How To: Bridge w/knee tuck

by | Animated How-To, Fitness

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. I wrote previously about...

Nike + iPod = No need for GPS

by | Equipment, News, Shoes, Technology

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...

7 year old swims to shore from Alcatraz

by | Sports

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...

New Rule #20: Have Fun

by | New Rules

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. The authors talk very little about...

A regular sleep schedule is important

by | Sleep, Workout Tips

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...