By Deb on November 20, 2009
So, one of the endurance athletes I have coached for almost 2 years, has decided to mix it up a bit in the weight room. Yep, Mike, is going to take Crossfit for a spin around the ‘ol weight room block. Seriously, here is a guy who HEARTS the weight room, but hasn’t given the [...]
Posted in Strength Training |
By Deb on November 9, 2009
I am sure many of you out there have gone through a knee, hip or ankle problem. Joint issues are very common among endurance athletes,but the good new is that you can dramatically reduce your chance of getting one of those kinds of injuries! Strengthening weak muscles, stretching tight ones and relieving muscle tension should [...]
Posted in Strength Training |
By Deb on August 2, 2009
ALRIGHT LADIES, DO YOU NEED ANY OTHER REASON THAN THE FOLLOWING PICTURES TO LIFT WEIGHTS? Rumor has it that she woke up at 6am to go for a jog and lifted to keep her womanly curves looking good. AHHH YES…A REFRESHING FLASH BACK TO THE PAST WHERE MARILYN MONROE’S REAL FIGURE COMPLETE WITH BROAD SHOULDERS [...]
Posted in Strength Training |
By Deb on February 14, 2009
Have you ever noticed the obvious physical difference between a distance runner and a sprinter? Yeah, many distance runners are almost too skinny. Now, the world class runners may be a little more genetically programmed to be extra thin and need to be as light as possible too, but even many of those athletes are [...]
Posted in Strength Training |