Best of Olympic Weightlifting
A DVD about warming up? That sounds kind of boring, right? That was my first thought when I discovered the "Warm-Up and Preparation feat. Jordan Jovtchev DVD" over a year ago. However, I decided to pick up a copy, because I look at it like … [Continue reading]
Bret Contreras wrote an interesting piece for T NATION: Max Out on Squats Every Day. He writes about his visit to John Broz's Las Vegas facility. Fascinating insights into one of the simplest and hardest strength Olympic Weightlifting programs … [Continue reading]
The Paleo Solution Podcast – Episode 86 features John Welbourn (from CrossFit Footbal) talking about lifting and training philosophies. This was a great episode. I wish they would do more episodes like this and less of "Will eating this gram of … [Continue reading]
Because I am working on my Press to Handstand I have found myself checking out a lot of articles and videos about it. The following is a list of things that helped me to understand the movement and identify common errors. I hope that will be of … [Continue reading]
25 Reasons to Take Vitamin D Here is a table to determine if you're low on vitamin d. Definition of Vitamin D Status Vitamin D Levels Low Under 20 ng/ml Low-Normal … [Continue reading]
Every athlete should have a basic understanding of human anatomy. Be it to understand what muscles are targeted by certain exercises or to identify where that pain in the neck originates from. Gladly we live in an awesome time where we can have … [Continue reading]
Now here is something to watch on your weekend. Kelly Starrett did a talk in the Health at Google series. Titled "Deskbound", he talks about what prolonged periods of sitting does to our bodies and how we can fight that evil. Basically, the … [Continue reading]
Made a Meatza (aka the paleo pizza) today. It looks fancy but was super simple to made. Basically a pizza with meat instead of dough covered with all your favorite veggies. Update: Here is another version (not paleo schmeleo) ground turkey … [Continue reading]
So, what better way to start the week off right than with lots of creative calisthenics exercises - front levers, muscle ups, back levers in all variations, performed everywhere possible? Non-stop bodyweight exercises. No gimmicks, just hard work … [Continue reading]