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What To Do When Your Favorite Team Blows A Game

MarkFu — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:19:59 +0000

As usual, the Green Bay Packers started well, made a pile of boneheaded penalties, had a sieve for an O-line that allowed defenders to sack our quarterback 6 times and then handed a win to a team...

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Training Log, Week Ending 11/8/09

MarkFu — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:37:30 +0000

Good stuff happened this week and Tuesday was a high volume, CNS-blasting session, masterly programmed by the Brengel. The week finished with a deloading week, starting on Saturday, followed by an...

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The Debate of Training With the Olympic Lifts

MarkFu — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:26:55 +0000

Olympic lifting has a long tradition in sports other than Olympic weightlifting for strength, power and conditioning but it is not without it's detractors by strength coaches

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Training Log, Week Ending 10/31/09

MarkFu — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:04:18 +0000

I got through another tough, but good week of training. Scott is waiting how much of this the "old guy" can take. He is in for a long wait for his answer.

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Training Log, Week Ending 10/24/09

MarkFu — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:31:53 +0000

Every now and then, something works well and I may even get a PR or too, but they are always a precursor to getting crushed! This time, the tires crushed!

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Training Log, Week Ending 10/18/09

MarkFu — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:59:34 +0000

I did finally get it to the end, but it took all I had, which was more than I thought was left.

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Thomas Inch Lifts His Dumbbell

MarkFu — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:22:41 +0000

I have been lamenting my weak unilateral strength which has been exposed with my recent work with dumbbells and then I come across this video of then 65 year old Thomas Inch lifting his famous Inch...

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Training Log, Week Ending 10/11/09

MarkFu — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:08:15 +0000

CNS-thrashing, ass-kicking, strength building training week, leading into an unload week.

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A Former Crossfit Affiliate Speaks Out

MarkFu — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:47:15 +0000

Whether or not you are a Crossfitter, you'll probably enjoy the post, Why I Resigned my Affiliation with CrossFit. It is well written and amusing. Be sure and put in you .02 worth.

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Training Log, Week Ending 10/4/09

MarkFu — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:29:56 +0000

I never thought getting in only three training days a week made for a full training week, but the log shows the story.

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Getting Ready to Race [Flickr]

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