Because there is no such thing as having too many shoulder prehab exercises… Physio Ball LProne T90-90 Stretch (T Spine Mobility)Reach, Roll, Lift
Iron Radio on Overtraining
Iron Radio Podcast on Is Over Training Real (direct link to mp3) You have a finite amount of times you can be punched in the face before you get knocked out. Losing sleep? No appetite? No sex drive? Joint inflammation? Overtraining does not show in a single symptom. It’s a collection of symptoms that slowly creep in and are […]
Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor
After The Testosterone Response Charles Poliqiun wrote part 2, The Growth Hormone Response, presenting lots of studies that looked at what factors influence GH release. 1) Use a High Total Volume of Work and Short Rest Periods2) A Hypertrophy-Type Protocol is Best to Trigger GH3) Train Above the Lactate Threshold: Lactate Associated with GH […]
What are Shin Splints? How to avoid them?
Justin from 70sbig.com has a post on shin splints. Even though most take it for granted, running is a skill and just like with all skills you can do a lot wrong. When going through this “heel strike, forefoot flop”, the ankle is moving into plantar-flexion (toe down) while trying to maintain dorsi-flexion (toe up). […]
Elbow, Forearm, Wrist Prehab Exercises
Check out these novel movements for the hands, wrists, and elbows. Great for recovery, prehab, avoiding forearm splints and treat tendinitis. You will be surprised how little work it takes to get those little forearm muscles pumping. You might do go through 3 rounds with 20 reps of each of the exercises. Elbow Straight Palm facing […]
Scapula Retraction Drill with Rubber Bands
Posture Correction Rubber Band Drill brought to you by DieselCrew.com
Quick Snack – Tokyo Slaw
Nick Massie makes “Tokyo Slaw” – video [wmv] [mov] Looks like a nice snack Tokyo Slaw Ingredients Here is how he made the Ginger Vinaigrette. “There’s a lot of ingredients. These might freak you out, but really it’s very simple,” Massie says. The basic rule is three parts oil to one part vinegar. Then, says […]
Charles Poliquin on Magnesium
Charles Poliquin has a couple of good reasons to watch your magnesium intake. Certainly one of the most important nutrients needed by the human body, magnesium is involved in all of these issues, as well as at least 300 essential biochemical reactions, including protein synthesis, testosterone production, insulin sensitivity, calcium absorption, and regulation of the […]
Robert Lustig’s Authors@Google Talk on Obesity
Here is a must watch. Another fantastic presentation by Robert Lustig, M.D. You probably know him from his “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” talk. Now he did an Authors@Google talk in which he tackles the question What’s causing the obesity epidemic? He presents the issues and history that let to the current situation really well and tells you why […]