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Posts Tagged ‘Weight Lifting’


2nd Annual Maine Coach & Athlete Cross Country Clinic (Part V: The Athlete’s Panel)

The 2nd annual Maine Coach and Athlete Cross Country Clinic was on August 18th, 2008 at the University of Southern Maine. This is the third part of my reporting on the clinic; the first part was about injury prevention and treatment, the second part was about nutrition basics and fueling, and the third part was [...]

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What is the Body Bot?

I met Ryan Lee in August of 2007. He was a speaker at a conference that I attended, and the first night there he came into a small party we were having in a back room at the Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Austin. We chatted a little, and the next thing that you know [...]

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Tabata Anything – Four Minutes of Pain to Gain

This guest article was written by John Harker, a cardio kickboxing teacher in Santa Cruz, California. I have incorporated Tabata intervals into my workouts for a few years now, and they are a very effective way to get a lot of work done in a very short amount of time. The Tabata workout is a [...]

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This Week Last Year: All About Boston

This week last year was centered on my preparations for the Boston Marathon. I began the week by discussing my taper and race goals, which wound up not being feasible no matter how realistic they may have began as. I quickly began to wonder whether the Boston Marathon would be rained out or not. This [...]

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How to Make Your Own Clubs

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about do-it-yourself home exercise implements throughout February and March. This week, Scott describes how to make your own clubs. What good are clubs for? Swinging, lifting, extra movements during exercises such as squats, a club is basically an unstable [...]

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This Week Last Year: Podcasts, Movies and Eastern States

This week last year, I concentrated on the Eastern States 20 Miler. The night before the race, I published my race plan, which I followed up with a report card on how well I followed the plan. It is a good case study for those interested in doing such things themselves. In other racing news, [...]

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This Week Last Year: Headphones, Terrorism, and Records

This week last year, I compared the pros and cons of running with headphones, which is always such a polarizing topic. Shani Davis broke his own 1500m speed skate record with a time of 1:42.32. He bested his own record by 0.36 seconds. Jim Snyder provided some information about the treadmill record from the week [...]

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Last Week Last Year: Treadmill Records, Swimming and Tobacco

I never got around to writing a “this week last year” article last week, so here it is this week for last week. If that makes sense. Some folks decided to try and break the 24-hour treadmill world record by running as a team on the treadmill. Each of the people in the “relay” needed [...]

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