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List of Highland Games competitions in mid-Atlantic states/Northeast USA (1 replies)
Finally getting my 28lb Highland Games throwing weight made (1 replies)
Map of Highland Games for 2017 (8 replies)
Anyone still around? (1 replies)
New Website Resource for Highland Games (5 replies)
Stone throw with...Panache (2 replies)
Kilt Run (5 replies)
Map of Highland Games for 2016 (8 replies)
My first homemade practice throwing weight :D (3 replies)
New Texas games (3 replies)
Sheaf Toss Fork Modifications? (5 replies)
First Kilted mile, at age 48! (19 replies)
Last night I looked through..... (2 replies)
For someone who's "ramping back" I'm still working pretty hard. (75 replies)
How Small is Too Small? (12 replies)
Felicia Fischer in San Diego newspaper (3 replies)
Ramping Down (7 replies)
2014 Kilted Canter (2 replies)
Getting Started in Heavy Athletics (2 replies)
Throwing Camp (3 replies)
Black Highland Athletes (14 replies)
Mark's Training Log: I may be weak, but at least I'm slow. (34 replies)
New Athletics club in Prescott, AZ (1 replies)
Throwing Clinic in Prescott, AZ (0 replies)
throwing help (16 replies)
Starting from Scratch - MacFhearchair's recovery/off season log (13 replies)
Alan H's 2013/2014 Offseason Log (52 replies)
Highland Games for the older athlete, Rev. 2...as in, enough already. (1 replies)
Highland Games for the Older Athlete (7 replies)
Probably the best HG throwing guide, ever (6 replies)
Boy Scout merit badge (9 replies)
New Heavier and Longer Caber for Pitlochry Games (2 replies)
Arkansas Throwers (8 replies)
The Log bears fruit! (22 replies)
Dinosaur throws - first edition of a short manual (1 replies)
Athletics-specific tartans (0 replies)
Awesome Pics from Frederick Md Games (9 replies)
New (?) Games in Dana Point CA, Aug 24-25 2013 (16 replies)
Homemade weights (5 replies)
How to get started? (7 replies)
Anyone have a 20# sheaf? Dimensions? (4 replies)
Return of the One-legged Thrower (84 replies)
Alan's 2013 Season Log (191 replies)
Sheaf Fork on it's way... now what? (7 replies)
Roger Saunders 2013 Season Log (58 replies)
Athletic Kilt Hose? (10 replies)
History of the Highland Games - athletics (10 replies)
non-tartan kilts on the field. (47 replies)
Manhood Stones (12 replies)
Ardenwood (2 replies)
Custom Throwin' Kilt (12 replies)
Heavy Athletics, tradition and the kilt - questions (27 replies)
Difference in belting levels...protection (9 replies)
To boldly go where skinny guys dare! (6 replies)
Video Challenge, and an observation (10 replies)
Drat! (17 replies)
Roger Saunders Off Season 2012-1013 Off Season Log (45 replies)
Powerballs (6 replies)
The Road to Albuquerque 2013 (98 replies)
MacFhearchair's off-season anti-slack (90 replies)
Alan H's 2012-2013 OFF-season log (212 replies)
Throwin' for MacLeods. (11 replies)
Martin roy training log (788 replies)
Duncans videos (4 replies)
New guys and gals! kudos, and some totally basic training stuff (11 replies)
Heavy Events instructional videos I've made (0 replies)
Trog Log: Transforming a 170-pound weakling into a highland athlete. (257 replies)
2012 Goals: part 2 (2 replies)
X Marks at the National Heavy Events Championship (Pleasanton) (7 replies)
GGGP kills it (10 replies)
GAA Hurling in Philadelphia this Sunday (0 replies)
Armed Forces Highland Games - Afganistan (11 replies)
Roger Saunders 2012 In-Season Log (44 replies)
Masters Worlds review (20 replies)
