Monthly Archives: April 2010

Today’s workout: Heavy Cleans. Doubles up to 90%, and maybe a couple of sets once you’re there. Deadlifts. Reps at 85% of max. Club fun. Grab a heavy club and put some big moves together. Here’s Krissy to show you … Continue reading →

I had just missed the first deadlift I have EVER missed in competition. Until recently, the deadlift and I have been close. More than just party buddies, we could sometimes finish each other’s sentences. We’d have sleep overs and wax … Continue reading →

Guest Lecturers Laurie Dishman and Michelle Raskey: Laurie and Michelle explain mental (and physical) tools for women to empower themselves to avoid being victims. Laurie will also share how being raped on a cruise ship, and the experience in changing … Continue reading →

When you’re 11, about as adequate socially as a stripper at a bar mitzvah, and blessed with skills and intelligence that could be certified as ‘strongly average,’ the quest for a peer group might lead you to unexpected places. I … Continue reading →

Get the Sharpie out, run to the calendar on your refrigerator door and write the words Powerlifting Party all over the box of April 17th, making sure to cover up anything else that might be written there. Aunt Gertie’s 127th … Continue reading →