Comments on: some things that annoy me http://ericjmoss.com/some-things-that-annoy-me/ Eric J. Moss | New Jersey Kettlebell Training | North Jersey Personal Training | RKC Kettlebell Certified Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Doug http://ericjmoss.com/some-things-that-annoy-me/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Doug Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:05:37 +0000 http://www.ericjmoss.com/?p=60#comment-17 Speaking of being scared of the KB, I was reading Pavel's RKC book in my bunk at the fire station when I heard a commotion coming form our weight room. Seems that 2 of my fellow fire fighters were having a "who has them smallest...I mean who can bench the most weight" contest. The fattest one challenged the not so fat, yet not in shape one to the duel. I sat and watched laughing on the inside. To me, the bench press is not a true measure of strength. How can it be? You’re lying down for God's sake. Show me a KB bent press or any-how w/ some serious kg's, then I'll be impressed. To make a long story short, one out benched the other. No big deal. I ran and grabbed 60lb BLACK cast iron Kb and challenged them to a KB swing contest. Who could do the most in 1min? I demonstrated the swing for them, yet they didn't even want to touch it. Another firefighter picked it up and stated; "Nah, I don't want any of that weird shit you do." They give me a hard time b/c I eat clean and refuse to eat the garbage they eat. They make fun of the way I eat and workout, but they have yet to make fun of the way I look. Go figure. Anyway, thought you might be able to relate. Kick ass at the RKC. Thanks for all of the info you post. It has been a real big help. -Doug Speaking of being scared of the KB, I was reading Pavel’s RKC book in my bunk at the fire station when I heard a commotion coming form our weight room. Seems that 2 of my fellow fire fighters were having a “who has them smallest…I mean who can bench the most weight” contest. The fattest one challenged the not so fat, yet not in shape one to the duel. I sat and watched laughing on the inside. To me, the bench press is not a true measure of strength. How can it be? You’re lying down for God’s sake. Show me a KB bent press or any-how w/ some serious kg’s, then I’ll be impressed.

To make a long story short, one out benched the other. No big deal. I ran and grabbed 60lb BLACK cast iron Kb and challenged them to a KB swing contest. Who could do the most in 1min? I demonstrated the swing for them, yet they didn’t even want to touch it. Another firefighter picked it up and stated; “Nah, I don’t want any of that weird shit you do.”

They give me a hard time b/c I eat clean and refuse to eat the garbage they eat. They make fun of the way I eat and workout, but they have yet to make fun of the way I look. Go figure. Anyway, thought you might be able to relate. Kick ass at the RKC. Thanks for all of the info you post. It has been a real big help.

-Doug

]]> By: james http://ericjmoss.com/some-things-that-annoy-me/comment-page-1/#comment-16 james Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:06:12 +0000 http://www.ericjmoss.com/?p=60#comment-16 LOL! ...nothing wrong with the black ones for me LOL!
…nothing wrong with the black ones for me

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