A problem that will face every athlete at some point in their career is, “What should I do now that I am sick?” Some folks will stick to their workout plans no matter how they feel, ignoring little things like illness or injury. Other people will take the slightest excuse to back off or take…
The Red Sox are killing me…I tried to watch the entire game against the Yankees, but went for a run at the top of the 8th. Despite being down 5-2 after 1 and a half innings, I took it as a good sign that Randy Johnson had already thrown the ball over 50 times. So…
The Lighthouse Development Group and Reckson Associates have announced a partnership to develop the Long Island Lighthouse Project. It will be a commercial, retail, and residential area that will surround Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Chris D. over at Strength News has just received his Captains of Crush Trainer Gripper by IronMind Enterprises and seems well pleased with them. They are basically the same as grippers you would buy at a sporting goods store, except that they require a lot more effort to close. IronMind has them available in 60…
Lamon Brewster defeated Luan Krasniqi to retain his heavyweight belt. It was a fair on even match through 8 rounds, when Brewster floored Krasniqi. Brewster is now 33-2. (Brewster’s home page)
Alex Bogomolov Jr has recently been suspended for taking illegal drugs by the ITF. The drug that he took, Salbutamol, is allowed with a therapeutic use exemption, but Bogomolov did not have one. He has only been suspended for a month and a half, however, since he was taking it to treat asthma rather than…
The Health and Fitness Blog has a great animated gif of a core fitness routine using a swiss ball. I have worked this into my workout regimens at times and it is a nice break from just doing situps and crunches.
If there was a DNA test that determined what kind of sports you could excel at, would you take it? The Australian Institute of Sport has developed a few and is testing whether or not they can be used to help train their athletes.
Sore muscles plague everybody at some point in their lives; athletes just tend to control when it happens a little easier. Two days ago, I hiked up Mount Washington and then back down. Yesterday morning I was a bit sore, but I felt fine on my four mile jig jog (I would have gone further,…
Mount Washington stands almost 2 kilometers above sea level and is the tallest mountain in the north eastern US. Yesterday, I hiked up and down Mount Washington.