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1981 Knowledge
Borrowed a copy of Defying Gravity from one of my gym pals. A lot of it is very “1981 meathead”, but there are some timeless bits of advice in there.
PR snatch.
RVA Weightlifting had an intra-team meet last weekend. it had been over a year since my last meet and 6 weeks since recovering from goddamn COVID. Training went reasonably well but I still went with super conservative openers. I probably play it too safe on the platform, but I would rather sandbag early than bomb out of a meet. I went 2-for-3 on the Clean and Jerk, missing 105kg at the end. It was a timing problem, not a power problem, which is heartening.
This 80kg snatch is probably a 3-4kg PR. Hell, it’s probably a 2-3kg attempt PR. I have had a hang up on this weight for a couple of years and it looks pretty easy there in the video.
Like I mentioned yesterday, I’ve hopped off of the Weightlifting program to compete at a Strongman contest in June. Assuming I live through that, I should have a brand new base of strength to shoot for another Weightlifting meet (and a PR or two) in the Fall.
Short Rest Triples, set 6 of 6.
“Short Rest” is a variable that translates loosely to “get your heartrate down to about 100bpm and go again”. You want to stay active without hitting Fatigue but without transitioning to Rest. A 2-minute interval worked for me last night.
I’ve moved to the Strongman program from the Weightlifting program. The contest is in June so I’ll need to hustle to get ready.
It is well-known that “Hustle” is one of my most notable traits…
2021 Knicks are bringing some joy
This Mike Vaccaro story in the NY Post (which is a trash paper, for the record) really distills the good vibes I’m getting from the Knicks and their improbable season-so-far.
He makes some great comparisons to teams I loved and how, even though they didn’t win championships, had expectation-defying seasons that got the fans hyped.
Hyped as in I, a casual fan, popped for an RJ Barrett jersey earlier this year. I’m nearly a 50-year-old man and the number of appropriate places for me to wear a basketball jersey is very near zero. So you know I wear that shit around the house all the time. I’m excited by this 2nd year player like I was excited about Eli Manning in his 2nd year: underrated and written off early but daaamn good.
I’m looking forward to the last leg of this ride.
2021 River City Strongman
I thought I was done with strongman contests, but when Chris gets back in the Hosting game I guess I’ll need to get back in the contest game. It’s just 8 weeks after my next weightlifting meet so it’ll be a gear-change into heavier weights.
And it’ll be in the middle of Team Tennis season, so it’s all uncharted water. I’m stoked.
And these are consistently the most comfortable meet shirts I’ve gotten. I have to size up, but they’re worth it.
Got a little brisk at tennis last night.
It’s usually a chill time but this was too much.
Marvin Hagler, RIP
I used to watch a fair amount of boxing and he was one of my favorites.
This Bill Sienkiewicz portrait is a great tribute to a great fighter.
22-pitch walk is pretty funny
Baseball season starts in a few weeks and this weekend there was a funny (“funny”) thing that happened.
12 pitches is a lot for an at-bat. 22 is w i l d.
The Mets are projected to be good this year. I hope they stay healthy and hang in there.