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Year: 2012
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The Gentler Side of Muscle Scraping
Graston Technique and Gua Sha generally bring up images of someone taking a blunt metal tool and painfully bruising the heck out of your muscles, but with amazingly positive results. But recently, I have been experimenting with scraping with a lot less force with also positive results. Watching Gray Cook on his Secrets of the…
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The Deadlift Update: Focus and Nervous System Activation
It’s been a while since I’ve been on this deadlifting kick. My goal is still to reach 2x my bodyweight and I am currently at 255 lbs. at a weight of 145. Only a measly 35 lbs to go! My strength workouts look something like this. I am also beginning my RKC training so adding…
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We Are Weak
Yesterday I was going through the first of Gray Cook’s DVD series on the Certified Kettlebell-Functional Movement Screen or CK-FMS. The FMS was developed by Gray Cook as a way to consistently and accurately assess an athlete via only 7 tests. It could tell you where your muscle inbalances were and your weaknesses that need…
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Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification in NYC 6-30-12
On Saturday June 30, I was in NYC the week prior on business and decided to stay an extra day to attend Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification (HKC) workshop and get certified. I had first discovered kettlebells shortly after reading Four Hour Body by Tim Ferriss and began using them regularly, although I had no formal training…
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A Run with Zozi Guru Dean Karnazes and Awesome Lessons Learned
Two Saturdays ago, I had the awesome opportunity to do a run with Dean Karnazes who is part of the Zozi Guru program. The day was beautiful and the run was out in Big Sur. We ran through groves of poison oak which was not fun, but the day was sunny and not cold and…
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What I’ve Learned About Diet and Fat Loss
After I read 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferriss early last year, I tried a whole bunch of things: deadlifting, ASR Speed, and…his fat loss diet slightly modified. 4 Hour Body’s diet was actually quite involved. But I didn’t do it all. I only did 2 things: I took the supplements and I removed all…
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Energy Systems
I first learned about the different energy systems in the book 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferriss. He had inserted an ultrarunning/marathon program by a Crossfit practictioner named Brian MacKenzie (see Super Running: Is Crossfit Endurance The New Way To Train? who had crafted his training program based on training the 3 energy systems present…
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Barefoot Running: The Beginning
OK so I’m a believer and now I’m going to give it a try. For the last 4 weeks, I started barefoot running, or more accurately running in Vibram FiveFingers. My favorite is the Sprint but it doesn’t look like they make those any more since they are not on the Vibram site – they…
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Total Immersion: Where Should the Hand Leave the Water at the End of a Stroke?
In the Total Immersion forums, a user asked about where should hand leave the water for recovery. I thought it would be useful to repost my response here: Regarding when/where the hand release should happen, I think you should think of it this way: 1. In general, the longer the hand is in the water…
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LA Marathon 2012: Rookie Mistakes, Nervous System Fail, Semi-Retirement
Well it’s been almost a week since I ran the LA Marathon last Sunday. Last year, I ran it in a rainstorm and nearly went hypothermic (see LA Marathon Race Report 3-20-11: Misery Redefined. I had hoped to redeem myself this year but it was not redemption I got. The forecast was for rain again…
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Deadlifting for Faster Running Update
Back in April of last year, I wrote a post on Deadlifting for Faster Running. A reader commented and asked: 10 months on, how have you progressed? It has been an interesting 10 months for sure! After the LA Marathon 2011, I found time to concentrate on weightlifting and to try out ASRspeed.com which has…
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Total Immersion: More on Training for the Early Vertical Forearm (EVF)
Mike McCloskey, a Total Immersion swimmer, wrote to me regarding some tips on training for a Early Vertical Forearm or EVF. Here were my replies: What drill(s) can you recommend to entrain a high elbow catch, or, which one(s) helped you the most? In answer to your question, first see my old post: Total Immersion:…
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