Someone asked me recently what my thoughts were on sub 10 minute body weight calisthenics workouts. Hmmm, an opportunity to render an opinion, on strength training. I usually don’t do that, but I will give it a shot. I recently learned the hard way what happens when you workout at high intensity for a very [...]
Today I received two bicycle magazines in the mail – Bicycle Times and Bicycling. I have read every issue of Bicycle Times which is not about the sport of cycling but about riding for fun and transportation. I get Bicycling which certainly concentrates on the sport of cycling because it is complimentary with [...]
I thought it would be fun to look at some history of bicycles in the US military as part of Memorial Day. The US Army first procured bicycles in 1942. While the Army intended the bicycles for couriers and messengers, they got plenty of use getting around bases. At that same time, the US [...]
I LOVE DEADLIFTS. Its no secret. Its one of the best core training exercises on the planet (yes, that’s right, deadlifts are a core strength exercise) and pretty much one of the most functional things any human being can do in the gym. As Juan Carlos Santana says: “if you do it when you’re awake, [...]
The 8 days of the Tour of California wrap up today in a stage from San Francisco to Santa Rosa. This year has seen some firsts in recent history – including a mountain finish on Mt Diablo, and a change from the normal southernly route to a northern one. Riders will cross the Golden Gate [...]
I spent a lot of time hanging out on top of Mt Palomar – arriving several hours before the race. I spent a good deal of that time chatting it up with the folks that were gathering along the route – some of which had camped from the day before. The atmosphere was overall friendly [...]
It wasn’t like Sea Otter but Sunday I had a chance to ride some Trek demo bikes. The demo was at Lake Crabtree Park near where I work. Lately some friends at work had talked me into riding some of the trails at the park. It is a quick ride to and from the trail [...]
It is no secret that I’m not a fan of yoga and pilates and that I favor functional strength training to get people stronger, more mobile and improve the way they move. But, like Siths, is thinking in absolutes the best way to view the fitness paradigm? Is there a best way to train [...]
In part one of this series, we touched on why I’m not a fan of yoga and pilates and that Curtis Cramblett, , LPT, CFMT, CSCS, from Revolutions in Fitness in the San Francisco Bay Area, could be the person to achieve the impossible: change my mind and show me how the two fit into [...]
In the previous installment of this series, we learned that Al can be taught and his mind can be changed. We also learned that I may have been cross pollinating with yoga and Pilates with some of the things that I’ve been using. This week we talk to Dr. Mark McMahon, DPT, OMT who [...]