Did you know that 80% of your immune system is in your gut? Proper food choices are key for everyone, but athletes don’t have even a little wiggle room. If you’ve given in to sugary, starchy foods too many times, or taken a round of antibiotics for an infection, the good bacteria in your digestive [...] [...more]
You will want to read this research on the tragedy of sudden workout deaths. http://curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=33&db=8&C0=16 Make sure your multi-mineral supplement contains enough magnesium, or, probably even better, just make sure that your summer diet includes at least one leafy green salad a day. Kids might enjoy a spinach salad or even an omelette stuffed with [...] [...more]
by Michael S. Yessis reprinted from Men's Fitness , March 1996, page 105 [3(f+s) + 2b] (v+c+i) * ÷ 3p = TOTAL SCORE Deciding which sport is the world's toughest is difficult. It requires knowledge and research. Time and patience. Science and the kind of math skills rarely seen outside a ninth-grade algebra class. Well, we have all of that, and we did our homework. We logged hours playing in the field. We interviewed elite athletes from former Soviet-bloc nations. We spent countless hours watching ESPN2. Eventually, we developed an exclusive formula - the formula - to determine the planet's toughest sport. [...more]
The following is a link to a great post we found on a forum at Fighting Arts. It contains a very comprehensive list of bodyweight exercises. The list contains workouts for novices and advanced exercises for seasoned veterans. Check it out — it is very impressive. Bodyweight Exercises [...more]
Bodyweight exercise is strength training using only the body as resistance. The word "only" hardly conveys how much power is possible: the athletes that use "only" their bodies for their resistance training are pound for pound the strongest athletes in the world. Bodyweight exercises get you in shape to do things. It doesn't pump your arms into Sponge-Bob-inflatable biceps that look good oiled in a calendar photo. What it does is give you the strength and flexibility at once that will power you into moves and activities at your top potential. Gymnasts know this from the bottom of their strong, pumping hearts. [...more]
