High Country Vigour

I had an amazing adventure at Wellington Lake.  I completed the Wellington Swim-Run event which consisted of 3 laps of a 0.3 mile swim and 1.7 km run.  My training had been going well, but I did not take into account the colder water (60-65 degrees) and 8,000 feet elevation.  Despite these environmental factors, I executed my race plan well and finished in 1 hour 49 minutes. 0415 - Alarm goes off, dress, brush teeth, take meds, load car, use restroom twice, load up car 0500 - Get on the road to Lake Wellington.  Directions to main office was fine, then I started to get turned around 0645 - Park at campsite area 0700 - Arrive at starting line, get checked in and body marked 0745 - Race briefing 0800 - Start 0949 - Finish 1005 - Walk back to car and drive home 1145 - Arrive home, clean up gear and shower After checking in, I milled about talking to Felecia, Dana and Steve among other eager race participants.  The disparity in kit and  preparation was startlin...

I had heard of Oliphant's Gym (the oldest gym in North America) a few years earlier on  YouTube . I did not give it much thought until I found myself taking a trip to Toronto and remembered that the gym was located somewhere in Canada.  It could have been Toronto, Montreal or any other city in Canada.  In advance of the trip, I called the phone number and talked to (?).  He asked me to text Carlos who explained that I could just drop in and someone should be able to buzz me in.  I opted for a Monday morning, got in, filled out the waiver and Nisha and I were able to lift. We started with bench press and did a few sets.  I used the straight bar and Nisha used dumbbells. Next we did cleans at the "squat rack."  I used the fixed bar and Nisha grabbed the short bar at the lightest weight. Next was bodyweight movements with the back extension and I did a couple of pull-ups on the bar hanging from the ceiling.  I also felt the need to string up the low ...

Jarrod hosted the Repetition Rampage Record Day.  We did a rules briefing for the athletes and the officials and then got underway.  It was a little chaotic, but overall things went very smoothly with records being attempted when athletes were ready roughly taking turns. Jarrod - 49 - 216.8 pounds Finger Lift, Thumb, Right - 54 pounds x 10 reps Finger Lift, Little, Right - 75 pounds x 11 reps Finger Lift, Ring, Right - 104 pounds x 10 reps Finger Lift, Middle, Right - 120 pounds x 10 reps Finger Lift, Index , Right - 99 pounds x 15 reps Sanjiv - 55 - 208.2 pounds Trap Bar Deadlift - 210 pounds x 16 reps Front Squat - 135 pounds x 9 reps Bench Press, Feet In Air - 135 pounds x 11 reps Press From Rack 100 pounds x 6 reps Kim - Age - 128.7 pounds Clean & Press, Middle Fingers - 35 pounds x 21 reps Gardner Full - 25 pounds x 6 reps Diya Clean & Press, On Knees - 30 pounds x 10 reps Leg Press - Self Loaded - 25 pounds x 10 reps Despite the heat we all had fun.  Jarrod'...