I don’t know what to make of this one: Data gathered in large cohort studies suggested that current smokers had a 77% lower risk for Parkinson’s disease compared with never smokers, the investigators wrote in the July issue of the Archives of Neurology. The protective effect of smoking increased with pack-years smoked, and decreased with… Continue Reading
Samurai Dave's New Sumo Video
Samurai Dave has a new Sumo Vid: You can vote for it here: http://www.current.tv/watch/61470061
The No-Time, No-Gym Workout: Yea Burpees!
What happens when you are pressed for time, you can’t get to a gym, but you NEED to workout? It’s happens to all of us. Maybe you were on vacation, a business trip, or were just overbooked. And next thing you knew, you were missing workouts left and right, whittling the time you spent every… Continue Reading
Placebo Effect: Hydrogen Peroxide Doesn't Work
The tingle makes us feel like we’re doing something good for the wound, but it doesn’t work.
Easy Beginners' Workout Routine
One of the struggles for those who haven’t worked out in a long time (and don’t have a history of working out) face is that most workout routines (like many posted here) are far to advanced for them. How does one start when one doesn’t know what a front squat is, or what a clean… Continue Reading
New Yokozuna! Hakuho
SamuraiDave wrote a great post on the crowning of a new Yokozuna: Hakuho. He also raises the question as to whether Kotooshu, the Bulgarian (below), is a Yokozuna in the making. I am hoping so. I see the immense talent. But, he needs to be able to put it all together.
Michael Moore, "Sicko", and the Health of the Nation
Michael Moore’s got a new movie lambasting the American Health Care system, and singing the praises of Cuba’s. I am not sure that we can model our system on Cuba’s, but we certainly do have a problem here. I’ve been a fan of Michael Moore’s movies ever since he did “Canadian Bacon” with Alan Alda…. Continue Reading
Blogging Hiatus, and Getting Back To It
Well, I’ve just spend an unexpected week or so away from the blogosphere. Life got hectic, as it often can, and I ended up neglecting my daily posting duties to focus instead on my clients, the end of the term at school, and my fiance who just lost her uncle. It happens, but it brought… Continue Reading
Workout of the Day: Saturday
Workout of the Day: Saturday Intervals: 4 rounds of 1 on/2 off
Workout of the Day: Friday
Workout of the Day: Friday A1: Snatch: 6×4 B1: Bench Press: 6×4 C1: Front squats: 6×4
