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Asafa Powell, Lolo Jones in the Olympics’ Best Of Us Challenge

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) just launched The Best of Us Challenge, a global competition in which ordinary individuals compete against their peers and Olympic athletes such as Asafa Powell, Lolo Jones, pole vaulters Steve Hooker & Yelena Isinbyeva and multi-eventer Carolina Kluft.  Yes, it even includes Michael Phelps!
It’s all for a good cause […]

Massage, Recovery, and Massage Sticks

If you can’t afford a daily massage, then I recommend at least a weekly massage as a bare minimum.  A good therapist will cost anywhere above $70 USD per hour.  I find 1 hour insufficient for the lower body, so my sessions are usually 75 or 90 minutes long.
$70 bucks may be pretty steep for […]

How Much Sleep Do We Need? Use REM Cycles

Once again, with standard time approaching and daylight savings time ending, you actually gain an extra hour of sleep and that alone can screw up your sleeping patterns.
At least temporarily.
But what about oversleeping?  How many people, especially teenagers, sleep over 10 hours a day?  WebMD carried an article on Physical Side Effects of Oversleeping.
So the […]

Glorified Pop Tarts - The Truth behind Cereal Bars and Breakfast Bars

Road Trips.
Jackson Browne Load-Out Stay lyrics says it all:
And these towns all look the same We just pass the time in our hotel rooms And wander ’round backstage Till those lights […]

More Natural Painkillers - MSM and Celadrin

I am currently based about 40 minutes north of Rome in a town called Nepi.
Nepi is famous for their natural bubbly spring water (Acqua di Nepi) where locals can bring their empty bottles and fill them up for free between the hours of 2-6pm.  The bubbly water tastes like Perrier but the price is right.  […]

When does Daylight Saving Time End, Standard Time Begin in 2009?

The answer:  it depends.
The United States, Canada and some other countries (such as Saint Pierre & Miquelon and Turks & Caicos Islands) extended DST in 2007. The new start date for DST is the second Sunday in March (previously the first Sunday in April) through to the first Sunday in November (previously the last Sunday […]

Foam Roller Exercises to Strengthen Hamstrings?

GoFit 6-Inch by 18-Inch Foam Roller with Core Performance DVD
I am a big advocate of using foam rollers and tennis balls for self massage when on the road or when I simply don’t have access to my massage therapist.
I covered the topic of foam rollers in a variety of past articles:

Self […]

Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate - Hope or Hype?

Let me go on record with this fact:
Once injury or osteoarthritis has occurred on a soft tissue such as your shoulders, knees, elbows or Achilles, there is NO magic pill to fix the athletic injury.  Lower back pain also fall in this same category.
That pain and damage you feel is from weeks or months or […]

Ladies, Increase Your Speed And Endurance While Sculpting Great Toned Muscles

This article is guest blogged by Taylor Ryan from The Art Of Weight Lifting.
Ladies, Increase Your Speed And Endurance While Sculpting Great Toned Muscles!
It doesn’t matter if your goal is to increase your marathon time or to just be able to walk up the stairs without getting winded… in the long run it’s the […]

Vitamin B Complex Supplementation

It is amazing how many items in the local grocery store are supplemented with common vitamins and minerals.
Table salt is iodized, to prevent goiter.
Milk is supplemented with Vitamins A and D because calcium absorption to the bones decreases during the Northern winter months.  Our past generation (before the supplementation) would suffer rickets due to the […]

Interview with Alicia Weber - Part 2

Matt Bogdanowicz’s is a sub-Masters middle distance runner who set WR for 1 minute pull-ups (46), 1 hour pull-ups (522), 30 minute pull-ups (433 set in 2006) but missed the 30 minute WR on Oct 2007 (completed 417 when the current record at the time was 442).
In comparison, Alicia Weber is a former University of […]

Move over Matt Bogdanowicz, here comes Alicia Weber!

When Speedendurance covered Matt Bogdanowicz’s World Record attempts, a lot of you were wondering who set the equivalent WR for a women?
As you know, my good friend Matt is also a sub-Masters middle distance runner who set WR for 1 minute pull-ups (46), 1 hour pull-ups (522), 30 minute pull-ups (433 set in 2006) but […]

More Contaminated Supplement News

It looks like the infamous Jeff “BALCO” Novitzky is at it again.
There are more cases of athletic supplements are contaminated that can fail your next drug test.  So buyer beware.
Two products from American Cellular Labs (ACL), Tren Xtreme and Mass Xtreme, were pulled of the shelves from alleged contamination of 4-estra and Madol (also known […]

25 Travel Tips for Long Flights

With the upcoming meets in Lahti Finland (WMA) or Sydney Australia (WMG), some of you may be making trans-oceanic flights anywhere from 6 to 20 hours long.
So here is a huge list to take with you.
The 3 most important things are staying hydrated, good food, and sleep especially if you are traveling West to East. […]

Energy Drinks vs. Sports Drinks – Know Thy Difference

Now I’m getting worried.
When an eight year old become sick from the unpleasant after effects from energy drinks such as Red Bull, I have to ask one thing:
Where are heck are the parents?
Seriously, there’s a huge difference in Gatorade, or Tiger Gatorade Focus, and Red Bull or Monster drinks.
Honestly, until kids reach High School, […]

Saturated Fats, Monounsaturated Fats, Polyunsaturated Fats, and Terrible Trans Fats

I discussed the topic of protein in great detail, and promoted Omega 3 fatty acids.  I even promoted chocolate milk, which contains saturated fats, especially the whole milk variety.
But what about fats?
Here is a brief overview of the 3 main fats: Saturated Fats, Monounsaturated Fats, and Polyunsaturated Fats, and of course, the terrible Trans Fats […]

Treating Sore Muscles - Try Arnica or Traumeel

At every indoor meet, I still remember vividly the scent of Ben-Gay in the locker rooms.  Now combine that smell of muscle rub ointment, sweat and the musty locker room, and you can guarantee that rancid combination is a smell you’ll never forget.
Depending on your country, famous brands other than Ben-Gay (recently changed to […]

Low Level Laser Therapy for Pain and Injuries

Low Level Laser Therapy is also known as Cold Laser Light Therapy, or Low Intensity Laser Therapy.  This is not to be confused with the Far Infrared Radiation “heating healing” pads which treats another set of ailments.  I’ll cover that in another article.
Last year, I was fortunate and unfortunate to experience this alternative form of […]

Cereal and Milk, not Chocolate Milk Better for Recovery?

I’ve harped on the benefits of chocolate milk instead of high priced protein powders in the last few articles.
Now research from The University of Texas at Austin has proved a bowl of whole-grain cereal is just as good .  (Sorry, Fruit Loops, Coco Puffs and Lucky Charms do NOT count!)
Because at the end of the […]

EAT THIS, NOT THAT - Book Review

Eat This, Not That! Thousands of Simple Food Swaps that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds–or More!

What is the best fast food in the world? That’s like saying, “Strychnine can act as a stimulant, but how much can kill you?”.

If you are on the road a lot, and have no choice but to […]

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