Jun 7, 2013 | Uncategorized |
By Matt Stone Back in January I gathered up a group of people to test the benefits and drawbacks of a type of strength training known as “isometrics” or “static contractions.” You can read about it in the post “Strength Research Project.” The training is intriguing to say the very least, and the reviews of one of the most prominent books on the topic, Pete...
Mar 2, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Last year I wrote this for a somewhat edgy foreign?publication that seems to have been cryogenically frozen, if not gone the way of the Dodo. I think it deserves a relocation from the files on my laptop to the blog.?Enjoy… ? 8 Badass Ways to Get Healthy Take a moment to relax. Breathe in deeply. My buddy Daniel Larusso does it. And when he does, wow! Watch out! We were once traveling in...
Feb 23, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Ever since I can remember, I had a deep, burning desire to have a striking physique. In Kindergarten we were asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” to be presented at our graduation ceremony. I had watched a lot of sports on television at that age, and loved boxing and greats like Marvin Hagler. Marvin had deep, ebony skin tone and was very lean and defined. Put some sweat...
Jan 28, 2013 | Uncategorized |
I don’t have much time to post today, but I received an email from a girl just the other day, and she mentioned jumping back into Crossfit after resting and refeeding for about a month. Not good. She experienced major insomnia as so often happens when doing really grueling exercise, which seemed to only worsen as she continued. Research and ideas I came across touting the benefits of high...
Jan 26, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Inspired by Matthew Bowen, I wanted to briefly discuss the concept of acute stress’s POSITIVE role in good human functionality. What is acute stress?? Acute stresses are things that are so damn cute it actually elicits a stress response in your body. I mean, look at those freakin? puppies. So acute. Acute stress can also be stress that’s comes in at an angle less than 90 degrees. Or...
