Health and Sickness

Miracle Mila & Deadlifts

July 13, 2011

Do you recognize this pretty purple picture? Bags that look like this sit on the shelf in the gym, next to the red cash box and T shirts. Bout time I told you about it:   Mila seed is a powerful plant based source of Omega 3′s and fiber. People give me stuff all the [...]

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Take Your Recovery To The Next Level, Get Some Sleep!

May 22, 2011

I’d like to think that everyone at the gym is pretty good about the subject of sleep, but then again I’m not peering in your windows at night to check and make sure you are asleep (most of you anyway).  I found this great little article from the NY Times that talks about the need [...]

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Get Outa Here! Go On, Get!

May 5, 2011

I don’t want to see you in the gym!  There, I said it.  I want you to get out of here!  I want you to go home, stretch, maybe walk or jog, but I don’t want you in the gym! I have a quick poll for everyone.  How long has it been since you have [...]

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New Fish Oil Guidelines

April 17, 2011

You guys know that we’re always right, right?  Down this virtuous path that your coaches lead you, we make no mistakes, and live life 100% by every rule that we preach…. okay, maybe not. There have been quite a few new studies that have come to light recently regarding the taking of high dosage fish [...]

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Take Care of Your Knees

January 19, 2011

ACL injuries on the rise, and the consequences of knee surgery are lifelong!  Be sure to take care of those knees! http://www.npr.org/2011/01/19/133025140/for-young-athletes-knee-surgery-opens-door-to-pain?sc=fb&cc=fp -Ryan

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Weekend Workout & Midline Stabilization Under Load

November 6, 2009

Greetings to all. We are still waiting for the final word on inspections, which will dictate our move date. We hope it is November 17th if not before. Until then the 6AM workouts will continue in the parking lot at 525 Lincoln, rain or shine, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All other workouts are back at [...]

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It’s The Fight That Keeps You Young

August 18, 2009

Have you ever noticed how folks that stay active and healthy look younger than those of us that are sedentary? Well that “youthfulness” is on the inside as well as the outside, and it shows up in tendon and ligament strength. Tendons connect muscles to bones, and ligaments connect bones to bones. When we start [...]

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Stretching is DEAD

July 23, 2009

Used to be, in the old days, we had to stretch before we exercised. Now we do all this movement before we workout, like rowing, squatting, push-ups, jumping rope etc before really getting down to it. That’s right, now we prepare the body for work by warming up the joints and muscles. We work ‘em [...]

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The Big “C”

June 23, 2009

We all want to be healthy. We eat right, at least most of the time. Get some exercise, don’t heat food in plastic containers in the microwave, use metal water bottles, etc. But I confess to feeling like a sitting duck when it comes to the big C word. The big C has touched all [...]

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