Before I pontificate.. BIG hat tip to Women's Health Magazine (the .com version)....for the most part they post really good info on this site... Today on my internet perusal of information, yeah, you have to do that whole "learn EVERYDAY thing" to stay relevant in this business, I came across this article.. Out Run Your Genes participants who pounded more pavement than their siblings were more likely to have a lower BMI, having dropped by 58.8% for women and 29.6% for men.- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Looks like running, at least on some level, can help fight that whole, "it's my fat genes".... It's pretty brilliant actually. [Tweet "You … [Read more...]
Dan Pfaff Speaks!
January 9, 2012 by
There are a LOT of fake Yoda's out there pushing the training system of the minute. Then there are guys like Dan Pfaff...oh you know, they've actually DONE IT in the field of sport performance...ohhhh, those guys. These videos are really enlightening....HUGE double hat tip..Ben Bruno for linking to Patrick Ward. http://youtu.be/3COzfyucuns http://youtu.be/HbZzDDf7M5g http://youtu.be/4P-kqzv_yUE Too many people are not listening to coaches like this and are listening to the internet asshat of the minute... … [Read more...]
Red Meat will Kill You!….ohhh, no maybe not….
January 5, 2012 by
I like to eat meat A lot Red Meat Almost bloody and everybody always tells me some variation of, "you're so health conscious, you're going to kill yourself, clog your arteries and die of heart disease from all that meat you eat" Yeah well, WRONG BITCHES! Mike Roussell just got this study published, Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study: effects on lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition I'll skip the sciencey stuff for this gem: heart-healthy dietary patterns that contain lean beef elicit favorable effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) lipid and lipoprotein risk factors that are comparable to those elicited by a DASH dietary … [Read more...]
New Year, New (Jacked Up) You!
January 3, 2012 by
New Years resolutions gotta love em. They say number one is to lose weight and number two is to exercise more....they kinda go together but I digress... Lot's of new people in the gym today, the regulars are pissed and the newbies seem to be either A. Frustrated (they have no clue whats going on) or.... B. Here way too long doing waaaaaayyyy too much...somebody is going to be really sore tomorrow. and there was a guy doing "CrossFit" or so he said. It looked more like a 10 minute long spasm with a dumbbell in his hand. PEOPLE, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY? It's great people want to get in shape but seriously, do you really think it's good to go from zero … [Read more...]
Achievement, 10,000 hours, Grit and why you’re not a pro athlete…..
December 27, 2011 by
First things first: the best predictor of lifetime sporting achievement is your parents. Genetics matter, a lot. the talent pool at the truly world-class level is deep and wide. Those without the basic prerequisites, height, size, strength, speed etc. will not make the cut. [Tweet "Just trying hard doesn't get you a $120 million dollar contract."] That said, practice can go a long way to getting the most out of the abilities you do have. the old Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. has a lot of truth to it...but lets face it there are not too many 5'6 point guards in the NBA or 5.5 second 40yrd dash guys playing cornerback in the … [Read more...]
Heart beats like a rabbit? Yeah, that’s BAD
December 23, 2011 by
That super fast resting heart rate that you think is, "normal" or "genetic" or "the way it's always been"... yea, that sh@t's killing you..... No, seriously...it could be Increased heart rate may signal higher death risk- Serena Gordon, USA Today Compared to people whose heart rate was consistent at less than 70 beats per minute at both readings, those whose rates increased from less than 70 beats per minute to more than 85 beats per minute had a 90 percent higher risk of death from heart disease. In those whose heart rates started at between 70 and 85 beats per minute, an increase to more than 85 beats per minute at the follow-up reading signaled an 80 percent … [Read more...]
The Voice of Reason: RIP Ron Smith
December 21, 2011 by
This post has NOTHING to with fitness/ training/ sports performance etc. etc. It has to do with the world becoming a little less informed, a lot dumber and much less entertained....and in Baltimore we need all of the above we can get. "Radio Man", WBAL's Ron Smith died Monday night. The Ron Smith Show was BY FAR my favorite talk radio show, and as anyone who knows me understands, how I love talk radio. It wasn't just because of Ron's political leanings, which I must admit, are very much in line with my own. It was because when I listened to his show I learned something. He always welcomed actual, true debate on any issue....he never cut callers off, called them names, … [Read more...]
