by Blaine Moore | Equipment, Reviews
The Mead Memo Book is a small spiral bound notebook that is just the right size for recording workouts. It is what I use for recording my weight lifting workouts. I record what I want to do before I go to the gym, writing the day on the top. I record my warm up just...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness
I recently put up a retooled version of my beginner/rusty lifter workout. I wrote that workout in response to the less than ideal layout of my new gym. What I wanted to do was my original resuming weights after time off (or having never lifted) workout, but I...
by Blaine Moore | News, Sports
The NFL has backed the officiating crew after Sunday’s SuperBowl. The NFL has defended the officiating in Super Bowl XL after claims that several bad calls affected the game’s outcome. […] The Super Bowl officiating crew, headed by referee Bill...
by Blaine Moore | Animated How-To, Fitness
How to perform a dumbbell bench press with one arm with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation. Lay back on a flat bench. Grasp two dumbbells next to your chest with your palms facing in. Press one of the dumbbells up...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Workout Tips
Sometimes you really like a workout, but for whatever reason it just is not feasible to do the workout in the manner you have written down. For example, you might have to learn how to navigate a new gym or use dumbbells instead of barbells or machines. In my case, I...
by Blaine Moore | News, Sports
The Steelers won the Superbowl last night, and not surprisingly Jerome Bettis retired immiediately afterward. It’s funny, athletes always talk about ending their careers on top, but so few of them have any idea what that really means. When it’s time to...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness
Most gyms have a fairly standard layout. Some treadmills and elliptical machines along the outside, weight lifting machines in the center, and free weights along one wall where all the mirrors are. There are of course some variations, such as seperate rooms for cardio...
by Blaine Moore | Fitness, Sleep
The Health and Fitness blog talks about a New York Times article that tries to debunk the myth that you should not exercise directly before sleeping. I was unaware of this myth, because I almost always sleep better on a day that I exercise. If I am exercising...
by Blaine Moore | Animated How-To, Fitness
How to perform a seated leg extension with an animated image showing the move. Click on the picture to see the full sized animation. Adjust a leg extension machine so that your back is flat on the pad and your hips are positioned so that your knee is lined up with the...
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