Costco is just littered with practice equipment! (81 replies)
Might Be A Daft Question... (30 replies)
RIP, Steven Aitkin (11 replies)
Neeed Hammer Spikes! (27 replies)
Bakersfield HG (10 replies)
First full-on practice of the year (4 replies)
That Sound? Rubber Hitting Road. (67 replies)
Wah hoo! (14 replies)
Seriously, is there an answer...? (8 replies)
To the people thinking ... "maybe" (15 replies)
Alan H's 2012 in season log (185 replies)
In-Season Training (194 replies)
Highland Games inuries (16 replies)
Delaney's Training Log (11 replies)
Is 41 to old to get back in shape and start highland games? (44 replies)
Practicing sheaf (14 replies)
Training in St. Paul / Minneapolis? (4 replies)
Queen Mary (2 replies)
Training schedule & how to make a hammer, etc (9 replies)
Triskaidekaphobia - Joshua's Training (168 replies)
Make a practice throwing weight (11 replies)
Heavy athletic competitors in Stl Mo (3 replies)
What is this forum about? One guys thoughts.. (21 replies)
2012 Goals (39 replies)
In case you thought YOU were tough.... (13 replies)
Fitocracy stuff (1 replies)
Teflon? (15 replies)
The Video Thread (37 replies)
New caber (4 replies)
Litvinov workout revised by Dan John (3 replies)
Off-season training (183 replies)
Kilted? Now RACE! (6 replies)
2012 MWC in SC (6 replies)
Competing in hiking boots (11 replies)
Last of the season: with pictures (13 replies)
Not getting any younger.... (5 replies)
Training Videos or books? (10 replies)
Following in the footsteps of fellow newbie eclarkhb, I had my first OC practice (2 replies)
Had my first practice today... (8 replies)
Heavy Athletics? (2 replies)
For you guys throwing in USA Casual kilts... (3 replies)
Newbie looking for training in Orange County, CA (4 replies)
First time games in Monterey, CA (1 replies)
First Annual Iceland Highland Games (2 replies)
Heavy Athletes Wanted (4 replies)
Costa Mesa Multi caber Toss Video (3 replies)
That's ONE! (7 replies)
The Road to Costa Mesa (17 replies)
Practically Miraculous (16 replies)
Highland Wrestling (6 replies)
New Scottish 56lb Weight for Height Record (1 replies)
Could it be---I may be finished???? (17 replies)
Woodland goals (11 replies)
NAHA Highland/Strongman event coming to California (0 replies)
New PR's at Ardenwood (3 replies)
Anyone in Tucson Training? (2 replies)
Ardenwood Stones (2 replies)
The Off Season is *over* (1 replies)
BIG day in the gym (14 replies)
Dare I think beyond the incremental? (9 replies)
Fighting back against snowmageddon... (27 replies)
trying to find anyone in hawaii (0 replies)
So you've decided to try this throwing thing... (2 replies)
Camp Pockoski ... a great 4 days spent throwing (1 replies)
Throwing and the inside of my head (3 replies)
couple of videos (4 replies)
Questions galore (26 replies)
January/February workout plan (11 replies)
Off-Season weight training (6 replies)
Where to find gear?! (5 replies)
Hip flexors, quads, lower back all ache (2 replies)
2011 Goals, training and throwing (15 replies)
Red Hose Race (1 replies)
What to wear? (9 replies)
Prolonged QT (5 replies)
Seaso Wrap-up (4 replies)
Musings on the Last Games of the Season: Ventura (1 replies)
Pleasanton 2010 (16 replies)
Of kilts and throwing heavy things (5 replies)
Sheaf Fork Ideas for AlanH (2 replies)
30th anniversary present from Joan (4 replies)
Canada WINS! Go Team Canada! Oh, C a n a d a... (4 replies)
Knock Off vs Fixed Bar in Weight Over Bar (3 replies)
Cleared the bar at last (12 replies)
