Tommy's Exercise Equipment Review
Before I go into the highs and lowsof exercise equipment circa 2012,I want to start with the yoga mat.A recent New York Times articlepoints out "How Yoga Can WreckYour Body." The subject of thearticle,...
View ArticleMedicinal Breathing, Therapeutic Exercise
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View ArticleMy Perspective on Jogging
This is the story of Gary Kirchhoff.Gary was the son of a well-to-dobusiness man, and so he grew upin a life with many privileges.But when it came to athletics, Garyearned every one of his...
View ArticleBuilding Better Athletes - A Practical Guide
When the subject of athletic trainingis broached, the very first concept thatneeds to be addressed is physical healthand immunity. To be an athlete-- to evenconsider competing in anything-- you...
View ArticleThe Power of a Sneeze
You breathe in and out all day long.You never think about your breathing(unless someone taught you how).But occasionally, you sneeze. And whenyou do, you are always shocked by thesheer power of it. A...
View ArticleGait Is Correctible
As a human, you want to stand up.You would rather stand straight thanhunched-over, or with any partial squat.You desire to walk around using yourlegs. You try to walk like everyone else.These are very...
View ArticleStraddling David Gorski's Line In The Sand
David Gorski's blog, "Science-basedMedicine," is a true asset to field offunctional medicine. Gorski is funny,making his hard science topic wry,and gaffing the snake oil salesmenof 2012 with some...
View ArticleKey Qualities For Athletic Achievement
The three major concerns in athletic performance trainingare physical conditioning, adherence to form, and psychologicalbolstering. In this thesis, we will only discuss the first two:physical...
View ArticleThe Kinesiology of Two Alpine Ski Racing Turns
The purpose of this study is to categorize the movement patterns, skills and requisite elements of alpine ski racing; to dichotomize the two most effective techniques; and to break down the aspects of...
View ArticlePerk & Grunt
Try a Google search for "grunting."The first item that appears is gruntingin tennis (Wikipedia).The Wikipedia article says that MonicaSeles and Jimmy Connors are oftencredited with starting the "grunt"...
View ArticleThe Loss of One Joint
Let's say you're co-worker opens a grapplinggym, and you make the decision to startgoing there on a regular basis. You're Grappling.A couple months into the fun, a guy grabsyour hand in an awkward...
View ArticleAthletics on Wikipedia
I looked up "athletics" on Googleand found nothing but heartburn.The link to Wikipedia took me rightto a disambiguation page. Nice.The page called "Athletics (sport)"waxed poetic about track and...
View ArticleWhich Foot Do You Favor ?
Stand, and relax.Which foot do you favor ?Have you ever noticed this before ?Whether you're 20, or 30, or 40, or evengod-forbid older than that, you've beenfavoring that foot for a long time.How do you...
View ArticleTen Reasons Why Our Health System Sucks
George W. Bush confidently told us thatwe have “the best health care system inthe world.”Rudolph Giuliani echoed that moronic statement by claiming we providethe “best medical care in the world.”Not...
View ArticleTransmission of Knowledge
Imagine that you aspire to be a TENNIS STAR(and let’s say you have unlimited resources).Where would you go for your training ?Would who be the best trainer or coach ?Who has the best knowledge; and who...
View ArticleHelmet Theory
People wear helmets for alpine skiingbecause a helmet will save your head.But a theory exists that the helmetactually encourages you to takeunnecessary risk because you thinkyou're safer. People ski...
View ArticlePSAs & Mammograms Do More Harm Than Good
It's February 13, 2014.And like so many facets of humanhistory, the CURE we created andthought was perfect turns out to bethe DISEASE.A humongous new study on theeffectiveness of mammographyindicates...
View ArticleThe Brain in Your Stomach
Did anyone ever tell you thatyou have guts ? Did you everget a gut feeling ? Or have agut reaction ? Did some ever tellyou to "spill your guts"? Or thatthey "hate your guts"?If something is difficult...
View ArticleMissing From Your Exercise: Stance Training
I'll tell you a little story.Once there was a boy in China whowanted to learn martial arts. At the ageof 10, he saw the martial arts of a greatmaster, and asked to become his student.The master found...
View ArticleOn Memory
Some time ago, maybe 15 years ago,I read a story about a brain researcherwho had a vivid memory of beinga young child in England during WWII.Around the age of 20, he recountedhis memory to his mother,...
View ArticleWhole-Body Power and Coordination
Even if you don't like martial arts much, watchthis video and check out this guy's power.At the 0:20 mark, he clearly references turninghis waist to create whole-body power-- whichextends out to his...
View ArticleAthletic Performance Models - Overview
Now I'd like to take a short detourand create a series aimed at discussingoptimum athletic performance.To start, I want to explain a conceptcalled athletic performance models.You see, athletic coaches...
View ArticleAthletic Performance Models - The White Stuff
Have yourself a good look at theimage above. What do you see ?The RED muscles jump right outat you. If you have any educationabout the muscles, your mindstarts to piece together how themuscle groups...
View ArticleAthletic Performance Models - Celebrating Flexible Structure
So back to the muscle guy image,the white parts, or connectivetissues are vitally important to thenature of movement.Let's call the guy on the left Athletic Stance.Guy on the right we'll call Horse...
View ArticleMy Chat With Sarah Burke
I think it was 2008. I logged onto theold Facebook (before they startedchanging it). I wasn't big on chats,but saw that Sarah Burke was"available to chat." She wasn'tsomeone I knew, but I had...
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