I refuse to make you all jealous by posting pictures of my bed. But I really do have the greatest bed of all times. It’s huge, it’s got a big caved canopy and it sits in a very cold room. My bed is sleep heaven. Why is this important? Because the number one thing one […]
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The Importance of Wrist Strength and Mobility
The number one complaint I hear from people when they first try the olympic lifts or even front squatting, is that it’s hard to get into/maintain positions because they are limited by their wrist flexibility and strength. As a result, their front squats collapse because they can’t keep their elbows up comfortably and they can’t […]
What’s The Most Important Job of a Masters Lifter?
I know all the reasons why old people lift. For the personal satisfaction of reaching goals. To keep aging at bay. To feel powerful. But you know what I think is one of the most important reasons you lift? To inspire the next generation. Let’s face it. Other than Melanie Roach, us oldies are unlikely […]
Credit Card Breach at USA Weightlifting
Over the past few years I’ve had a few incidents of credit card fraud, resulting in my credit card provider canceling my card and re-ssuing a new one. A few days ago, a woman on an olympic weightlifting Facebook group asked if anyone had suffered credit card fraud after making purchases from the USA Weightlifting […]
Why Pancake Good Mornings Matter
My husband once told me a story about a very, very strong guy. I’m pretty sure he was a bodybuilder. One of those giant jacked and tan dudes. This behemoth was mighty in the gym. But he leaned over to tie his shoes one day and wrenched his back, keeping him out of the gym […]
Fear is the Mind Killer – More Lessons From Weightlifting Camp as I Prep for the World Masters Cup
When I first saw the start list for the 53k/45w class at the Masters World Cup in Dallas I thought I had forgotten how to breathe. There were seven – SEVEN!- women entered and while most of us were tightly clustered in terms of previous totals, the entrants included the multiple time world champion in […]
BELIEVE!
I just got back from another week of weightlifting camp in beautiful Asheville, NC with Tamara Reynolds and Nick Horton. I have much to share, so I’ll spread it out over several posts. But this is the first and most important lesson. I think of it as “BELIEVE!” shouted with a southern preacher’s passion. We […]
Shoulder Mobility Work
My shoulders suck. They just do. But their suckitude has helped propel me into learning new things so I suppose I should be grateful (in a begrudging old lady sort of way). My left shoulder impingement syndrome meant I learned how to sumo deadlift. Hooray! Still one of my favorite lifts. But my current right […]
Masters Nationals 2015 – Passover, PRs and PMS
Despite it’s being over a week past, I am just now sitting down to write up my experience at this year’s masters national championships. I apologize for the delay, but I went straight from nationals to a week long trauma job (hooray!) which kept me too busy to contemplate lifting (gasp!). So many things were […]
The IWF Video, “Lift The World”
I admit to a tendency to cry at Hallmark commercials. And to always root for the underdog. So maybe I was the exact target audience this video meant to capture. But I loved this film. It’s 49 minutes long and features both the sublime (Lu! Who it turns out has the sweetest smile) and the […]