Master's World Championships (20 replies)
Monterey: a big day (8 replies)
Enumclaw (8 replies)
messed up knee (9 replies)
2010 Progress (13 replies)
One more 'tune up' and its off to MWC (20 replies)
Even old dudes can learn something (1 replies)
2010 Games Videos Posted (9 replies)
That o1d dude guy, he's pretty smart (3 replies)
Santa Cruz Ren Faire and Games (4 replies)
A picture of another wee caber! (8 replies)
Old Man Sweat: videos (5 replies)
Not taking good with the bad--its all good now (6 replies)
Emperor penguins sighted in hell... (7 replies)
LWFD vid (6 replies)
First Game of the Season This Weekend (11 replies)
Very light workout tonight, but.... (7 replies)
Season finally opens in the Great White North (3 replies)
My welcome to bizaro land (2 replies)
Footwear (7 replies)
I CAN do it.... (7 replies)
First day of practice and no one died. (11 replies)
Masters Worlds 2011: Victoria, B.C. (12 replies)
LWFD video (2 replies)
Question about boundary lines (4 replies)
New Hammer PR ...video (6 replies)
sheaf toss practice? (7 replies)
Thoughts about lifting and throwing (4 replies)
FINALLY! **happy dance** (12 replies)
Your first games and why????? (5 replies)
Hey Boys...kinda quiet here (7 replies)
Alan H's ON-Season Training Log (11 replies)
Perth's WORLD RECORD KILT RUN (0 replies)
2009 Games Videos (5 replies)
Looking for OverHead Swing on WFD. (17 replies)
1st games of the year (2 replies)
Help! (10 replies)
Rotator cuff tear / injury (8 replies)
Weight Training Bags (3 replies)
Pete's whimping, winding way back into shape (1 replies)
2009 Finals and 2010 Goals (24 replies)
Alan H's training log (53 replies)
The Squat Progression (7 replies)
I've come to the conclusion that.... (4 replies)
On the advice of my personal trainer (NOT) (20 replies)
looking at pictures pays off (1 replies)
Making Real Highland Games Implements (8 replies)
"Lycra Shorts are for Wimps" (20 replies)
And score again!!! (7 replies)
Score! (1 replies)
Winter Workout for Broke Guys (and Gals) (9 replies)
New Practice Caber (3 replies)
Good pics from 2009 (9 replies)
A few pictures to remember the season (14 replies)
broke 30 on open stone (3 replies)
End of the season analysis (5 replies)
Need help!!!!!!!!!!!! (4 replies)
Kerrrrraaaaaaaap! (6 replies)
Well (14 replies)
Over 30 (0 replies)
Wooo-hooo!!!! (6 replies)
Mikes Toeboard Drills (10 replies)
A "bad" day brings new perspective (3 replies)
Ramping up for Pleasanton (3 replies)
A "Throwing Jones" too?? (5 replies)
Any Athletes in Vancouver/Portland? (4 replies)
Monterey Games (6 replies)
Congratulations jgorley (2 replies)
Yaaay! (8 replies)
DIY WOB standards (6 replies)
Next Year's Masters World Championships are in Denver! (6 replies)
Low, slow, go...UP (4 replies)
Great Practice (6 replies)
Talk about equipment! (0 replies)
30-YO Rookie. (8 replies)
Mid-season already? (0 replies)
I am freaking annoyed (21 replies)
Dunsmuir (6 replies)
Intro/Training (9 replies)
Mental tricks (5 replies)
Pride and stupidity pictures ;-) (11 replies)
Workshop with Josh Grace (5 replies)
is it pride or stupidity? (6 replies)
Organizations and Sanctioning Bodies (1 replies)
Bellingham 2009 (21 replies)
I'm giving it a go (17 replies)
Big sheaf improvements today (4 replies)
New Guy Looking for Training Partners in the Cleveland Ohio Area (3 replies)
best lifts to start training for throwing events (1 replies)
how does one begin to train for events such as these? (17 replies)
