine’s Day Bulgarian sumo wrestler and his better half Asako Ando said ‘I do’ in Tokyo. Check out his website here. And Here’s a video of him… Continue Reading
Chinese Weightlifters: Big Squats by Little Dudes
Here’s a video of a 62k and a 77k lifters doing squats before the Arnold.
Apolo Ono: Olympic Workout
Apolo Ono is no slouch on the ice. No surprise then that he is no slouch in the gym. Check out this video of one of his workouts that not only includes some great squatting, but some intense one-leg plyo jumping. Very cool.
