Bret Contreras wrote an interesting piece for T NATION: Max Out on Squats Every Day. He writes about his visit to John Broz’s Las Vegas facility. Fascinating insights into one of the simplest and hardest strength Olympic Weightlifting programs there is. Not many people will have the physical and mental toughness to handle the – […]
The Paleo Solution #86 with John Welbourn
The Paleo Solution Podcast – Episode 86 features John Welbourn (from CrossFit Footbal) talking about lifting and training philosophies. This was a great episode. I wish they would do more episodes like this and less of “Will eating this gram of grain cause celiac disease?” listener question episodes. Topics include John’s experience with Louie Simmons’ Westside Barbell Methods, […]
Press to Handstand Tips
Because I am working on my Press to Handstand I have found myself checking out a lot of articles and videos about it. The following is a list of things that helped me to understand the movement and identify common errors. I hope that will be of some help for you people who are also […]
Charles Poliquin 25 Reasons to Take Vitamin D
25 Reasons to Take Vitamin D Here is a table to determine if you’re low on vitamin d. Definition of Vitamin D Status Vitamin D Levels Low Under 20 ng/ml Low-Normal Between 21–40 ng/ml Normal Between 41–80 ng/ml High-Normal Between 81–100 ng/ml Excess Over 100 ng/ml Are you Low in Vitamin D? Also Read Take Vitamin D To Raise Testosterone And Achieve A Better Body Composition.
Free Interactive 3D Human Anatomy Atlases
Every athlete should have a basic understanding of human anatomy. Be it to understand what muscles are targeted by certain exercises or to identify where that pain in the neck originates from. Gladly we live in an awesome time where we can have access to free online anatomy atlases. Two I particularly like are biodigitalhuman.com and Google’s Body […]
Deskbound – Kelly Starrett Health at Google Talk
Now here is something to watch on your weekend. Kelly Starrett did a talk in the Health at Google series. Titled “Deskbound”, he talks about what prolonged periods of sitting does to our bodies and how we can fight that evil. Basically, the talk is a brief summery of what you have already learned if […]
Meatza – Meat Pizza wihtout Dough Recipe
Made a Meatza (aka the paleo pizza) today. It looks fancy but was super simple to made. Basically a pizza with meat instead of dough covered with all your favorite veggies. Update: Here is another version (not paleo schmeleo) ground turkey + beef + cottage cheese + scrambled eggs mix (the cottage cheese makes it […]
Hannibal for King – The wait is over
So, what better way to start the week off right than with lots of creative calisthenics exercises – front levers, muscle ups, back levers in all variations, performed everywhere possible? Non-stop bodyweight exercises. No gimmicks, just hard work without fancy tools. This should provide you with enough motivation to put that extra effort into those last […]
How To Attach Gymnastics Rings at Home
On my YouTube channel I regularly get asked about how to mount gymnastics rings to the ceiling. So here is how I installed mine. This is a 12mm diameter o-ring bolt. It reaches ~100mm into the reinforced concrete ceiling. I drilled a 14mm hole and and put a 14mm heavy duty dowel into it. This […]