It is a bit of a slow grind through the sticking point, but this is the first time I have front-squatted this much.
Author: Michael
Beth – Ten Power Cleans
Beth does ten power cleans as part of her Wendler 5-3-1 training. This was a “3” day (+7).
Urban Wingsuit – Rio de Janeiro
He flies between building towers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a wingsuit. I have got to get myself one of these!
American Weightlifting Movie
Catalyst Athletics‘s Greg Everett is putting together a movie that will, I am certain, be a good one (even with its limited audience). They call the following a trailer, but I consider it to be more of a teaser: I look forward to its release.
Clean and Jerk – 2012 American Masters
I make 96 kg, miss at 100 kg, and then make the 100 kg two minutes later…
Snatch – 2012 American Masters
At the 2012 American Masters Weightlifting Championships, after making my opening snatch at 75 kg, I followed with a failed attempt at 79 kg and then a final attempt at 80 kg… And, no… I have no idea how that did not fall backwards. Thanks go to Bart and Jeremy for the video.
Cirque du Soleil – Kooza (Wheel of death)
The eight minutes of this Cirque du Soleil act entranced me despite the physics calculations buzzing through my head along the way.
Error on jAlbum Creation
When creating a photo album today using jAlbum, I got the following error: Evaluation error on line 2: Details: Sourced file: inline evaluation of: “ showHomeLink = homeLink != null && homeLink.length() > 0 && !”http://”.equals(h . . . ” : Error in method invocation: Method length() not found in class’bsh.Primitive’ I found a discussion…
Carmen Rodriguez-Valdivieso Keating
Carmen Rodriguez-Valdivieso Keating, born November 17, 1922, in Arcila, Morocco, died September 13, 2011, of natural causes at her home in Savannah. Carmen — naturalized as a United States citizen in 1971 — is well known and respected in Savannah for her involvement in the arts and the community. A lifelong teacher, Carmen taught Spanish…