Groundhog day, the Bill Murray movie, not the actual "holiday" that centers around Punxsutawney Phil, describes most gym goers workouts...... metaphorically speaking that is. Many people do, the same thing day after day. Basically they heard something, somewhere, and decided that X,Y,Z was the ticket and eventually, if they bang their head into the wall hard enough, a magical switch will take place and they'll be in great shape all of a sudden. Never mind that Albert Einstein guy: Think about it, how many people get on the treadmill everyday and run their ass off, at the same pace, in hopes of a better body but never get anywhere? Or worse that damn … [Read more...]
Beginners Suck…and it’s the “Trainers” Fault
January 26, 2012 by
While it's getting to the end of New Years resolution gym rush time, there are still some more motivated guys and gals who have hung on. These people are still beginners, I'm talking like total newbies. Yeah, they bought an issue of Men's Health or whatever and they took the centerfold, fold-out, workout out of it and they carry it around the gym and so the exercises for the sets and reps prescribed, but let's face it, they suck. Now they don't suck a little, like as in, not good or that's wrong, but they suck a LOT- a- bit. This isn't to bash on these folks, they've overcome a lot just to get to this sucky point and quite honestly it's not entirely their … [Read more...]
Who works on the weekend? Not me, I read!
January 21, 2012 by
My morning perusal of the interwebs left me with a bounty of good articles...so good you should read them too. Some Thoughts on Louie and Westside- Charlie Weingroff Mr. Weingroff is super smart and his thoughts on neck packing really influenced my training the last year. I know, it's like ummm "packing your neck" made a difference? Yeah, yeah it did.. This article is awesome, covers several misconceptions and arguments against the Westside Philosophy. Plus the videos range from informative to down right cool..Best part is in the first video when Louie says he has physicists and engineers come out to evaluate training. I've said it before and I'll say it … [Read more...]
Dave Tate on Human Potential/ Drugs in Sports/ Passion etc..
January 20, 2012 by
Dave Tate speaks the TRUTH about human potential and drugs in sports.... http://youtu.be/R7WUHVA9lqE He makes the point I was talking about here: Achievement, 10,000 hours, Grit and why you're not a pro athlete... … [Read more...]
Surprise!!!! And maybe it didn’t have to be like this…..
January 19, 2012 by
Paula Deen Has Type Two Diabetes- Us Weekly via Yahoo news. I feel bad for her... I mean, that sucks balls and all, she seems like a genuinely nice person and her food looks awesome but seriously, who didn't see this one coming? When Al Roker repeatedly asked Deen if her diagnosis was a direct result of her butter-rich diet, she admitted that it's "part of the puzzle" but not the only factor. A "part of the puzzle"? I guess she didn't specify how big of a "part" so she's right....At least it looks like she's trying to deal with this and not just pull a, "oh well, guess that's how it goes".... But this quote was awesome; "] a few years ago: 'Honey, I'm … [Read more...]
Great video about Stress and Training
January 18, 2012 by
http://youtu.be/tZSTywt1tpU hat tip http://www.benbruno.com/ … [Read more...]
Stop Doing This: Plyometrics
January 17, 2012 by
Earlier this week I had a discussion with one of the better, for sake of a better word let use, "athletes" at work.... He's early to mid 30's in really good shape and ran track in college, now he's part of a special campus security team. He asked me about "plyometric" workouts..... I knew it was going to be bad.... It was he had gotten a workout off of the interwebzzz that called for 3 sets of 3 exercises for sets of 10-12 each..... plyo's are NOT body building...nor should we use the DeLorme method. It just ain't right....plyometrics are about speed and power. So this is the basics of what I told him: First off 99% of what people call plyometric is … [Read more...]
Wired or Tired, why your nervous system is screwing you up……
January 12, 2012 by
Stress...everybody has it. Doesn't matter who you are and what you do, you have stress in your life. What is important is to manage stress as best as possible. The catch 22 is that ALL things are stressful...ie they cause a response through the nervous system. All inputs cause a reaction in the Central Nervous System or CNS. The nervous system is the main controlling and communicating system of the body. Every thing we do, feel and think consciously or unconsciously is directed by the nervous system. The communication between the nervous system and the body is through electrical and chemical signals that move rapidly and to specific areas allowing for … [Read more...]
