Let’s see…there’s tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, gamekeeper’s thumb, house-maid’s knee, turf toe, boxer’s fracture…well you get the point. I’m campaigning to add a new diagnosis…Bodybuilder’s shoulder. Here’s why. Given enough time, a large portion of bodybuilders, powerlifters, and general strength training enthusiasts experience shoulder pain. A study from the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research […]
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LA Times
A quick note for today I’m heading out to LA-LA Land [Paris Hilton], Hollyweird [Tom Cruise], The City of Angels [Diane Lane…she’s on my wife approved list]…Los Angeles, California, or in the words of the Governator…Kah-LEE-Fo-NEE-Uh. It seems that this trip is becoming a tradition of sorts as this is the second consecutive year I’ll […]
Loaded Thoughts
*You hear plenty of trainers talk about deloading for CNS recovery (by the way, I question whether it’s CNS but more likely peripheral issues that need the recovery) to dissipate fatigue and allow increased performance to be demonstrated. Rarely have I ever heard anyone mention the importance of deloading or performing cycles of lowered intensity […]
A Knee to the Face
Okay, Okay…it’s been a while since I’ve posted on my blog. Life gets in the way, eh? I was provided incentive to post something new and interesting by my good friend Alwyn Cosgrove (by the way, AC has one of he best blogs on the net at http://alwyncosgrove.blogspot.com/). Actually, he threatened me. See, I’m about […]
Inside-Out: RELEASED!!
Yes, it has been a while hasn’t it, but I have been quite busy. I’ve actually just recently released my latest training project with Mike Robertson (www.robertsontrainingsystems.com) of T-Nation fame. It’s called Inside-Out: The Ultimate Upper Body Warm-up! www.inside-out-warm-up.com Here’s what some of the top fitness pros are saying about it: “At my job, I […]