Archive for February, 2007

Base Strength

26 February 2007

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! I once received a lesson in power and strength that lasted less than 10-seconds and provided me mental fuel that has burned for twenty years. In the mid-1980’s I was coaching a friend at a powerlifting competition. Also […]

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One Man, One Pan: Pure Protein - Shrimp!

22 February 2007

According to my nutritional bible, The United States Department of Agriculture Handbook #8, a 100-gram portion of shrimp contain 18.1 grams of protein, .8 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of carbohydrate and 91 calories. For reference, a weighted pound contains 455 grams and a 100-gram portion is slightly […]

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Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas Part III

14 February 2007

The deadlift is an incredibly easy lift to understand: pull a loaded barbell from the floor to lockout in a smooth and uninterrupted motion. Pavel and Brett were competing in Vegas at the National AAU push/pull (bench press/deadlift) competition. Each man would need a few warm-up attempts before taking the first of three competition […]

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Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas Part II

6 February 2007

I landed in Vegas on Thursday and immediately hooked up with the Irish expat mob. We started the Vegas culinary odyssey with a stop at the River Boat casino 2nd floor restaurant and pub. The in-the-know locals were stacked up waiting in line: it was steak night and for $9.99 you got and amazing […]

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