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Archive for April, 2006


How To: Pushups

How to perform pushups with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation.

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Is it a gym, or is it a zoo?

I remember now why it is that I normally lift weights at six o’clock in the morning. At 6 o’clock in the evening, the gym is a zoo. There are people everywhere! It is fit to make you claustrophobic. All of the cardiovascular machines have heaving, sweaty people on them. The tanning booth desk has [...]

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50 Marathons 50 States 50 Days

One of my goals in life is to run a marathon in every state. I do not have any interest (right now) in races longer than the marathon. I have previously written about Dean Karnazes when I reviewed his book Ultramarathon Man. Things do not seem to have changed much in his life. His latest [...]

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New Rule #13: A good warm-up may not make you warm

Every weekend over the next few months, I am going to be examining each of the New Rules of Lifting from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s new book. This is rule #13. A good warm-up doesn’t have to make your body warm.

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New Rule #12: Fast Lifting is not more dangerous than slow lifting

Every weekend over the next few months, I am going to be examining each of the New Rules of Lifting from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s new book. This is rule #12. Fast Lifting is not more dangerous than slow lifting.

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Tip: Run facing traffic

When running down the road, you should always run facing traffic (except where local laws state otherwise) because it is much safer for you. Any time that you are a pedestrian and are not on a sidewalk or crosswalk, then you should be facing traffic. You want to run facing traffic because…

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Lance Armstrong will run the New York City Marathon

Lance Armstrong is going to run the New York City Marathon this November. He has no plans to start running marathons professionally. I have about a week to decide if I want to run it as well. I have an automatic qualifying time, but need to register by the end of the month.

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Paul Tergat misses London Marathon

Paul Tergat won the New York City marathon last November, and has been training really well in the lead up to next weekend’s London Marathon. Tergat had to pull out of the London Marathon at the last minute, though, due to a calf injury.

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