Comments on: What are my limitations?

By: Welcome friends of World’s Strongest Librarian and Kettlebell Sport

Welcome friends of World’s Strongest Librarian and Kettlebell Sport — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:04 +0000

[...] to life. In fact, we’ve only corresponded at length once, when I wrote a post called “what are my limitations?” in response to an article on World’s Strongest Librarian. I very much appreciate his [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:23:32 +0000

Thanks for the support, Josh. This blog is very much a labour of love for me.

We should do something “Dan John style” when we turn 32. Like deadlift something 32 times. Or do 32 pull ups. Maybe. It doesn’t feel such a big deal as when I turned 30. That was bad. I can’t imagine what 40 will feel like!

Anyway, sorry to hear you won’t be doing so much on WSL about training. Although I do agree (from my brief forray into your comments section) that your readership is more about the other things you write about. Having said that, I would be sorry not to hear more about your time with Adam Glass, though, if you can manage to distill some more of his wisdom.

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:08:12 +0000

Chris, I’m actually here a lot more than you think. You’re a great writer and you think very carefully about things that are really important to me. I’m getting to talk less and less about my training on WSL as the readership grows and changes. This is one of the places I come to when I need to think about hard physical work and the philosophy of guts and the grind.

And even better, we’re the same age. Here’s to us! Hoo ray!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:03:50 +0000

Wow. Celebrity presence on my blog! But seriously, thanks for your comment, Josh. I do appreciate you taking the time to come over here and have a look round.

From your comment, I think (and hope) you appreciated that I wasn’t trying to have a poke at the post your guest made on your site. It was just the catalyst that made me start thinking about programming. I suppose in all honesty it pricked a bit of the pride I take in my programming! Anyway. Thanks again for commenting.

Coincidence. I am 32 in January.

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:53:02 +0000

Wonderful post, and a lesson I’ve been forced to learn as I’ve gotten older. I’m about to turn 32 in December. when I try to take shortcuts these days, my body quickly reminds me that I’m not 23 anymore.

There is great satisfaction for me in successfully programming and picking away at goals and weights. I think you learn more about yourself by taking a billion small steps than by setting a new PR with dangerous, unsteady form. You’re absolutely right when you say “focus on weaknesses.”

And I absolutely agree that I don’t want to fear my workouts.