Author Archives: Wally

Only Ninety Pounds

Barris: (Standing in the middle of the living room with a great big, shiny new barbell, very pleased.)  Look what I got for twenty bucks. Freck: What is it? Barris: A barbell, a 135 pound barbell, virtually brand new.  I … Continue reading

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Theme of the Week: Segmentation

Some things are best defined by their opposite.  Darkness is the lack of light.  Blandness is a lack of flavor.  So today in class we looked at segmentation by making our bodies one solid piece;  We defined the theme of … Continue reading

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Two Technique Minimum

The idea of having at least two solutions to a problem has cropped up numerous times on the blog and well… here it is again.  Suppose you’ve got someone in your guard and they’re being a bit of a stinker … Continue reading

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Run, Mama, Run!

Today we had a special running class with the group “Run Mama Run” in which we spent an hour on the track doing form drills and going over some running ideas like split times, pacing and tempo runs then finally … Continue reading

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Two Technique Minimum

The idea of having at least two solutions to a problem has cropped up numerous times on the blog and well… here it is again.  Suppose you’ve got someone in your guard and they’re being a bit of a stinker … Continue reading

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