Snatch & some good snatch tips

Swing/swing/snatch triplets 20kg: Ca 3/3 for 3 min. Focus on form and double bend.

Snatch 20kg: 5/5
" " 24kg: 5/5, 30/30, 20/20, 10/10

Super/drop-set oa swings, 5 reps per weight; two times 40kg-24kg-20kg R/L

Oa pulls 60mm roll handle:
42kg: 1/1
44,5kg: 1/1
47kg: -/- (lifted but no clear lockouts)
42kg: 1/1 x 3 (no rests)

Also, experimented with flips vs corkscrews in snatch both on the way up and down. The flip-over is nice too.

The triplets are nice. Remember this old post?

Great tips on snatch
The snatch video asked for by Kukka, yielded great results. I got some good viewpoints of Mark and MKSSchinabeck.
They can be summed up as follows:
-Over-head stability should be improved (timed oh-holds, shallow oh-squats, observation)
-Grip, there is a difference in grip right and left hand (observation). Building grip - heavier oa swings.
- I also got a suggestion about the double knee bend used by many GS-lifters. In my experience the double knee bend makes my grip tire quickly. On the other hand it saves a lot of effort for upper body. Maybe this situation changes if I adjust my grip technique. I will follow and evaluate that (double bend can be practiced with swings).

If you are a KB-nerd like me, you might want to check the original comments yourself for some more info.

Thanks!!
Ps! Check out Schinabeck's training log. He is an RKC who is also coming closer to his candidate master of sports (CMS) degree every day. Marks, no link necessary :-).

New Toys at Work

My workplace bought in some sledges to break the wooden center post in the windows in case of fire evacuation via windows. So, I have done some occasional finger walking and levering with those. They are only 6lb, no way I can lever lift thes by the far end (90cm).

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RSS Issues

Thanks to those of you who emailed -- I think that the RSS issues are worked out. If not let me know. You may need to resubscribe. Thanks!

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Tips for Men on How to Be Great Dads

I highly recommend forwarding this article to all of your friends, coaches, co-workers, etc.

God bless, Lou

http://regnumchristi.org/english/articulos/articulo.phtml?se=364&ca=197&te=782&id=26561

Tips for Men on How to Be Great Dads

The dad is a child’s first experience of the love of God the Father, so he needs to be a strong protector and provider who is present in the children’s lives.

By Fr Michael Sliney, LC, and Matt Williams

Like God the Father, a dad should give his children a constant and stable love, providing what is good for his family unconditionally (“What father among you, if his son asks for bread, would give him a stone?”Luke 11:11). This means providing what the children need, not necessarily what they want. It also means protecting them from what is harmful.

A dad cannot model God’s love if he is not present in his children’s lives as God is constantly present in all of ours. So modeling the love of God the Father also means being there, day in and day out. Sometimes the ordinary days are the most important in the long run.

With these thoughts in mind, here is a list of practical tips for being a great dad. With the generous help of Matt Williams, we once again interviewed moms, dads, and their children to help compile the following list:

1. Be Faithful to Your Spouse: The best gift you can give your kids is to have a great marriage. Love your wife unconditionally, openly and affectionately in front of your children.

a. Support her decisions and never openly undermine, criticize, or ridicule any discipline decision given by her in front of your children.

b. Be a unified front with her ensuring that she is always on the same page in any decision involving the kids.

c. Treat a child’s disrespect of their mother as a serious offense.

2. Be the Spiritual Head of the Family: A family’s faith has to come primarily from the dad. No matter how holy their mother is, it will be to no avail if you are not strong as well.

a. Live your faith openly in front of your children and teach/encourage them to do the same.

b. Offer daily prayers and sacrifices for your children.

c. Set spiritual goals for each of your children (reinforce a particular virtue).

d. Go to church and pray with your family (even if you are not Catholic).

e. Read Scripture to learn about God the Father so as to echo his paternal qualities.

3. Separate Work from Family Life: There is always more work to do. When you come home from work, you should separate from that world as much as possible.

a. Make an effort to come home at a reasonable hour and have a family dinner.

b. Shut down email and Blackberry from Friday through Sunday or while at sporting events, school plays, etc. (be engaged in what they are doing).

c. Be willing to spend significant time with your kids at night.

4. Be the Guardian of Your Daughter’s Virtue: Daughters will often marry someone like their dad. How you treat your daughter, encourage her to dress, etc., is often the measure of her virtue until her adolescence. She will gain confidence from her father and learn how guys are supposed to treat her.

a. Honor your wife in front of your daughters.

b. Go on Father/Daughter date nights (do what they like doing).

c. Leave girl things to girls: let your wife give her advice on girlfriends, gossip, cliques, and other feminine topics.

d. Give as much attention to your daughters as to your sons: this will directly impact her purity down the road (i.e. , no attention from her father will leave a girl looking for it from other men).

5. Be an Example for Your Children: No matter how much you tell your children what to do, it will have no effect unless you practice what you preach. What you do is carefully analyzed and assimilated.

a. Live by the standards you set for your children (especially as far as books, movies, and other media).

b. Be careful who you spend time with: your friends’ behavior will influence them as well (a side note: develop friendships with other dads to share experiences).

c. Avoid excess: drinking, TV, computer, etc.

d. Be an example of chivalry, ethics, honor, good language, and table manners.

