The 15 Best Weighted Vests for Any Type of Workout Milan Polk, Brett Williams, NASM
When you feel you ve hit a plateau on bodyweight workouts or cardio, weighted vests can add needed resistance for every pushup or run.
The affordable equipment can add an extra challenge to any workout any time of the year, but they re most commonly used on Memorial Day for the legendary CrossFit workout called Murph. The full-body fitness test combines a grueling workout with honoring a fallen war veteran. Originally called Body Armor, Murph became an official CrossFit challenge in 2005, and continues to push people to the limit to this day.
May 9, 2021
Brandon Woodruff has quietly been one of the better pitchers in the National League since the start of the 2019 season. In 42 starts comprising 237 innings, the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander has 285 strikeouts to go with a 3.11 ERA and a 2.93 FIP. The last of those numbers is equal to Shane Bieber’s mark over the same period.
A big reason for Woodruff’s success is a repertoire adjustment he made midway through the 2018 season. As he explained in an article that ran here at FanGraphs last April, he began throwing both two- and four-seam fastballs. Neither is anything to write home about movement-wise, but paired together and sequenced well they’re a formidable combo. As Woodruff told me at the time, “It’s hard for the hitter to distinguish which one is going to be coming.”
With No-Hitter, John Means Opens Up a World of Possibilities
“Now, every time he takes the ball, he is well aware because he’s done it that he could pitch a no-hitter,” said Jim Palmer, the last Orioles pitcher to throw one on his own.
John Means of the Baltimore Orioles struck out 12 and walked none in a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.Credit.Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
May 5, 2021
Throwing a no-hitter, you could say, is like lassoing the moon. You can see the distant glow, beckoning and teasing all at once. Can you really get there? Probably not. But you can dream.
Kaela, 32, said: “Even now he just has days where he feels tired or has a bit of pain, he didn t know anything was seriously wrong. But, we knew it was serious because he turned yellow. He had to have a stent put in because the tumour was blocking his bile from being eliminated.
“He’s been offered palliative chemotherapy and we’re just planning really nice things to make the most of the time we have left.”
Chris and Kaela Holt pictured with their family. The father and daughter duo are taking part in a sponsored skydive to raise money for Ashgate Hospicecare.
Observer named Front Yard Concerts the Best Music Venue largely for homeowner Matthew Kurzman’s devotion to local music and desire to keep live music going in a safe way. Since all the events take place at his home, interested guests must reach out via the event page to get the address. If you do that by this Friday, you will get a chance to see a performance by jazz vocalist and model Alex Blair hot off the release of her first EP
Season of the Curvy Fox.
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8 p.m. Friday, April 23, at Trees, 2707 Elm St., $17 at axs.com