We Ride Chickens

From "Enter The Kettlebell" by Pavel Tsatsouline, Page 82: "A passing-by jarhead buddy of his joked, “Are those your legs, or are you riding a chicken?!” Fighting men ride chickens - got a problem with that?" I am not a fighting man but I choose to ride chickens, to be strong and thin. A few months shy of my 57th birthday, I also want to be healthy in every way possible.

Sunday, June 29, 2025

June 28, 2025: FSQ, BP

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bunch of stretching, some getups to elbow and hand w/ 6 kg on thick mats FSQ: new, VS Athletic shoes with higher heel bar x 2 40 kg x 5 50 ...

Saturday, June 28, 2025

June 27, 2025: walk-run

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Great run.

June 26, 2025: Wheel

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Yesterday, aborted run due to the heat Today, just some ab wheels, pyramid format, long rests between sets 4th step x 5 3rd step x 4 2nd st...

Monday, June 23, 2025

June 22, 2025: DFW experiment - FSQ, BP, DL

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FSQ: 50 kg x 2 start clock 70 kg x 1, 2, 3 BP: Oly shoes 60 kg x 1, 65 kg x 2, 3 DL: conventional, double over, DL bar 205 lb x 1, 255 x 2...

June 23, 2025: Strength yesterday, walk-run today

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Today Running: Heat Wave, cut out the last running segment. Ran at 7:15 am, temp was 78 and dew point was 76. Finished with temp at 82. T...

Sunday, June 22, 2025

June 21, 2025: walk-run

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Yesterday, June 20, walk-run, first time walk 3:00 and run 3:30. Was hot and humid so didn't push the pace, and had a good result. My ...

June 19, 2025: walk-run

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Weather was so miserably hot and humid, I asked my wife to meet me mid-way through the run with water, and she did, but I just got into the...

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Steve Freides: I teach private music lessons in our home for most of my living. I am a church music director and organist, and a synagogue choir director. I hold a DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) degree and have taught at NYC's Mannes College of Music and Bergen (NJ) Community College. For https://StrongFirst.com, I am Forum Administrator, Director of Community Engagement, and a Senior Instructor. I hold multiple state, national, and world records as a powerlifter specializing in the deadlift, including having set the NJ record in the USA-PL for Raw Division, Men 60 to 64 years of age, 66 kg (146 lb.) weight class.

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