Run to Win

I recently wrote about Phedippidations, a podcast by Steve Walker for and about running. At Strength News, Chris has listed some of his favorite podcasts that he has been recently discovering. Check out his page for a short list of fitness and strength training related podcasts.

Bud Gibson expanded upon my normal bridge and swiss ball bridge articles to show how to do a swiss ball bridge with a knee tuck. I am definately going to have a go with this exercise; it never even occurred to me to try something like this.
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Nike and Apple have teamed up to create a replacement for bulky GPS watches. No longer will you need to strap on multiple watches, bulky global positioning system receivers, or small waistband-clipped pedometers. Synchronizing your iPod will also download your workouts to your computer.

The new Nike+ Air Zoom Moire is the first footwear designed to talk to iPod. Nike plans to make many of its leading footwear styles Nike+ ready, connecting millions of consumers to the Nike+iPod experience. With the Nike+ footwear connected to iPod nano through the Nike+iPod Sport Kit, information on time, distance, calories burned and pace is stored on iPod and displayed on the screen; real-time audible feedback also is provided through headphones. The kit includes an in-shoe sensor and a receiver that attaches to iPod. A new Nike Sport Music section on the iTunes� Music Store and a new nikeplus.com personal service site help maximize the Nike+iPod experience.

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Braxton Bilbrey is a second grader who swam from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in San Francisco this morning in 47 minutes. He swam for 2 hours 4 days a week to train for the swim after reading about a 9 year old who had completed it. His parents supported his desire to set the record despite their misgivings about it. His next goal is to swim the English Channel.

Frankly, I am impressed. It is very tough to set long term goals at such a young age, especially ones that require as much work and dedication. I hope that Braxton stays healthy and injury free and that he has a successful competitive career ahead of him. He has the right makeup to do very well in the sports world and I expect that we will be hearing his name quite a bit in 10 years or so.

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 #20.

If it’s not fun, you’re doing something wrong.
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One of the best workout tips that I can offer is adopting a regular sleep schedule. Our bodies have great internal clocks and will generally let us know when we should be awake, when we should be hungry, when we should be hungry or thirsty. One of the best ways to maximize the benefits that your body gets from exercise is to go to bed at the same time every night, and to wake up at the same time every morning. This is not to say you need to get 8 straight hours of sleep; your body may require only 5 or 6 hours of sleep per night. The important thing is going to bed and waking up at the same time every day. This has the following benefits:
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Apparantly, there was a rounding error last week when Justin Gatlin broke the world record in the 100 meters. His official timing came through in 9.766, which means that his time should have been manually rounded up to 9.77 before being reported. This means that he did not in fact break the record, he only tied it. Justin Gatlin is now officially tied with Asafa Powell for the 100m world record.

Hopefully, one or the other can break the record later this year. A great race would be where they both break the record in the same meet.

Last week, an alligator killed a Florida jogger by amputating her arms and biting her legs and back before dragging her into the water. Wildlife officers believe that they have caught the alligator responsible.

A spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said an alligator had been trapped under the bridge where Ms Jimenez was last seen. Two human arms were found inside its stomach, the spokeswoman added.