Tire Flip

Recorded a Tire Flip for Full Circle


Tire Flip from Full Circle on Vimeo.

I think it's about 250lbs. I am not sure, but it's just barely big enough to flip. A great learning tool for our clients, but for now the biggest one I have...
Mark and I flipped it down the street. Fun. 105ish meters, and 50 reps straight through in one continuous set.

Good times.

Where to Lift in RVA

Since moving to Richmond, I have been around a little. There are some great places to lift...

but so far my favorite, and the one where I spend the most time, has to be the Weight Room.

Run by Chris Lawyer, the Weight Room, off of Broad and Roseneath, near the intersection of 195/64, is not large. I think it's about 1600 square feet. It doesn't have a lot of fancy equipment. But it has two of the most important things a gym can have; people that can help you improve technically, and trainees that are serious about improving themselves. It sounds stupid, but the right environment is probably more important than any other single factor in serious lifting success. Since beginning training at the Weight Room, I have consistently hit new PR's in everything that I track. Much of this would have happened anywhere I train, but still. I know that much of was as great or as quick as it was due to the positive, supportive and intense environment that I have the luxury of training in a few times a week. Thanks TWR!

PS: Prices for membership vary, but I paid $150 for a six month membership. That's $25 a month, for a gym that has bumpers and tires and stones, amongst other things!

Cleaning at the Weight Room

A few shots of me at the Weight Room, in Richmond, VA. Now that I am around 170lbs, all my lifts are going up! I can't wait to start training the Olympic Lifts more seriously, but I was pleasantly surprised to clean 195 (beating my old PR by 30+lbs) without much effort.

Here are some vids!



I was very happy with the new weight, and I totally thought that I was catching the bar lower and lower... but with a coach or a camera it becomes more clear that I am still catching high...
I'll keep working on it!



power to you, comrades!