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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (at Carter Fitness)

Friday, December 24th, 2010

This little bit of holiday awesomeness was written by Mrs. Claus (I mean my wife, Denyse).  To all those who celebrate the holiday I say Merry Christmas.  To those who don’t I say Happy Friday!  Enjoy!

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the gym
Not a carb was found lurking near fit, plump or slim.
The dumbbells were stacked on the racks with great care
Just waiting for clients to pick up a pair.

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Are You As Strong As A 2nd Grader?

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Here is my son Gabriel.  He is 7 years old and tips the scale at a whopping 50 pounds.  Below is a photo I snapped of Gabe deadlifting 70 lbs.  That’s just shy of 1.5 x his bodyweight.

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I know that you think that it is only due to him being gifted with superhuman strength due to his superior genetic line.   Yup, that’s it. 

Just kidding.

It is just because kids are (relatively) strong and strength is something we lose as we sit on our fat butts as we get older.

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