Low Fat Bites the Dust, Again.

Certainly, you’ve heard the news by now – a longitudinal study of 49,000 women followed over the course of eight years found no protective benefit in a low-fat vs. “normal” diet. In other words, a low-fat diet does not protect against diseases such as heart disease and cancer.
As far as the claims that [...]

DOMS.

Day 7 of my return to Brazilian JiuJitsu training, and it appears that the effect of DOMS lingers on. I suppose it will subside soon enough.
DOMS = Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. Just fancy physiologist talk for that unrelenting muscle ache one gets approximately 48-72 hours post-exercise.
No one’s been able to pinpoint what exactly causes muscle [...]

My comments on ACE’s predictions for ‘06.

1) I think it’s wonderful that people aren’t frightened of training youngsters anymore. In addition, having quality instruction earlier in life is a good thing. I can remember the haphazard (and more often, non-existent) attribute training of my high school sports teams – I’m surprised I wasn’t injured more often, considering how [...]

ACE Fitness Trend Predictions for 2006.

From the January-February 2006 Personal Fitness Professional:
ACE’s 2006 Fitness Trend Predictions:
1) Teenagers and kids are utilizing personal trainers for sport-specific training. As the number of student athletes increases, so does the importance of sport-specific training. On today’s playing fields, the kids are bigger, stronger and faster than ever before. A sport-specific training program [...]

Mental Preparation.

In the realm of athletic performance, let us not forget the importance of psychological preparation. More specifically, let’s deal with that “jumping-off point”, the mental preparation required before taking that first step – the get-ready stance at the starting gate, the face-off before a hockey or basketball game, the pre-fight ritual before a boxing match. [...]