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Exercise/Sports

Afghan hopefuls for Paralympic gold

Check out today’s article in The Guardian about the Afghani women’s wheelchair basketball team: Fighting a ‘double curse’: Afghan hopefuls for Paralympic gold. Nilofar Bayat played her first game of wheelchair basketball in an open court in the middle of…
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Katja Gets Stronger – Photo Essay

A photo essay by Dave Albo, sports photographer extraordinaire and fellow lifter at Barbell Strategy. It’s been a real pleasure training with Katja. Her positive attitude, great work ethic, and willingness to try things is contagious. She is one of…
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The Joy of Running

It’s a little sad that your average suburban dog (or at least my average suburban dog) doesn’t have a lot of opportunities to really run. It’s taken us a couple of years of practice and finding the right equipment, but…
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Progress, Year 5

It’s now been five years since I started lifting weights. I recorded my one year progress numbers, and this seems like a good time to write down where I am now:   Aug 08 Aug 09 Aug 13 DB bench…
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