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You’re Never Too Old, Too Young…

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 23:27 2 Comments

…or too small to start weight training. Just follow Aditya Dev’s example (courtesy Daily Mail UK):

Too bad his trainer has him lifting no more than 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) dumbbells, but I suppose it’s warranted as his total body weight is a mere 9kg (just under 20 lbs).
Let’s perform some calculations to see how [...]

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John Du Cane’s Really Reaching.

Saturday, January 28, 2006 17:25 No Comments

Today, one of my clients mentioned to me during our workout that she had received a catalog in the mail “that contained those kettleball things (sic) and other interesting Russian things.”
And I thought, “Why is Dragon Door Publications sending her a catalog?”
Of course, the answer is that her name is probably on a master mailing [...]

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Chinchilla. The Gym Face Version.

Thursday, October 20, 2005 23:34 No Comments

From the annals of my celebrated gym-face picture vault comes another county fair prizewinner:
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Michael Chinchilla.
Above: This is exactly how Chinchilla looks right before he’s about to deliver a spinning elbow to your noggin. Exactly.
Who knew seated biceps curls could inspire such concentration and focus?

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The Gym-Face Project. Continued.

Thursday, October 6, 2005 1:04 No Comments

Thought I’d add another to the list of good Gym-Face I’ve collected over the years. This one comes courtesy of the famous James Richard Christie:
Above: Bowel movement or bench press, it’s all Val-Salva to me.
Thanks, James. Your support is most appreciated.

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Vodka and Exercise Don’t Mix. Unless You’re Russian.

Monday, July 18, 2005 21:40 No Comments

Above: 12 shots of Grey Goose later, the Evil Russian felt sufficiently “warmed up” for his set.

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