Lots of people get the idea that because you compete for a country like the United States, that you lift and train in the finest facilities in the world no matter where you are. This week the U.S. National bobsled team and I are in Whistler, BC. Were here for two weeks training and getting ready for the track that will be site of the 2010 Olympic games. Scene here is a pretty typical scenario. The weights we travel with set up in a hotel garage. It's about 30 degrees Fahrenheit. There is ice on the floor in some spaces. This is TJ Burns getting ready to finish his last set of squats. It's not always glamorous, it's not always comfortable, it can be cold and dark, but this is where champions are made.
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No way! When did you arrive in Whistler??? We were just there snowboarding - left on Monday. Too bad!
ReplyDeleteToby! I will check it out, great to hear from you. I'll give you a call when I get back in the states!
ReplyDeleteBonnie! Hey I got here last friday! We should have met up!
ReplyDeleteNice post! Some may laugh at my garage gym set up since I live in MN and yes the temp in there some times hits 18 F, but most of the time it is 40F. You are bang on that the most successful people come from places most would not touch--Metroflex, West side, most old school Bulgarian weight training halls, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe ironic part is that I have a nicer set up (Elite FTS and DD KBs) than most gyms! I would not trade it for the world.
Great stuff here!
Rock on
Mike N
Yea...I'm a garage lifter myself 90% of the time! I can't stand the "chrome and fern" in the words of Brooks Kubiak.
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