September 04, 2008
Flashy vs. Direct
Here's some raw footage from the recent movie Never Back Down. And I thought the Superman punch was a little bit too flashy :)
September 03, 2008
B-Xtreme
Via Hood Workout.
Muay Thai Hand-wrapping
Check out Chao Phraya Muay Thai for the low down on how to wrap your hands for muay thai.
September 02, 2008
September 01, 2008
Self Myofascial Release
I've been ranting about myofascial release for a while now. Do yourself a favor . . . head over to Straight to the Bar and download a free ebook on the topic by Mike Robertson.
The Love Sack
How to get full-body conditioning using a sack :)
No More Crunches
I don't like crunches (which makes me a heretic in Muay Thai circles).
Here's an excerpt from Alwayn Cosgrove's Blog that I found the other month on the topic . . .
Here's an excerpt from Alwayn Cosgrove's Blog that I found the other month on the topic . . .
And when it comes to abdominal workouts, I urge you to discard
crunches, and hack them from your program because they are unessential.
In fact, the truth about abdominal crunches is that they are useless, ineffective, and even damaging to your spine.
The latter fact is covered in great detail by Dr. Stuart McGill in his book, "Ultimate Low Back Fitness & Performance". His research will shock you (and the scare the bejesus out of you) if you are one of those gym-rats who spends 30 minutes on abdominal crunching type movements.
I found out crunches are useless the hard way, spending ten minutes per day doing crunches to no avail while in my 3rd year of University. They didn't do anything for my abs that my regular workouts of squatting, deadlifting, hockey, and soccer couldn't do.
In fact, the truth about abdominal crunches is that they are useless, ineffective, and even damaging to your spine.
The latter fact is covered in great detail by Dr. Stuart McGill in his book, "Ultimate Low Back Fitness & Performance". His research will shock you (and the scare the bejesus out of you) if you are one of those gym-rats who spends 30 minutes on abdominal crunching type movements.
I found out crunches are useless the hard way, spending ten minutes per day doing crunches to no avail while in my 3rd year of University. They didn't do anything for my abs that my regular workouts of squatting, deadlifting, hockey, and soccer couldn't do.
