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“Body Talk” Lecture Series by Rick Olderman
If you’re in Denver and you’re either in pain or your a trainer/therapist who’s interested in helping people who are in pain, then I highly suggest you attend one or more of the following lectures from...
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The Quadratus Lumborum (QL)
Get to know your QL. Recently I’ve been investigating and working on my quadratus lumborum or the “QL.” This muscle attaches to the top of the hip bone (illiac crest), the 12th rib, and parts of the...
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PBS’s The Truth About Exercise
“The chair is a killer.” - Michael Mosley, PBS, The Truth About Exercise Attention all exercise geeks and anyone fond of learning about the ins and outs of regaining or maintaining your health: You...
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One Week Until the Colorado (Half-)Marathon
I like this plan. You might too. The Colorado Marathon and Half-Marathon are coming up on May 5. It’s in Ft. Collins, north of Denver. I’m running the half-. It’s actually my first half-marathon....
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The Fasting Experiment: Part I
Even if calorie restriction does not help anyone live longer, a large portion of the data supports the idea that limiting food intake reduces the risks of diseases common in old age and lengthens the...
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Ft. Collins Half-Marathon Report
What things in life are good? 13.1 miles, a full squat & a full beer. This past Sunday I had the pleasure of running the Colorado Half-Marathon in Ft. Collins, CO. My official results are as...
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Lower Trap/Scapula Mobility & Strength Process
I’ve had some on and off right shoulder pain for a while. Along with it has been some wrist and elbow pain. I’ve worked wrist mobility, elbow mobility and I’ve worked shoulder internal rotation as...
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The Fasting Experiment: Part II
Got food? Nope. Back in May I discussed Michael Mosley and his PBS special called Eat, Fast, and Live Longer. It motivated me to try out fasting. This is an update. Fasting can take on various...
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Things to Read: Taking on Dr. Oz, Don’t Take Your Vitamins, Questions About...
There are several interesting things out there to check out. Here are a few: The New Yorker on Dr. Oz Scientists often argue that, if alternative medicine proves effective through experimental...
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Small Frequent Meals? Bad Idea for Weight Loss.
Bloomberg News is reporting on some very interesting weight-loss news. (I guess there’s not much going on in the financial world…) Two Large Meals a Day Tops Six Mini-Meals for Weight-Loss reveals...
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Interesting and Informative Information: Fat Isn’t So Bad, Skimpy Research on...
Read this! Learn things! What if bad fat isn’t so bad? “Ronald Krauss, M.D., won’t say saturated fats are good for you. ‘But,’ he concedes, ‘we don’t have convincing evidence that they’re bad,...
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Hacked
Unfortunately, my site got hacked yesterday. We are hard at work trying to restore all the content. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Using Exercise to Expose Weakness: Part I
A general sort of concept is on my mind and it’s been expressed by several experts that I look up to. In his book Movement, Gray Cook says ”True champions will spend more time bringing up weaknesses...
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IT Band Syndrome: We Have A Weak Link
“The single most important factor in predicting and possibly treating IT band problems is hip abductor strength.” John Davis, Running Writings A weak link is found My last post discussed finding and...
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Excellent Deadlift Instruction From EliteFTS
In previous posts (which I can’t link to as my site was hacked and those posts are un-retrievable at the moment; I hope to have them available soon.) I put up some videos courtesy of Dave Tate’s...
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Park-to-Park 10 Miler & The IT Band is Fixed!
I ran the Park-to-Park 10 Miler on Labor Day and here’s a brief rundown. Here are the facts: Time: 1:24:27. 8:21/mile pace 174th out of 534 participants. 16th out of 44 men in my age bracket. (I...
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Stuart McGill, Born to Run & Ketogenic Eating
Here’s what I’m into right now: Stuart McGill I recently finished Stuart McGill’s Ultimate Back Fitness & Performance. It has definitely contributed to how I view conditioning and care of the...
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A Ketogenic Diet Experience: the Savage Man Triathlon Double
Guest blog post from Mike Piet Mike Piet is a former client of mine and a very good friend. He’s also an elite-level triathlete, multiple-Ironman finisher, participant in many strange and grueling...
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Making Stuff Faster
Here’s a very interesting video from PBS by way of Scientific American. It’s part of the 4-part Nova series Making Stuff… This discussion is on making stuff faster. Here, the host explores how to...
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An LDL is an LDL is an LDL… Or is it?
“We may be medicating many people who have no clear need for medication, using drugs that don’t target the right particles, and replacing foods that are benign with foods that are anything but.”...
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