UNDER GROUND 11.25.10

playing catch up until the final round i reached the muscle ups at the same time as my counterpart, completing the first one before he started. what i didn't count on was an unbroken set of 4 on his part leaving me down by 2 as i watched him strap in for the final row.

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EXPERIMENTATION DAY 11.20.10

how much can we use what's just lying around that i normally don't? or how can it be used in a different way? this thought led to a multitude of ideas while these efforts were in the planning stages. inspired and motivated, the lab worked overtime to put together the concoctions you see here today

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JOURNEY(MEN) 10.30.10

when implemented at the appropriate time, these types of experimental efforts are important in that they break up the monotony of working out of the normal space under "normal" circumstances and parameters. throw it all out the window from time to time. get outside. break the cycle and do something different. it won't always be deemed 100% successful but that's not always what matters

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45's 10.24.10

this breakdown is along those lines but in a slightly different direction in that the pieces of the puzzle have been laid out in order for further review. hip drive, rom, technique, and personal "style" can all be accounted for and viewed when the proper photos are sequenced together and viewed in context.

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STANDARD PROCEDURE 10.16.10

simple yet effective. heavy swings mixed with the ultimate body weight movement and the new 30lb ball resulted in a nasty combination with nowhere to hide.

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