Its been an eventfull weekend to say the least – heavy wind and rain on the way to Warwickshire for the course, my car broke down on the morning of course (cue me running in the rain with my books in one bag and my agility equipment in the other!) and half the people who […]
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Today’s post is totally off topic, but I feel it important enough to share. It’s a lecture video featuring the last lecture of Randy Pausch, a professor with terminal cancer who gives his last lecture to his students and facility members. Randy talks about the importance of achieving your childhood dreams. A long video –
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Following on from last week’s post about team Hoyt, here’s another video wich features interviews with Richard and Ricky: Again some great inspiration for getting out and making the most of life.
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I know its Thursday, but I have a busy day tomorrow. So just in case I can’t post tomorrow, I thought I’d post it today. Bill Shannon This first part of this post is about Bill Shannon, a artist from Brooklyn born with a degenerative hip condition. He is completely unable to walk without the
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Take a look at this photo – could this be the smartest PSA ever created? I would like to think it could be. Another great reminder that the basics of sleep and nutrition are the keys to success; Not fizzy, fluorescent, sugar water.
I saw this clip a while back, you’ll have to excuse the awful music they have used – but still a truly inspirational story. A father and son team of Richard and Rick Hoyt, collectively known as team Hoyt. For more about their story, check out their website www.teamhoyt.com
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This is the first of a new series of posts, with the aim of providing a little inspiration for your training. In this first part, I want to follow on from the Oldtimes Strongman post from yesterday and feature some inspirational pictures taken from www.oldtimestrongman.com. I think you’ll agree they are some truly amazing feats
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It never ceases to amaze me learning about the fantastic feats of strength performed by the great strongmen of the last century. Legends such as Eugene Sandow, Arthur Saxon, J.C. Tolson and many others would amaze crowds with their accomplishments. Way before steriods and sports science these legends could perform astounding feats of strength and
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I wanted to post something up about this extraordinary man. For those who don’t know, Mr. Poliquin is a legendary strength coach based in the US. He has coached a vast array of top athletes to their best results and he writes some great, no-nonsense articles on the subject. I wanted to share two of
New Website Well this is the first post onto my new website, hopefully I should be able to retrieve the posts from my old site…I reckon I’ve got a 50/50 chance. I’ve added a gallery to the new site aswell: www.brianellicott.com/gallery2/gallery2embedded.php, which will feature pictures of my clients and the Football Bootcamp sessions. I’ve also
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