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Monday, November 27, 2006 

Incrementalism

CrossFit Eastside - Werksan plates, .5 kilos to 5 kilosKilo plate set by Werksan.

Weight increments allow progressive resistance to be added to your lifts over time. Patience, discipline, and focus on a task will yield success.

Milo of Croton, legendary strongman of the 6th century B.C., had a foolproof method for incremental progress: "Legend has it that he would train in the off years by carrying a newborn calf on his back every day until the Olympics took place. By the time the events were to take place, he was carrying a four year old cow on his back."