How To: Chinups
How to perform a chinup with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation.
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Ricky Williams is doping again
Ricky Williams has again tested positive, but this time it was not for marijuana. The substance discovered is not known publicly. ”This whole thing is a little confusing,” one source said when asked what substance was used. “I’ll just leave it at that. The best way to say it is he violated the program.”
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Shark Steaks
Running through the market yesterday, I saw that Shark Steaks were for sale for $3.50/lb. Well, I have never eaten shark before, and I thought I would give it a try. I bought two steaks; they were about 1″ thick and about 1�” to 1�” thick. The smaller one weighed about � lb and the…
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Women and “The New Rules of Lifting”
When I wrote my review a few days ago of The New Rules of Lifting, I forgot to mention that the book seemed as though it were aimed at men and barely mentioned the differences between men and women in regards to the workouts. Most of the studies that are mentioned in the book are…
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Never Showboat in the Olympics
Lindsey Jacobellis blew it. She had an Olympic gold medal in hand with only two jumps left in the snowboard cross finals, and she decided to showboat. She came down on her heels and fell off the course. I hate to say it, but she deserved what she got. Tanja Frieden of Switzerland deserved her…
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Alwyn Cosgrove Responds to “New Rules of Lifting” Review
I emailed the authors to let them know about the review I wrote yesterday about The New Rules of Lifting, and both of them have been very friendly and appreciative of my having put it up. As such, I’m appreciative that they wrote it. Alwyn Cosgrove had this to say in response (reprinted with permission):
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Nike sues Adidas over patent infringement
Nike is sueing Adidas over the Nike Shox shoe patent, which Nike believes was stolen to be used in many of Adidas training shoes.
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Workout Tip: Negative Pullups
Earlier this week I explained how to do pullups using a pullup bar. But what do you do if you are not strong enough to do a pullup yet, and you do not have a machine to assist you? You can do what is known as a negative pullup.
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The New Rules of Lifting: A book review
The New Rules of Lifting is a recently published book from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove. The New Rules of Lifting‘s basic premise is that it is not which muscles you work out at the gym that makes a real difference in your body, but how you move those muscles. The New Rules of Lifting are based upon using muscles in tandem and in very natural ways, rather than isolating your muscles and working your muscles in a way that your body will never need outside of a gym.
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How To: Pullups
How to perform a pullup with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation.