John Brookfield's Grip Tips

Don't Cheat

 

 

Inspiration from IronMind's man of pen and stone, Steve "Inver Stone" Jeck. Co-author of Stones and Strength and The Stone Lifter

Inspiration from IronMind's man of pen and stone, Steve "Inver Stone" Jeck

Co-author Of Stones and Strength and The Stone Lifter

Don't Cheat 


"Who so would be a man, must be a non-conformist."—Emerson

I don't know when the temptation will arise for you to cheat, but if you've been lifting long enough and have set your goals high enough and absolutely refuse to quit, somewhere along the way you might look to those with slightly less stringent standards and consider relaxing yours.  DON'T.  If the admonition of one New England Transcendentalist wasn't enough, then try another: "The virtues of the strong man are like the wind.  The virtues of the common man are like the grass.  The grass, when the wind passes over it, bends" (Thoreau).

 

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Editor's Note: Steve Jeck’s books, Of Stones and Strength and The Stone Lifter; and videos, Kviahellan DVD, Jeck on Stonelifting video, and Classic Jeck: The First Works CD, define the world of stonelifting.


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