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Controlling Your Breath for Performance and Health
“It’s funny, but you never really think much about breathing. Until it’s all you ever think about.” – Author Tim Winton There is no doubt...
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Sep 24, 20195 min read
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Bitter Pills and Being Sedentary
Even if you enjoy throwing iron around on a regular basis, or spend your days advising others on health and wellbeing, the reality of...
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Aug 6, 20194 min read
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Research Breakdown: Why Does Exercise Make us Healthier?
Why does exercise make us healthier? One of the most important linkages may be due to improving our mitochondrial functioning. Healthier...
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Jan 15, 20194 min read
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Strength Training and the Benefits of Perfusion
Many years ago, while I was competing at a USA Powerlifting competition, Michael Overdeer, then the president of the organization, said a...
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Feb 28, 20175 min read
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I Am a 12-Percenter — Are You?
I am a 12-percenter. At age 58, I have a 12.4% risk of dying before I turn 68. How do I know this? It’s straightforward crude mortality...
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Oct 6, 20165 min read
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The Cost of Adaptation
Note: Today, I will revisit some of my writings from fifteen years ago and then expand on the topic of health and performance. According...
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Nov 18, 20145 min read
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Are You Training Through or Toward an Injury?
A few weeks ago, I saw a post on a fitness forum from a trainer complaining about a pain in his wrist accompanied by a “snapping” sound...
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Nov 1, 20123 min read
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