• Fitness Insight… Get some!

    Being stronger is the single biggest advantage in most sports. Obviously not the only advantage, but definitely a serious difference maker. It was at this point (when I was still in college) that I started to realize that improving strength had to be a primary objective in any sports training program, despite what my professors were saying. — Alwyn Cosgrove

Archive for June, 2008

28
Jun

tabata sprints

Enter the Tabata
- skip down to HOW TO if you already Tabata
In 1996, a team of physiology researchers found a pattern of work-and-rest stimulus that causes the body to respond with adaptations which include aerobic capacity, muscular strength and stamina, and neuromuscular efficiency for the associated movements. One of the researchers’ names is Izumi [...]

24
Jun

running: speed is wisdom

I do not believe there is any more functional (applicable to real life) strength a person can develop than running.

Happily, running is the most popular exercise regimen in the world and the most heavily participated recreational athletic event. Sadly, the way it is practiced, encouraged, and dogmatically taught is almost exactly wrong.
My corrective guidance [...]

16
Jun

Introduction to Intermittent Fasting

This is an important topic for general health, nutrition and fitness, and I’m providing a shoehorn to slip you into the know for those of you who aren’t already. You’ll continue to hear about this for the rest of your life, so now’s a good time to clue in.
For months I’ve jumped mid-stream into discussions [...]

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