This has happened to me so many times on all of my wordpress sites, that I figured it was time to tell you how easy it is to fix. The error message reads something like this: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted Now your site is all messed up and won’t work. … Continue Reading
Christmas Tip: Jump with the Nose!
When you’re in doubt about a course of action in your exercise routine, just follow the advice given by one of the (undisputed) greatest coaches of all time, Old Jingle: “Jump with the Nose!”
5 Tips: How to Become a Weightlifting Coach
Bob Takano responds to questions on Yahoo Answers. Yesterday I happened upon a query on Yahoo in which someone named Pasquale asked how to become an olympic weightlifting coach. These were his/her specific questions: How to become an olympic weightlifting coach? Do you have to go to school (college)? If so what colleges offer them… Continue Reading
Resveratrol Increases Lifespan, but Decreases Reproductive Capacity
Gruber J, Tang SY, and Halliwell B came out with a study in 2007 showing that Resveratrol, the substance in red wine that is thought to be the major cause of the “French Paradox”, excerts it’s life extending effects at a cost to early life reproductive capacity in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. This didn’t… Continue Reading
The Muscle Head Names of David Ryder
I think any of us who’ve been in the Iron Game for a while have been called at least a few of these names. I especially like Splint Chest Hair, Stump Beef Knob, Grissel McThorn Body, Slab Squat Thrust, and who can forget Big McLarge Huge.
Iron Mind Weightlifting Meet, 2009
Leslie, Chris, and I just (well … Saturday) got back from the Iron Mind Weightlifting meet at Iron Works Gym in Creswell, OR. It was hard going getting there. It was crazy icy between Salem and Eugene. I think we counted 6 semi trucks stalled, jack knifed, or otherwise out of order on the side… Continue Reading
Purple Sweet Potato Pie for Christmas
I love sweet potato pie. I can eat a whole one by myself. But, I’ve never had the pleasure of a purple sweet potato pie! I’m going to have to try this recipe from AsianceMagazine.com I can’t tell you what the calorie count is (is does have a full stick of butter), so you’ll have… Continue Reading
Deep Squats Cure Everything!
And here’s the video that proves it.
The Biggest Loser: Good, Bad, or Ugly?
The TV show “The Biggest Loser” has been on for quite a while now. It is extremely popular, and is touted by many to be an example of triumph over adversity. But, there are a number of vocal opponents, especially in my industry–the fitness industry. Among the charges against the Biggest Loser are that it… Continue Reading
Hossein Rezazadeh: 280kg Front Squat
Here’s a video of Rezazadeh doing a 280k (or 600+ pound) front squat.
