How To: Swiss Ball Dumbbell Bench Press
How to perform a dumbbell bench press on a swiss ball with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation.
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Irish Road Rover 5k (Brian Ború’s) (2006)
The Irish Road Rover 5k was yesterday morning in Portland, and the weather was fantastic. It was a very fast race for a season opener in Maine, with a winning time of 15:44 by Ethan Hemphill. Two other folk made it under 16 minutes, Kevin Tilton and Chris Muentener. There were also 5 other people…
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Pat Tillman criminal investigation begins
Another investigation into the death of Pat Tillman should begin soon. There have been four investigations into Pat Tillman’s death so far. Although originally reported that he was killed by enemy fire, it was quickly released that friendly fire had brought him down. His family has been pushing for the investigation to continue since his…
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Workout Tip: Space your hands evenly on a bar
When you are lifting, try to keep your hands spaced evenly on the bar. Whether you have a natural grip, close grip, wide grip, split grip, or even one handed grip, you will generally want to have the same distance from each hand to the center of the bar and to the weight plates. With…
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Mizuno Wave Rider review
Mizuno Wave Rider‘s were a pair of shoes I picked up a year or two ago in an effort to broaden my shoe horizon. Every few years I will get a new type of shoe to see if my feet like them, but in general I stick to one pair and buy a lot of…
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Sam Adams released by Buffalo Bills
Defensive tackle Sam Adams was released by the Buffalo Bills this morning, which seems a little silly to me. They are saving $3.5 million in cap room, but he has been a solid starter for the last 3 years for the Bills. Marv Levy (the new general manager) claims that the Bill’s defense suffered last…
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How To: Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension
How to perform a dumbbell overhead triceps extension with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation.
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Workout Tip: Eat Breakfast
Anybody that knows me knows that I am not much of one to miss a meal, especially breakfast. Any nutrition book or article that you pick up is most likely going to recommend that you eat something first thing in the morning, and I am no different. Occasionally I will just get up and go…
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Deer attempts to bandit the Austin Freescale Marathon
The Austin Freescale Marathon was on Sunday. The gun went off, the crowd began the race, and a freaked out deer tried to bandit the race. The deer, apparently disoriented, leaped over a pack of runners in the Freescale Austin Marathon on Sunday and hit Tillinghast’s left side when he was about 200 yards from…
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Eat Smart, Play Hard book review
I first read Eat Smart, Play Hard after the Beach to Beacon. I read the first 2/3 of the book over again this past January. The book offers a more balanced look at nutrition and takes into account all of the latest research (as of 2001) as it pertains to athletes and weekend warriors, rather…