Monthly Archives: November 2008

Is regular exercise a friend or foe of the aging immune system? A systematic review

Science is slowly uncovering the connection between the immune system and exercise. Below is a great review of the recent science in this area. The short version is that some exercise is a small insult to the body, but the … Continue reading

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Testimonal: I Can Squat!!

Testimonial Time Again! Special thanks to Teresa for writing this up and taking a leap of faith to stop by for a Z Health session. Remember, your body is smart and wants to be healthy and move well; it just … Continue reading

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Performance Research for November: Beta Alanine and Exercise Peformance

Some brand spanking new research on beta alanine once again! Dr Stout’s lab has done lots of work on beta alanine to date. Be sure to see all the other blog posts I’ve done on beta alanine HERE. There is also … Continue reading

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Any Thoughts on Accupunture and Pain?

Question: Is there any new data to support the use of acupuncturefor pain? Answer: Yes, there are some new data on the use of pain and acupuncture. Note, for a review on my thoughts on pain, see the following posts Myth … Continue reading

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Everyone Needs a Coach/ Z Health Work from Brad Nelson

Greetings! New blog post below that I reposted here from Mike T Nelson Training blog. I have every session I’ve done back to about Feb of 2007 logged there. It started as just a way for me to log what I … Continue reading

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Women and Weights–But I Don’t Want to Get Too Big!

I find it interesting that guys are killing themselves in the gym to get hyoooooge, but some women are afraid to pick up anything heavier than a pink dumbbell for fear of getting too huge. The reality is that most … Continue reading

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Rebuttal to Recent Attacks Against Dietary Supplements

Greetings to all my loyal readers. My study looking at the possible effect of Energy Drinks is fully approved now! Whoo ha! More info to come soon. Antioxidants So antioxidants are in the news again and I was going to … Continue reading

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Brock Lesnar vs Randy Couture MMA fight results

The big MMA match went down last night and in 2 rounds, Minnesota native Brock Lesnar won over Randy Couture. I was a little surprised since I thought that Randy was going to pull it off, but it did not … Continue reading

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Stay off the Swiss Ball

Stay off the Swiss ball. Need I say more? I stole this from Mike Young’s blog at Elite Track—good stuff.

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Snorkel Training for Mixed Martial Arts? What?

Ok, I thought I have seen it all now, but I think this takes the cake. Hold on to your seat for………………snorkel training for mixed martial arts (MMA)! Yes, this is not training for scuba divers my friends, this is … Continue reading

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