OK, so week four after my deload. This will be another interesting one… My goals For what it is worth, my current goals are: a double bodyweight pull up; a 2.5x bodyweight conventional deadlift; and bench 100kg (220lbs). Progress so far and notes OK so I already have some tweaks to the programme! I have [...]
Entries from February 26th, 2010
Don’t miss these great links!
February 25th, 2010 2 Comments
And here we are, almost at the end of February. Two months of 2010 have disappeared already! Time flies, whether you are having fun or not. Anyway, here’s some fun links to enjoy… This week’s Star Wars links: first a montage of various Star Wars characters interacting with a chipmunk. These are definitely worth checking [...]
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Cost-Benefit Analysis in your Garage Gym (part one)
February 24th, 2010 6 Comments
Humour me, just for a moment. I believe that every decision you make can be made by using a cost-benefit analysis. Wait! Don’t run off just because I used a fancy financial term! Financiers aren’t that bright, anyway. I should know, I’ve been working with them for years. Anything they can do, you can do too. [...]
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Training two-up in a Garage Gym
February 23rd, 2010 2 Comments
Training in your own garage gym has it’s ups and downs. Up: it’s easy to get there because you’re already there. Down: but it’s cold in winter and too hot in summer. Up: you can leave your equipment set up as you want it. Down: but nobody clears up after you and you have to [...]
Tags: training partner
Introducing: the viking press
February 22nd, 2010 Comments Off
As it says on the tin, this is a quick description of the viking press. If you want to check out the viking press in the wild, in its natural habit of strongman competitions, you can see it here: as the first event in this Critical Bench meet report; and here in DIY form at [...]
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