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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 |
General
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 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 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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March 27 2007
Robb Wolf
| March 27 2007 |
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One of our favorite titles on nutrition health and lifestyle is Protein Power: LifePlan. This is almost a one-stop-shop for everything you need to know to live long, stay healthy and perform well. ......
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March 22 2007
Robb Wolf
| March 22 2007 |
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If you are a student of art you will know that many artists are never properly appreciated during their lifetimes. This is often because the work of a given artists is so far outside the realm of what is known or expected, no one really knows what to make of it at the time and it is only later that the genius of the work is appreciated. This is absolutely the case with Lights Out! Sleep, Sugar and Survival. Don’t let the somewhat sensationalistic writing style deceive you. The information ......
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March 20 2007
Robb Wolf
| March 20 2007 |
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The Death Stretch is illegal in 13 states. OK, it’s not REALLY illegal, but it is nasty no matter where you perform it. The first photo shows a position of intense hip flexor origin stretch. The second photos shows emphasis shifted to the insertion at the knee. Rock the hips forward to intensify all elements of the stretch.......
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March 18 2007
Robb Wolf
| March 18 2007 |
General
Grass-fed meat offers a healthy profile of fats including more omega-3’s and monounsaturated fats. It’s even more environmentally sound for you tree-huggin' types!......
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March 16 2007
Robb Wolf
| March 16 2007 |
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Problems squatting deep? Look downstairs to the calves. Lack of proper ankle flexibility will block proper depth in squatting and predispose the joint to injury. Use a box or curb and get stretching! Explore how a straight vs. bent knee changes the stretch as this will shift emphasis from the gastrocnemius in the case of the straight leg to the soleus in the bent position.......
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March 14 2007
Robb Wolf
| March 14 2007 |
General
What can you do with a TV, video camera and DVR? Make yourself and your clients better, safer athletes. This simple arrangement can provide detailed biomechanical feedback for only a few hundred dollars. It can be used in real time to provide a non-transposed image AND you can see how pumped your gunz are after a heavy set of overhead squats!......
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