Hammer/caber gloves (2 replies)
Enumclaw (7 replies)
GAA in Florida? (3 replies)
Little contest today (7 replies)
What would the song be? (6 replies)
Las Vegas Clinic; late May-June (2 replies)
Tennessee was a blast!-pics (7 replies)
A HUGE practice (12 replies)
My new toy (15 replies)
First Games of the Season Marks...and last Games Marks (15 replies)
p90x (6 replies)
one guys thoughts re: first season weight training (2 replies)
Savannah, GA Athletes? (4 replies)
2nd practice of the year (1 replies)
PR (4 replies)
Snow melted=first full practice with "The Beast"-with pics! (6 replies)
Great Lakes area--good games needs competitors (2 replies)
Acquiring a practice caber (10 replies)
New Guy .. Team in CT? (4 replies)
Looking for Athletes in Western Kentucky Area. (0 replies)
Ohio Tundra Games (4 replies)
Great *CHEAP* WOB standard instructions (3 replies)
190 lb. Class (7 replies)
Homemade throwing implements (14 replies)
Kettle bells for training (6 replies)
Back in the gym: slow and easy on the lower body and core (7 replies)
Frozen Stones Jan 1 2009 (9 replies)
Well.....end of the road, maybe? (18 replies)
2009 Goals and Training (97 replies)
'splain THIS!?? (16 replies)
Organization Day for the Army + Kilt (2 replies)
Stones clinic (3 replies)
Pics (4 replies)
Off- Season Plans (22 replies)
Year's stats--just a place to BEGIN training this year (3 replies)
Preparing for 1st Competition (8 replies)
End of the season????! (1 replies)
Need some Caber advice, please (11 replies)
Nothing like consistancy (8 replies)
And Arlen starts training... (22 replies)
3rd competition results & video (9 replies)
My turn (21 replies)
Ok, the real last games of the season! (2 replies)
Getting into power position (6 replies)
First Practice (8 replies)
Last game of the season (16 replies)
Ramping up for Seaside Games (11 replies)
some practice video (5 replies)
pulling tape and shagging implements (5 replies)
My second competition results (17 replies)
First games back!!! (7 replies)
Sheaf hints (9 replies)
Seaside Games in Ventura (1 replies)
Highland Games Injuries and Prevention (10 replies)
First workout in six weeks (9 replies)
Coach? (1 replies)
Hammer conundrum (5 replies)
Lettin' it rip (2 replies)
How many Highland Athletes are here on XMTS? (40 replies)
Game #4 in the books (13 replies)
Foot-slide during hammer practice (5 replies)
56lb. weight experience (6 replies)
Highland Practicing...how many events? (4 replies)
Question on contests (1 replies)
Im tossing in September! (3 replies)
Opened my big mouth (10 replies)
Highland Games SAAA Results Page (5 replies)
I Did it!! (19 replies)
Highland Games Athletes. What kilt and what's under the Kilt? (7 replies)
First Highland Games Experience (9 replies)
Practicing with lighter weights in the WFD (5 replies)
shaggin buddy (20 replies)
Goals - Post 'em if ya got 'em (64 replies)
Prescott, Az - A throwers story (12 replies)
An UNBELIEVABLE day at Livermore (29 replies)
Rambles in my head (9 replies)
A big thanks to Alan and Yaish (5 replies)
Here is a caber (4 replies)
Personal best (14 replies)
body memory (8 replies)
Caber hunting (18 replies)
Overhead Squats Article (4 replies)
28 pound weight for distance (5 replies)
I bought a caber (26 replies)
Rhino Games (12 replies)
Scottish hammer, my tips (5 replies)
Craig Smiths site (3 replies)
Cool subforum! (8 replies)
So you need some practice equipment? (28 replies)
So you want to be an athlete? (92 replies)