ABSTRACT Remember the story of the elephant and the blind men? Each blind man was presented with a different part of the elephant’s body to examine, and then asked to describe the animal. The answers were as varied as the body parts: tusk, trunk, ear, tail, foot. There could be no agreement on exactly what type of beast the elephant was because each was examining it from … [Read more...]
How to Supersize Your Strength for the Next Race – Kettle Bells
June 25 by Leave a Comment
If you can only have a single piece of gym equipment to get you into shape and keep you there, what would it be? 45 lb Olympic bar? Jump rope? A pullup / chin up bar? In our opinion, you should consider a kettle bell. Today, kettle bells are used by elite athletes for strength and endurance training. In fact, the Russian Military requires its’ recruits to train with … [Read more...]
Beachbody Insanity – Does the Program Live Up to the Name?
June 5 by Leave a Comment
Insanity® is part of the exercise offerings from Beachbody®, creator and marketer of several popular in-home fitness and weight loss programs. Their titles include P90X®, Turbo Jam®, Hip Hop Abs®, Yoga Booty Ballet®, ChaLEAN Extreme® and several others. Beachbody.com offers a 30-day money back guarantee on Insanity for a base price of $120. The additional shipping fee of … [Read more...]
