Rowdy Gaines appeared on my TV yesterday to talk about his gold medal performance in the 100m freestyle at the ’84 Olympic Games. Rad. Though I won’t be competing at Beijing this year I get psyched hearing about these Olympians, their training and competitive drive. And with that thought I went to the UCSB pool… Continue reading first water
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While watching the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic trials last night I realized I suck. Shawn Johnson, for comparison, does not suck. She’s physically a specimen and a monstrous competitor. And if you just looked at her face you would think she is a sweet little high school girl. She is a predator posing as a… Continue reading first iron
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I met Justin and Andy at the shed this morning for campusing. This is the first day in 2 or 3 weeks I did some moves. After much three- and four-finger warming up on the big and round/flat rungs I spent most of my time four-fingering the round/flats with interspersed two-finger hangs. This turned out… Continue reading first wood
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Had a good swim this morning. I would have liked to get in a long course lane but in the interest of avoiding a confrontation I opted for the kiddie pool. My lungs feel a little stiff the past couple days, I guess from Sunday’s swim session. Today felt much better than Sunday though. Short… Continue reading first water
rad climbing video
Sonnie Trotter sending Cobra Crackhttp://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-4412627116373823923&hl=en&fs=true crankenstein.com
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I changed things up a bit today. Rather than 5 sets of an exercise I did 3 and did 7 instead of 4 separate exercises in a comparable amount of time. Again, on the 2:00. bench press 1 x 12 @ 155 lbs on 2:00 1 x 12 @ 165 on 2:00 1 x 9… Continue reading first iron
Hell hath no furry
Unbelievable. Climbers who squander their lives on earth go to a bad place when they die. They go to Santa Maria. The place is a piece of work. Total work of art. If you thought where you climbed this weekend was epic be glad you weren’t getting it on with the Tor in June. 103… Continue reading Hell hath no furry
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I went swimming with Micah and Bridget today. It was, of course, rad. Got a late start, 1:00 PM, due in part to a late night, and it’s Sunday. If you don’t like chicks smoking you in the pool, don’t take 10 years off and don’t swim with Bridget. She’s fast. I did, however, swim… Continue reading water, not first
Steve McClure cranks Rhapsody
McClure bags Third Ascent of Rhapsody (E11 7a)climbing.com – June 20, 2008“McClure tied in to lead for the third time on the afternoon of his fourth day on the route. “I thought I could detect a degree of nervousness about his climbing … this seemed to pass once he was properly committed on the runout,… Continue reading Steve McClure cranks Rhapsody