BLOG
Category: Injury Prevention, Recovery, Healing, and Performance Enhancement
-
Functional Movement Screen Level 2 with Dr. Mark Cheng
Last year, I took the FMS online certification class and it left me wanting more information. Screening someone for imbalances is fine, but what do you do with them afterwards? Getting some corrective exercises prescribed to me was great, but I didn’t have a great idea on how to prescribe correctives to someone else via…
-
The Functional Movement Screen, Corrective Exercises, Movement Patterns, and Fixing Me!
A while back, my sports med doc put me through the Functional Movement Screen or FMS. The FMS is a set of 7 physical tests, designed to capture movement imbalances between your left and right sides. Research has shown that movement imbalances are a great predictor of potential for injury. With the FMS, trainers and…
-
ART for Swim Performance Enhancement
Way back in 2005, I wrote about how Active Release Technique (ART) could be used for performance enhancement in my post, Where there is Pain, There is Gain… . Using ART, I released decades of adhesions that were restricting my hips from moving properly. After loosening of them up, I was able to improve my…
-
Muscle Cramp Update
In my experience, cramping is caused by at least 5 factors that i’ve encountered. these are: 1. Strength – lack of strength in your muscles means they are faster to tire and cramp up due to lack of ability to keep up with your demands of the muscles. 2. Fitness – poor or lowered fitness…
-
Deadlifting is HARD (and Dangerous)
Well, my first adventures with the deadlift were enlightening and a bit painful. I was foolishly naive about the details of deadlifting form and just started into deadlifting without thinking too much about it. I only thought to keep my back in neutral position and then lift the weight. I started by trying the prescribed…
-
LA Marathon 2011 Post-Mortem and Recovery: 3-21-11
Recovery is going pretty well. I took about 70g of protein powder after the race, through many doses across the rest of the day. Today, race day + 1, I took an additional 80g of protein powder. Both days I drank several packets of Emergen-C to keep throwing vitamin-C and other essential vitamins into my…
-
The Vitamins and Supplements I Take Every Day
I thought I’d post all the pills, vitamins, and supplements I take every day. Here they are: Moxxor Omega-3s (4) – Highly concentrated Omega-3s with no fish burps, made from shellfish. New Chapter Probiotic All Flora (2) – Proper care of friendly bacteria in the digestive tract is supposed to ward off diseases of all…
-
Resting Heart Rate, Recovery, and Subsequent Performance on that Day
3 weeks ago I purchased a Finger Pulse Oximeter OLED Display to use in the mornings to record my resting heart rate. I have found that using this little device is a lot easier than lifting up my shirt and putting my normal HR strap on and then taking a look at my watch. I…
-
Pain in Training and Racing
Last week I tweeted that to a friend whom I’ve been helping with her marathon training. It sparked a whole bunch of thoughts about pain and its role in training and racing that I’ve been thinking about a lot over the last few years. 1. Pain kinda sucks. 2. Pain can be physical, mental, and…
-
Belly Breathing
A long time ago in Bicycling magazine, I saw an unflattering side shot of Jan Ullrich at the Tour de France showing his belly jutting out. It was, however, an article on breathing from the diaphragm and how it gives you added ability to get more air into your system. The Jan Ullrich picture was…
-
I Am Without My Normatec MVP UGH
Last year, I got hold of a Normatec MVP and immediately fell in love with it. Going through Ironman training with it has been amazing; after my long rides/runs, I would use it for 30-45 minutes and my legs would feel so refreshed and recovered, and help me be ready for the next day’s workout.…
-
Auditory Cues for Better Running
One of the tools I use for better running has nothing to do with my feet; it’s my ears! Great running form is nearly soundless. Each footfall should land with barely any noise, signaling that there is no wasted energy directed into the ground and that as much energy as possible is driving the body…
-
Form Training with the 4 S’s
In the last few months, I’ve been really into Total Immersion and their teaching method. Swimming is one of those activities which require mastery of so many little details that trying to learn swimming all at once is very very difficult. So they do a great job of breaking down technique with drills, and enforcing…
-
Yin Yoga and Super Long Stretching Times
A little while back my sports medicine doc recommended I try Yin Yoga, which is a form of yoga where you are put in a stretching position and then directed to relax completely for a very long time, like 3-5 minutes. Previously I was taught to stretch 20-30 seconds; this is probably good enough for…
-
Protein for Recovery
Rummaging through some old papers, I found a note scribbled by my doctor about how much protein intake someone should have during heavy training. He said that you should take 0.85 to 1.0 grams/kg of body weight every day, if you’re in a heavy training period. I weigh about 150 lbs., or 68 kg. Therefore,…
Categories
- Bodyweight
- Books and Resources
- Breathing, Nasal and Abdominal
- Certifications, Workshops
- Coaching Offerings
- COVID-19 Crisis
- Cycling
- EVOsport
- Functional Dentistry
- Functional Medicine
- General Training
- Injury Prevention, Recovery, Healing, and Performance Enhancement
- Intermediate to Advanced
- Ironman Austria 7-16-2006
- Ironman Brazil 2007
- Ironman CDA 2009 6-21-09
- Ironman Florida 11-1-08
- Ironman New Zealand 2005
- Ironman WA 12-2-2007
- Kettlebells, Deadlifting, and Weights
- Life/Health Coach Training
- Life/Health Coaching
- Mental Aspects and Preparation
- Nutrition
- Off Season
- Original Strength
- Pandemic
- Race Reports
- RKC August 17-18, 2019
- Running
- Somatic Coaching
- Swimming
- Technology
- Training vs. Life
- Uncategorized