NFL improves steroids testing

The NFL and the NFL Players Association have reached an agreement earlier today to improve testing for steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. The modifications include a 40 percent increase in the number of players randomly tested each week during the...

Steve Pavlina does not trust health research

Steve Pavlina believes that health studies are worthless. He believes that no matter how altruistic somebody is, all health research is biased at some point by somebody with an agenda. He think that the real truth is not just hidden, but that in most cases it really...

Safety Equipment for the Roads

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about exercise equipment throughout the month of January. In a similar vein to a few weeks ago when I wrote about toys for runners, I would like to describe some of the safety...

A newly discovered danger with swiss balls

This morning at the gym I discovered a new danger with swiss balls. I was doing swiss ball crunches in the corner when the ball jumped out from beneath me. Thankfully, it bounced off the wall and back into me, which kept me from hitting my back on the floor. Instead,...

StubHub countersues the Patriots

A few months ago I wrote about how the Patriots sued StubHub. About a month later, StubHub sued the Patriots right back. They claimed that the Patriots are engaged in monopolistic business practices and are attempting to restrain trade through unfair trade practices....

Sometimes, a leash is not enough

As the temperature has been plummetting recently (it was below zero fahrenheit last night when I got home from work) and the wind and dark and traffic are not a good combination when you have ice and snow covering the sides of the road, I have started running my lunch...

Boston will be the 2007 Spring Marathon

While I would still prefer to run a different marathon, I can’t really afford to travel very far and I do have a beef to settle with Boston. It is my slowest marathon to date. My plan is to make it my fastest after the next Patriot’s Day has passed. For...