I woke up around 3am this morning, slipping in and out of sleep paralysis, and for some reason, I could NOT get this post out of my head. Not real sure what it was. At first I was just thinking about food and meal timing. Then it turned into lifts and exercises. Lastly, I started thinking about daily activities, like doing karate in your basement with a Samurai sword, that are also highly psychologically anabolic (read: make you feel badass).
So, without further ado, here’s my list…
Aye-yo!!!
I will be home (again) over the 4th of July weekend and would love to help the wonderful people of the Ladysmith/Holcombe/Cornell area (and beyond). My thoughts are 3 days of training opportunities. This is what I’d like to do…
Reader beware: If you have, or are a relative to, a special needs/mentally disabled child/family member or in general are offended by the word “retard” please stop reading now. I understand it’s a sensitive word, and I would never wish any of those conditions on anyone’s loved ones. That being said, I’m not going to not use it. When have I EVER been politically correct?? You’ve been warned…
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know that I say a lot of “ridiculous” sh*t, especially when it comes to nutrition. Things like, “if my fatloss stalls for a week, I increase my calories, not decrease them.” Or, “I ate a family size package of brats over the weekend and lost a pound.” When it comes to training, people don’t understand why I would EVER do 13 sets of 8 reps on just 1 lift. Why is it that I do the “crazy” sh*t I do?
Is it possible to correct your running form without a coach? Without knowing anything about running mechanics? YES!!! This is not going to be a heel-strike vs. forefoot strike argument because there have been waaaay too numerous successful heel-strike runners out there. However, every sprinter out there and a lot of the recent marathon winners have been forefoot strikers, and I personally happen to think it is superior. Since we’re all about athletic performance around this bizzy, we’re gonna talk aboot forefoot striking. I received this question from a reader and thought I’d share it with the rest of you.
Back before I was permanently banned from the Muscle and Brawn forums (no, I will not link it; cuz I was wrongfully banned), there was a thread about reaching your muscular genetic potential. Since I can’t get on the forums (obv), I searched the Googlez and found the actual article by Casey Butt (I know, right?). Assuming you’re drug-free and natural, you’ll be able to see how muscular you can get based on a few simple measurements.
Recently I was having an email back and forth with a Twitter follower about trying to improve her leg strength and endurance. Of course, she didn’t want to hear it. Instead she told me she wanted to do 20 pull-ups. Yeah, I guess those are pretty similar to each other. LoL < ---- I refuse to be like everyone else; cuz I'm awesome like that.
Anyways, it got me thinking about it at least. Pull-ups/Chin-ups are like, the most amazing upper body movement there is. Yes, that's right. It's NOT the bench press or bicep curl, irregardless of what some of you may think. In fact, I guarantee that if you did more pull-ups, you'd see your bench press and curls improve immensely. But what do I know?
I’ve had this post in mind for a long time, but now seems like the perfect time. We all have dirty laundry and skeletons in the closet. (Well, some people are actually IN the closet – not that there’s anything wrong with that.) But anyways, it’s time for me to air some dirty laundry (cuz my small apartment is starting to stink). Here it is. Here’s the grand statement that everyone needs to know…..
Hey, everybody, did ya miss me? I know I would cuz everyone needs a little awesome in their life, and I provide more than a little, right? I thought you’d say yes. Anyways, about a month ago I asked people if they wanted me to write about anything specifically, and someone suggested scoliosis. I don’t have scoliosis, nor do I know anyone that does. Sure, I could have done some research and came up with some pretty good information, but I am WAAAAY too lazy for that, and I wanted to provide you all (ya’ll) with some first hand knowledge.
So instead, I thought I’d give you all a little treat. I’ve asked a real life, certified, highly educated, and golly-gosh, just an all-around good guy, physical therapist to write a guest post. The crazy bastard actually said yes!! Everyone, say hi to Mike Scott.
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