The other day I had a great conversation with Dr. Warden about the perils of teaching exercises to clients. Specifically, we talked about the hazards of teaching a hang clean to a person who, shall we put it, is “coordination-challenged.” While he detailed his difficulty in conveying the particulars of this challenging movement to his [...]
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Now this is a great idea. Can’t say I agree with their execution (more FDA approved food pyramid crap again), but the concept is right on. Most people looking to lose weight have no idea as to the size of proper portions (that’s another reason, BTW, I believe in “lifestyle” approaches like a low-carb approach [...]
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In a previous post regarding Lance Armstrong’s marathon performance, I explored the heretical idea that there exists no general “conditioning” attribute; that aerobic capacity was activity-specific. With apologies to Greg Glassman, I’ll now explore the idea that the conventional idea of “cardio” simply doesn’t fly. Forget about the layperson; speak to any doctor, personal trainer, [...]
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What’s the secret behind the runaway success of Curves? Why, if the training program is so bad, is the franchise such a moneymaker? My colleague Mike Collins suggests that it is because Curves encourages consistency and fosters a nurturing, peer-oriented environment. It’s marketed towards women, who tend to thrive on group-based endeavors. A Curves circuit [...]
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…I lost my first match in NAGA this past weekend. To add injury to insult, I sustained a pretty bad ankle sprain in the process, so I had to bow out of my other match as well. To make things even worse, my opponent tapped me with a toehold, which I had on him earlier [...]
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