Yearly archives: 2013

Entries found: 8

I Don’t Remember!

I came back to lifting as a 46-year-old Master in 1993 after a ten-year hiatus from competition. At my first National Masters in Baton Rouge, […]Read More

The Naked Square

The Naked Square

The regulation competition weightlifting platform is 4 meters square, 169 square feet of glaring exposure.  The barbell awaits. You get six attempts that count, and […]Read More

Ten Oly Truths

Ten Oly Truths

  1. There’s no short cut 2. From the time you begin, you only have a certain amount of time to reach your peak 3. […]Read More

Danger, Master….Danger!

THAT’S DANGEROUS! How many times have you heard that phrase any time the Olympic lifting movements are brought up? It turns out that this is […]Read More

Chew on It

Chew on It

Going to a weightlifting meet is kind of like eating beef jerky. You have to take some time to chew on it in order to […]Read More

Why?

Why?

Altered states... That's sort of what you condition yourself for when you get ready for a competition in Olympic weightlifting. This usually involves weeks and months of training, manipulating your food intake, and doing everything possible to try to get enough rest to get ready for the next workout. But perhaps the most trying time is...Read More

What’s in a Feeling?

There's a feeling to it... and it's like no other. It's sort of like being in some sort of soundless vacuum or dream chamber. When you're going through those ranges of motion we're all so familiar with, it may feel like you are in a...Read More

First Time for Everything!

First Time for Everything!

I always thought it was cool when I'd see people put stuff on weightlifting blogs. Many of them are excellent writers and are often hilarious as well as highly informative. There are several weightlifting web pages with blogs that I enjoy, and I can generally learn...Read More