Category: Sports
…missed it by half a finger.
Have you ever looked at your hands? Like, really looked closely at them when you grab a barbell?
A brief history of contrived records, part 2
Hold my sword. Me and this mustache are going to do something worth writing down. (Olaf Rye, probably)
A brief history of contrived records, Part 1
And even if they say it’s not a world record, I have broken a barrier. Which makes a difference in human life, in a human family. (Eliud Kipchoge)
Bobby Bonilla: fixed income investor
Should some person have said, “No, paying a 72 year old man over a million dollars to have avoided playing baseball for you is in fact abnormal, and I am going to look into what feature of the Mets financing makes this possible”?
Mat Fraser lifts like a girl
Some very athletic women and men are set to compete at the 2019 CrossFit games in a multi-day, multi-event, international fitness competition. The most fittest of all will lay claim to the enviable title of Fittest on Earth…
Le Tour de France Speed Spiral
The 106th edition of the Tour de France began Saturday July 7, with 176 riders lining up to contest the crown jewel of cycling…
Weightlifting GOATs
The super heavyweight class of weightlifters “…is comprised of the ones that seem to develop a psychological dependence on ingesting great amounts of food. They usually comment that they do not feel strong unless...
How mass moves mass in weightlifting
Mass moves mass. If you’ve ever spent time in a powerlifting or CrossFit gym you likely have heard this “hot take” about the reason why the big boys and girls are moving big weight. But you’ve probably also…