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squat

Coach; i’ve got a question on deadlift form. when I’m lowering the bar, my knees tend to flare out to keep my spine straight up and down. is this ok or should i focus more on repeating the exact same form on the way down? i’m trying to be conscious of not straining the low back on the way down.

14 dips! getting better. pullups…. not so much. working on it!

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cha dethroned

Durango multi-sport athlete and trainer, Steve Ilg, after narrowly missing a defense of his “King Of The Mountain” title by half a minute to a racer over 15 years younger.

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Race Report: Day 2 of 3; first podium of 2011

i can do it, i can do it…i kept telling myself…up and over a short roller, we went..we passed a lap racer…Tim was in the finishing straight, the people were cheering, nordic bells were ringing…this is why we race…i stabbed my ski poles in a vicious manner, pumping out my V2 cadence with as much Warrior verve as i could muster.

i finished 2 seconds behind him, 7th Overall…3rd in my Age Group.

tomorrow would be another day; MY DAY TO DEFEND MY KING OF THE MOUNTAIN TITLE! could i do it…especially after wasting myself on this brutally beautiful 15k? hmmm….

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Race Report: Day 1 of 3 and yup, ilg’s already naked…

‘If you’re not desperate for time to meditate, you are not desperate enough…yet.’ – coach steve ilg

…it’s a little scary how fast i return to my previous life as a solo sadhaka…delightfully, i built a fire in my cabin, got into my yogi birthday clothes, and immediately dove deep into a solo asana, pranayama, and meditation session…hours flew by like Ravens in an updraft as i merged sacredly into an inner pranic ocean of Himalayan cave like retreat…Blessed are we who crave inner-Attainment over entertainment…

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LET’S GO SKI (RACING)!…Off to Chama!

Chair Pose, nordic style! By finishing 3rd in my AG in this race in December, i snaked my way onto my 14th Podium of 2010. This weekend, i’m gonna do my best – though injured – to nail down my first podium of 2011…and i’ll take my Treasured Sangha’s spirit with me!

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robert crespo

Coach Ilg,

Blown away, that’s all I can say.

Last night while out training with my probie SAR (Search And Rescue) class, we got a call for a rescue of stranded hikers in Eaton Canyon (Altadena/Pasadena).

We responded, I humped my callout pack (35 lbs) and a 350′ rope (30+ lbs) up the canyon to the base of the Razorback trail..

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HP Yogini Celestia penned the following Haiku after surviving an insanely focused, fun HP PROP Workout™ with 20 other warriors in the Sacred Cave of Champions last night in Durango. if i can move my yoga students to write pranically-inspired poetry after a class? ilg is a very happy yogi! Blessed be all, and THANK YOU, Celestia!

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shoulder opener

Tight Shoulders?

Tight Hips?

Mind that just won’t stop?

Can’t afford a season ski pass?

Wondering if you’ll be able to “podium” this year?

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