Author Archives: Wally

Full Range of Fatigue

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Wally

Never enough thrustersWatch this video on YouTube Don’t let fatigue crimp your range of motion. Sit all the way down in your squat. Touch your chest to the barbell when you do a chest to bar pull up. Fatigue may … Continue reading →

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Confined Spaces

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Wally

Stay inWatch this video on YouTube In almost any game, a major objective is to limit your opponents options so that they become more predictable. One way, in martial arts, to do this is to restrict the space that they … Continue reading →

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The Illiad

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Wally

Somebody told me that doing smart stuff before you workout makes you stronger than just working out. This somebody may or may not have been wearing a lab coat and carrying a clipboard at the time. Whatever the circumstances, this … Continue reading →

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Grip

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Wally

15.1 opensWatch this video on YouTube Here’s a mystery for you: if the workout is a 9 min AMRAP for 15 toes to bar, 10 deadlifts (115/75) and 5 snatches at (115/75), what will be the first thing to fail? … Continue reading →

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Learning

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Wally

I just finished a fabulous and short graphic novel called “Fist Stick Knife Gun”. It is the story of a young boy growing up in the Bronx in the 60s and in the process of growing up, learning how violence … Continue reading →

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