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It's Ok to Wear a Lifting Belt

It's Ok to Wear a Lifting Belt

by | Oct 30, 2011 | Coaching, Leaderboard Featured

I saw a man at the gym.  He was wearing a one-piece spandex suit.  He was dead-lifting 530 lbs.  He looked at me sheepishly.  I had surprised him.  He was wearing a lifting belt. It’s ok, I said, It’s ok to wear a lifting belt. I walked into another gym....
I Have found the Best Rings for "Elite-Fitness"

I Have found the Best Rings for "Elite-Fitness"

by | Oct 21, 2011 | Article, Equipment

I know what it is like to want a pair of gymnastic rings.  Have I acquired this knowledge by mere imagination, by simulating in my own mind what it might be like to want them, like an author might for his literary fiction?  Like Dostoevsky, imagining the plagues of...
Fly Fishing is Better than Regular Fishing

Fly Fishing is Better than Regular Fishing

by | Oct 17, 2011 | Article, Unrelated

I do not want to debilitate anyone or prevent them from fishing.  I am not saying that regular fishing is ineffective or that it’s not even sometimes enjoyable.  I like to fish with a spin rod in certain conditions, i.e. when there are no fly rods available, or...
Tecnu Extreme Poison Ivy Scrub Does What it Does

Tecnu Extreme Poison Ivy Scrub Does What it Does

by | Oct 4, 2011 | Article, Unrelated

As I write this article I am under the influence of Prednisone, a prescription steroid which inhibits auto-immune inflammation.  One of the side effects of Prednisone is sleep-disorder.  It seems to inhibit a deep and satisfying sleep.  It also makes the thoughts...
Ode to "Elite-Fitness" Rings

Ode to "Elite-Fitness" Rings

by | Oct 2, 2011 | Article, Coaching

Do you want to really strengthen things? Ok, I think you should get some rings, Good quality ones that aren’t shoddy. They are really good for your body, Just two rings bring many surprises: You can do several exercises To bulk your body up Like ring-dips or a...