6. Be Your Children’s Best Friend and Advisor: As a dad you should be approachable, someone your kids can turn to for whatever they need.

a. Be interested in what your kids are doing and even get to know their friends. Reach them where they are so as to help them.

b. Get your kids involved in work (lawn, cleaning car…) using it as an opportunity for formation.

c. Your advice really matters to your kids (take the time to explain key moral principles to your kids).

d. Seek to understand your kids and later to be understood by them (silence and listening are an important part of fatherhood).

e. Don’t treat every child the same (be sensitive to their differences).

f. Be generous in expressing pride and approval to your children (we love you, we’re proud of you, etc.).

g. Set clear expectations for your children.

h. Don’t make promises you cannot keep.

i. Give equal affection to all your children especially your sons (If a guy gets plenty of affection from his father, he will grow up to be an affectionate and compassionate man)

7. Be Present in Your Kids’ Lives: You cannot achieve any of this if you are not spending quantity time and quality time with your family.

a. Give them your undivided attention and avoid multitasking: if you are going to talk to you kids or do something with them focus completely on that.

b. Spend one-on-one time with each of your children: don’t have favorites (spend equal time & effort on each kid).

c. Try to take vacations that allow you to spend lots of time together: long road trips, camping, etc.

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Rodney, the Distinguished Older Gentleman

Though I was very happy to reclaim the Raleigh Lady's Sports from my parents' house, doing so created a distinct velo disbalance betwen myself and the Co-Habitant. Clearly my Lady needed a Gentleman. Well, with New England being Vintage Bicycle Heaven, it did not take long for the right Gentleman to come along.

Meet Rodney, the Raleigh Roadster! According to the date on the hub, he was produced in 1972.

Rodney is a tall gentleman, with a 24" frame and 28" wheels. The Co-Habitant likes big bikes, and one of the reasons he chose the Roadster over the Sport is the larger frame size and wheels.


Original Sturmey-Archer 3-speed hub. Like all Raleigh Roadsters, this one has rod brakes. They look wonderful and are simple to maintain. But rod brakes make me uneasy, because they have close to zero stopping power in the rain.

The original Raleigh grips have been replaced with cork grips, which will soon be shellacked. A Japanese bell was added.

The Brooks B72 saddle had hardened with age, but it has now been treated and laced. The bicycle itself was in great shape. No parts needed to be replaced. Cosmetically Rodney looks excellent. The vintage black saddlebag was included in the purchase. CatEye Opticube LED Bike Light have been added (see front wheel).

The Co-Habitant says that the vintage Raleigh Roadster feels considerably lighter and "sportier" than his Pashley Roadster Sovereign. The Pashley, however, is a more comfortable ride (and can be safely ridden in the rain).

What a gorgeous pair of Roasters he now has, old and new! And the velo-balance in our household has been restored.

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Does The New Women's Professional Soccer League Have A Business Model For Success?

In the late 1990s, sports consulting firms such as Game Plan LLC advised their clients to adopt centrally-planned league structures. Just ten years later, however, these structures have become relatively obsolete. Not only has the WNBA converted to a more traditional structure, but also the centrally-planned XFL, MISL and WUSA have gone entirely out of business.

On March 29, 2009, the WUSA's founders launched a new women's soccer league--Women's Professional Soccer. Not surprisingly, this new league has adopted a more traditional approach.

In a recent law review article, former professional soccer player Elizabeth Masterson and I argue that the new women's professional soccer league is more likely to succeed than its predecessor, the WUSA, because of the virtues intrinsic in the traditional league structure.

In addition to touting the business advantages of traditional sports leagues, Elizabeth and I explain three reasons why we believe the once alleged antitrust advantages of the centrally-planned league are no longer relevant today:

• First, the 2002 First Circuit case Fraser v. Major League Soccer held that the single-entity defense to antitrust law is unlikely to apply to any centrally-planned sports league that allocates a share of specific team revenues to individual investor-operators.

• Second, Fraser v. Major League Soccer also held that the labor practices of a professional sports league, irrespective of its structure, cannot violate antitrust law so long as the league competes in a worldwide market for player labor and thus lacks market power.
  

• Finally, the more recent Seventh Circuit case American Needle v. National Football League extends the potential insulation from antitrust liability to certain business activities of even traditionally structured sports leagues. (Of course, some of us at Sports Law Blog, including myself, believe the American Needle opinion was poorly decided.)
  

For those interested in learning more about why the recent movement back to traditionally structured sports leagues makes sense, check out Elizabeth Masterson and my full article: Could the New Women's Professional Soccer League Survive in America? How Adopting a Traditional Legal Structure May Save More than Just a Game.

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Donald Fehr Stepping Down

The Street & Smith Sports Business Journal posted a link to an article by ESPN stating that Donald Fehr will be stepping down as Executive Director of the MLBPA "no later than the end of March." Pending board approval, his replacement will be current General Counsel Michael Weiner.

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Jerk & Oh-holds

Oa jerk 20kg: 5/5
Jerk 2x20kg: 5, 66(10min)

Snatch to Oh-holds 20kg, hand switches: 3min

The 10min set; hands were the weakest point by far. Lockuts ok for being me, 2nd dip could be better on some reps. 7 rpm first 4 min, then 6 rpm, in about. A PR.

I had planned to do some oh-holds (snatch reparation project) with single bell + bands. However, I was knocked out from jerks. So instead, I did snatches alternating hands with 20kg bell for three minutes and held oh until tired.

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