A woman in a cafe recognized Picasso and asked him to draw something on a napkin. He obliges and asks for a small fortune in return. She scoffs as it only took him a few minutes to draw. He counters saying it took him many years PLUS a few minutes to draw it. That’s sort of like our class today, The ramp test isn’t about today, but it will make you better tomorrow.
Read More90-minute inverted pyramid with intervals ranging from seven minutes to two minutes. This profile touches all of the energy zones with a heavy emphasis on breath control.
Read MoreStuart Davis was an American painter who integrated jazz into his art. I won’t pursue the music angle in this post, that’s too 2020. What I fancy about Davis is how he painted. Once he found a motif he liked, he would revisit it with new fervor.
Read MoreArt: "Cycling in Hyde Park" by Hal Hurst — published in Vanity Fair 11 June 1896. It’s kinda cool to see all the women depicted in cycling paintings in the late 1890s. In truth, men and women are fairly equal on the bike. The difference comes at the top ends of efforts (climbs/sprints). Due to the muscle mass difference between the sexes, men can generate more watts, but in terms of endurance, there’s not much difference.
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