Archive for 'Purposefully Primitive People'

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas Part III

14 February 2007

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! 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) […]

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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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Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Part I

29 January 2007

The fact that I do not travel much and that I do not travel well comes as absolutely no surprise to anyone who knows me. I suppose a case could be made that the collapse of my travel tolerance is directly proportional to my advancing age. Could be. Why should I travel well? I’m […]

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Remembrances of Days gone by

9 January 2007

Remembrances of Days gone by…Hugh Cassidy
A letter in the discussion forum got the memory banks churning…
Re: Five rep sets - the default rep range
Ron, do you remember in Muscular Development in the early 1970s the article on squatting by world champion powerlifter Hugh Cassidy? He stated in the article that the […]

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ENTER THE KETTLEBELL: PAVEL PUSHES FORWARD

29 September 2006

One of the great lessons to learn when writing instructional material is to learn how to write to communicate instead of writing to impress. Generally speaking fitness authors fall into one of two broad categories: good writers with weak athletic backgrounds or good athletes that are weak writers. […]

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Karwoski and Gallagher throw a seminar

14 September 2006

Kirk Karwoski and I are going to throw a ‘resistance’ seminar on Sunday October 8th in downtown Washington DC. This will be a wide-ranging three hour comprehensive talk fest that will include demonstrations, explanations and audience participation. Generally speaking we are going to take an hour apiece […]

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Bobcat plots his next move…Chuck DeLuxe as recovery role model…leprechaun assistance

31 July 2006

Marty,
A little irony for you: We also play bridge - but not frequently. Usually just in Perrysburg with Vondah’s stepfather and her stepsister-in-law’s mother. I learned to play bridge at 15; I was introduced to strength training at 14, and I believe I got my first barbell […]

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