Fewer Ads

I am playing with my ad scheme on the site. I will no longer be showing ads on the current days posts, and will be showing more ads on things that are more than a month old or so. I am going to play with how that all works over the next few weeks, but the general plan...

Workout Tip: Stroll about between sets

If you are doing straight sets during your weight workout, then stroll about the room between sets. Do not just sit idle and allow your heart rate to go down. Stretch your arms a bit, walk around the room and stretch out your legs. This will keep you looser than not...

Another athlete killed while training

Another elite athlete was killed while training last week. Chen Lihong of China was a triathlete training with the Chinese National Team when a car hit the group. […] “We are very sad about the death of one of our country’s elite athletes,”...

Johnny Damon joins the “Evil Empire”

Johnny Damon has decided to wear pinstripes and has joined the New York Yankees. So far, the Red Sox have no idea who they are going to replace him with. So much for trying to work things out with the Red Sox; apparently $40 million is not nearly enough to stay in...

The Quotable Runner: A Book Review

The Quotable Runner: Great Moments of Running Wisdom, Inspiration, Wrongheadedness, and Humor. I first bought this book in 1998, and it was written/compiled by Mark Will-Weber. He was one of of the few coaches to actively try to recruit me when I was interviewing at...

Is a healthy diet expensive?

Scott from Straight to the Bar asked on his website whether or not a healthy diet is expensive. My answer to him is that it depends, but generally no, it is not. This morning I stumbled upon a map indicating the states of the US which have the largest obesity...

Mock Executions for Australian Swimmers

Nathan Schrag and Rohan Taylor tried some rather unorthodox training methods for the Australian swimming team when he staged mock executions during the workouts. Nathan Schrag, a Royal Australian Navy trainer, pointed the imitation pistol at the heads of two kneeling...

Sports Training Program – For Parents

Down in Corpus Christi, Texas, there is a new sports training program. It isn’t for the kids that participate in the sports, though; it is a mandatory class that the parents have to take before their kids can participate. The five dollar course would be...