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April 13 2007
Robb Wolf
| April 13 2007 |
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Want to bring both accuracy and precision to your nutritional endeavors? Buy a food scale, measuring cups and measuring spoons. Whether you are following the Zone, cyclic low carb or a seat of your pants paleo approach these tools will help you track nutrient intake....
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April 12 2007
Robb Wolf
| April 12 2007 |
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We bought this wheelbarrow from Costco for $35. We load it with sand bags, dumbbells and bumper plates to use for lower intensity GPP (general physical preparedness) and rehab. Not only does it tax the grip, the posterior chain is worked without eccentric loading. Buy one and take it for a stroll!...
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April 11 2007
Robb Wolf
| April 11 2007 |
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If you are not exercising you are broken! Common sense and ever mounting evidence point to the notion that exercise is a good thing. Read the juicy details in the paper Exercise and Gene Expression: physiological regulation of the human genome through physical activity by Frank Booth....
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April 10 2007
Greg Everett
| April 10 2007 |
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Weightlifting shoes serve purposes beyond just making you look cool. The hard soles ensure generated force is more completely transferred and provide a stable platform for the feet and ankles. In addition, the elevated heels increase the effective range of motion of the ankles, allowing the hips to be brought in closer to the heels when squatting and consequently the torso to be kept more upright. Do-Win, Werksan and Adidas all make quality shoes....
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April 9 2007
Greg Everett
| April 9 2007 |
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Dynamax makes excellent soft medicine balls in a range of weights. Also check out the free training manual....
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April 8 2007
Robb Wolf
| April 8 2007 |
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A major determinant of health and adequate nutritional status is height. Our ancestors lost approximately 6 inches of height when they transitioned from a hunter-gatherer lifeway to farming. Only the past few generations have been as well fed as our ancient ancestors. Here is an interesting piece on the height and health of North American Plains Indians....
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April 7 2007
Greg Everett
| April 7 2007 |
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Don't be afraid to touch your clients. No matter how eloquent your commands, occasionally physically manipulating your clients' positions will be necessary. This should never be done, however, in order to place a client in a position in which they're not prepared to be. Pictured is Kelly Starrett of San Francisco CrossFit—amazing physical therapist and coach....
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April 6 2007
Greg Everett
| April 6 2007 |
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Taking creatine at bedtime may increase growth hormone levels according to a study published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness.
Read Article...
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April 5 2007
Greg Everett
| April 5 2007 |
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There are four basic requirements for effective fat loss: Increase of lean muscle mass to increase resting metabolism; activity that both consumes calories and keeps metabolic rate elevated significantly for as long as possible; insulin control; and caloric restriction. Practically what this means is resistance exercise (ideally functional/structural exercises performed in a circuit, e.g. CrossFit); monostructural interval training (e.g. rowing, running, cycling); reduction or elimination of ref...
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April 4 2007
Robb Wolf
| April 4 2007 |
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If you listen to heavy hitters in strength & conditioning long enough—folks like Poliquin, Cosgrove, Simmons and even the late Mel Siff—you will hear reference to Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky and the book Science and Practice of Strength Training. Why? Because this book provides the theoretical underpinnings for how one may approach one's genetic potential in strength and power development. Remember—strength before strength endurance!...
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