Monthly Archives: June 2008

New World Record?

The Olympics should be very interesting!! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrLMp3qL3jU&hl=en]

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Where to Get Kettlebells and Instruction?

Greetings! Just a heads up that there may be a week pause in blogs as I am finishing up my PhD written exams in the new few days and then it is July 4 weekend, so I will be heading … Continue reading

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Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demand (SAID Principle) and Transfer

New article time! The following article is on XL Athlete, so check it out. The site is great and has tons of great articles and lots and lots of videos, so go over there and poke around. Great stuff. Special thanks … Continue reading

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Random Z Health Thoughts

Watch out. Random ramblings ahead. You have been warned. Too much stress and coffee sometimes does odd things to my thought patterns!   Here is a simplified version of what I do with athletes: -mobility work (like Z Health) to … Continue reading

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Another Coffee Study and Caffeine Speeds Recovery?

While I am on the coffee/caffeine theme (probably from my caffeine induced haze while working on my PhD written exams) here is some more news! There is some speculation and limited data to suggest that caffeine messes with insulin sensitivity, … Continue reading

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Caffeine and Testosterone–Is There a Connection?

Does caffeine raise testosterone? Can it be true? Is all my coffee drinking as of late increasing my testosterone levels too! Well, it looks like it may be true, but hold on their Tex as the effect is ameliorated (canceled) … Continue reading

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Human tendon behaviour and adaptation, in vivo.

Very cool stuff! The body is HIGHLY efficient overall! It also has the unique property of also being very quiet during movement (normally). The tendons are designed to absorb and release energy to decrease the cost of movement. This study shows … Continue reading

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Protein Review–Protein Quality and Optimal Health

Here is another one for ya. Be sure to check out yesterday’s post if you missed it. Protein quality assessment: impact of expanding understanding of protein and amino acid needs for optimal health. Millward DJ, Layman DK, Tomé D, Schaafsma … Continue reading

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Protein Review Article-Impact on Glycemic Control During Weight Loss

Greetings and thanks for stopping back to check in. Until about the first week of July you will probably be seeing even more studies than usual here as I will be posting some studies I find interesting as I am … Continue reading

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More Caffeine!!

I had a few email questions regarding caffeine, so here is another nice summary for all of you. It is a little dated, but in general the information is still good. I believe the IOC has not banned caffeiene now, … Continue reading

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