The day after a heavy lift is always a slightly quieter day for me. I know this now and was reminded of it again by a friend this morning; the nervous system takes a hit and needs time to restore itself and this slightly down or quiet feeling is actually restorative. I’m enjoying today. It’s…
Category: powerlifting
Deep and crisp and even
Good King Wenceslas looked out, On the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, Deep and crisp and even. It’s the week before Christmas and I’ve started feeling really Christmas-y. Last weekend we conducted the ritual hunt-and-slaughter of the conifer and decorated the house. The windows are festooned with lights, boughs, and decorations…
Guilty (and useful) pleasures: lifting videos and recalibration
I love watching other peoples’ powerlifting and weightlifting training videos on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Watching a wildly assorted set of body shapes, ages, abilities, and personalities work through similar movements is pretty fascinating stuff if it’s where your interests lie and social media have made sharing easy and accessible. It’s like a strange combination…
The Present Moment, or sometimes heavy stuff feels… heavy. And still we lift.
“I, friend, do not reject the present moment to pursue what time will bring. I reject what time will bring to pursue the present moment.” – Samiddhi Sutta I studied religion in university. Sounds like an entirely impractical thing to pursue for someone who does not count themself as an adherent of any faith, only…
Maybe Yes. Maybe No.
Tuesday I was doing some seemingly benign barbell split squats and pulled an adductor muscle. There was a mild popping sensation in my groin coupled with the simultaneous thought (like a line from a cheesy movie), “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” Actually, in that initial shining moment, my chief sensation was dread rather…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 