Tag Archives | discus

jpb-weight-hegseth-art

Hegseth Bench Press Brouhaha: 1972 Lifting Redeemed

Flashback a couple months: Before War Secretary Pete Hegseth became famous for his “Roid Rage” press conferences at the Pentagon, he gained renown with a video of himself bench pressing 315. I wasn’t impressed. I commented on Facebook: “I bench-pressed that much when I was in high school. Guys past the age of 30 who […]

Continue Reading
Doug & Arlene Bell Outside Full Size 12 16 22 _094PS

Doug Bell, R.I.P.

My best friend from Blacksburg High School passed away on Friday after a brief but brutal  fight with cancer.  I met Doug Bell when my family moved to Blacksburg just before the start of my senior year in high school (Doug was also a senior). Doug and I were on the track team; he threw […]

Continue Reading
Snapshot-1-(8-13-2017-7-16-PM-ps-cropped

Discus Fun at the Maryland Senior Olympics

Thanks to the Maryland Senior Olympics for a hoot of a track meet today.  Finished first in my age category – my first win with the discus since 1974 (insert “Geezer Alert” here).  Below is a film clip of one of my throws.  I have forgotten what the joke was that spurred my hearty laughter before […]

Continue Reading