My wife and I were there supporting one of her teammates. I've never done a Clash-branded race, but I will 100% be there next year. It looked like a stupid fast course.

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As a Leafs fan, I have no love for the Bruins or the Sens. Chara is 100% a legend and was a dominant defenseman, he'll surely end up in the HOF. I can't fathom the argument at any knowledgeable hockey fan wouldn't think he was that special. He was an absolute force on the ice and a great leader on the team. He might have only won the Norris once but he was in the conversation a lot - having your career overlap with Nik Lidstrom doesn't do you any favours there.

Was he with other Sens on Galibier or Croix de Fer around that weekend when Lance did the TT against Jan on Alpe? I swear I met 3 of them on one of those three mountains.

In any case, I am more interested in his 30 pull ups ability. If he can do 30 pull ups and has the engine to run sub 1:40 half marathon at his weight, he should easily get to a low 30 min swim soon. Being a future hall of fame defencemen (the rest of the guys can debate that he's not an all time great), he would also have sufficient hip and spinal mobility to get the core rotation right so my guess is he is swimming fairly flat. The guy should otherwise turn into a speedboat rotated onto his side in free.

What I want to know is what kind of power a unit like that is pushing ;)

You are absolutely correct. My bad

But it was “Bourque”

You got on the right path but went the wrong way.

Longer levers hurt lifting, and it makes the pull-ups more impressive.

I was looking at it as forcexdistancexomega = work through a rotational frame (where omega is the angle that we work through). The entire lats/back are apply the same force connected through the arm, and with a longer lever (like pushing the outside of a door) you can achieve more work with the same force, or you use a lower force through longer distance. The aggregate work he has to do over 30 pullups is more, but he can do it with less force applied because of the longer arm ? Isn't this why it is an advantage to have longer arms for climbing? And chimps with long arms have a climbing advantage?

I have a 6'3" wingspan on a 5'6" body and always kicked ass on pull up/climbing stuff. I always thought it was an advantage not a disadvantage" On bench press for sure it is a disadvantage as there is no rotational aspect. It is a straight push.

This is our post event highlight real and is a pretty goo overview of our weekend. Zee made the highlight show :-)

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I don't know about harder or easier but clearly it requires more work/energy to lift a 235 pound body 36 inches than 30 inches. So if my arms are 36 inches long and yours are 30 inches long, if we both weigh the same and do a full pull-up, I am doing more work--right?

Am I missing something?

https://triathlonmagazine.ca/...world-championships/ Pic of him on the bike

I think both his parents were Olympians, in wrestling and gymnastics I believe. Seems like he won the genetic lottery. The dude was an absolute force in the NHL for years. As a Canucks fan, I hated him after 2011, haha.

One year I was in a race and a local Olympian heavyweight rower passed me on the bike. The dude was around 6'6", 230lbs and absolutely jacked. No problem, I'll out run him, I thought. Nope. He beat me on the run too.

Elite athletes are pretty awe inspiring in their capabilities.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

Chara is an incredible athlete. I believe he still holds the NHL record for fastest slap shot - - done in the skills competition at the All-Star game. Tough as nails, played with broken jaw in last three games of 2019 Stanley Cup finals. Supreme team leader and great community guy in his years with Bruins. We’re honored to have him in triathlon.

Zee's dad was a greco-roman wrestler and national team coach in that sport in Slovakia. He made young Zee do some crazy workouts in the backyard. Pull-ups, squats, and all other basic bodyweight exercises in high volume and frequency.

The one he told me about that stuck out was the stick handing strength training. Small sheet of ice in the backyard, hockey stick shaft added into a bucket of concrete. Once hardened he had a 50lbs weighted hockey stick to strengthen his stick movements. This was as a pre-teen / teen.

Keep in mind he left home at 19 to move over to Canada and start in the minors. Move half way across the world, don't speak the language, and commit 100% to living and playing hockey. The mental fortitude as a 19yr old to do that is impressive in and of itself.

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-Dre
RD at Clash Endurance

Yeah, you are correct about more vertical work, but you only lift the body half the lever length (you lift it length of Humerous sp?) but for the leverage you have length of both ulna and humerous to use, so in the rotational context, my understand is you end up with a slight advantage. For push ups, yes, short stubby arms are key as there is no rotation and you have to move body the distance of the entire arm, not half of it like pull ups

6 time all star, Stanley cup champion, NHL all decade team. Yeah, it’s definitely lowering standards that will make him a first ballot.
Man people are dumb these days.

I want to let you know that if the 3,300 or so people who raced 90% don’t even realize that professional triathlete is a job.

Dre - That is very cool! Great job with Clash Daytona this year. Sounds like it was a fantastic race. Z

Thanks Z...I learned from the best! Thanks again for all the help back in the day

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RD at Clash Endurance

https://cyclingmagazine.ca/...riathlon-in-germany/

https://www.instagram.com/...gsh=a2NjNnBvNjY4b2lu

Does Big Zee go under 10hrs?!?

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RD at Clash Endurance

Dang. If bike brands can make 7 sizes, maybe it's time we introduce a third road wheel size for big bikes. Looks like he's riding on 20"!

Great publicity for the sport but sub-10 after 5:0x @ Daytona? He should ride close to 5 hours.