Check out the ridiculousness that is Chiropractic. The Skeptics Guide 5×5 has 3 short and informative episodes on the history and current developments of this pseudoscience. Links to mp3:Chiropractic – Part 1Chiropractic – Part 2Chiropractic – Part 3 Did you know that The longstanding feud between chiropractors and medical doctors continued for decades. The AMA […]
Examine.com – Supplements Wiki
If you have a question regarding a supplement I highly recommend checking out Examine.com. It is an independent compendium on supplements and aims to be the number one go to source for all your supplement questions. “This site is user generated. Everyone can contribute – both in terms of information, and in ranking how useful a supplement […]
Joint Mobility Warm-up by Steve Cotter
Steve Cotter has a nice joint mobility routine with some interesting moves.
Charles Poliquin on BCAAs
Charles Poliquin has 10 quick tips and detailed research regarding the benefits of BCAAs “I started using branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) in high amounts in 1994 after meeting with one of brightest minds in exercise physiology and medicine, Dr. Mauro DiPasquale, who wrote Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete: The Anabolic Edge. His contention […]
Acupuncture, Homeopathy and Placebo
People in the fitness world seem to be especially susceptible to complementary and alternative “medicine” (CAM). I always wondered why that was, but never came to a conclusion. Maybe it’s the above average body awareness which leads to hypochondriac behaviours and therefore people are more likely to turn off critical thinking and put themselves into the […]
More Shoulder Warm Up Exercises
Here are some more Shoulder Warm-Up exercises. Perform 2 rounds of the following: 15 reps Arm cross swings 25 reps rubber band pulls 15 reps of Ws Ys Ts on a exercise ball 25 reps of band pulls 15 wall extensions (aka stick ups) 15 reps push up variations
Your Biological Clock – The Circadian Rhythm
Here is a nice visualization of the Circadian rhythm. Highest testosterone secretion at 9:00 and highest alertness at 10:00. No wonder why working out in the morning feels so great. I have been doing this for over a year now. I feel better, more active during the day. If your schedule allows it, you should definitely […]
Trigger Happy Shoulders
Cassidy Phillips, inventor the quad roller and trigger point ball takes over today’s MWOD and shows some techniques for increasing internal rotation in no time. In usual MWOD fashion they use active tack and stretch (breath, release, pivot) to tackle the Pec major and Pec minor and create movement that puts the muscle on tension. Result: significantly increased shoulder range of motion […]
Rest day – Active recovery – Prehab
I haven’t had a true rest day in the last weeks. Usually my rest days are low volume days (every fourth day) where I practice handstands, do some core work and prehab. After a pretty heavy workout week, today I skipped the handstand work (because I will focus on those this week) and bascially did […]