I recently heard in a lecture that 90% of human movement involves rotation, but most strength exercises only involve the sagital plane of movement. Think about it, most bodybuilder type exercises are all forward backward or up and down, usually on a piece of equipment that guides you thru each movement. Here is a great article by Bret Contreras talking about the different ways we can include rotational work into our workouts.
Check out this article about Rotational Training
Joel Jameson has done a lot of research over the past few years working with elite mma fighters, which are chronically over training. Check out this article where he discusses over training, how to spot it, correct it and avoiding it in future training programs.
So many people, me included, stress out all week long in an attempt to strive, make progress and work towards our goals. It can be a positive and negative, depending on how much it consumes us. I thought this was a killer article on perceived control. How much do we actually have control over?
Sometimes the gym gets old and we need a change of pace. Since, it is summer, I thought this was a cool article and series of videos giving us all a bunch of workout options using a playground. Nate Green has some cool ideas that help you get a killer workout using your local playground.
Check out this Playground Workout
It’s grill season and mearely throwing a bunch of hot dogs on the grill is laim. Here are a ton of cool recipes that will keep you and your party guests asking for more all summer long.
Aaron Guyett says
Although the article on control is interesting, try explaining the concept to Warren Buffet, George Washington, Dave Ramsey, Apostle Paul, Bill Gates, MLK, Winston Churchill, and Ghandi…These folks had some pretty lofty goals, and spent their lifetimes achieving greatness, which they deserve. Made possible by controlling the one thing they could control…themselves. Putting their lives on the line, sacrificing, and serving…their leadership and stories leave a legacy for greater than themselves. They did not have it happen by "going with the flow" and "not thinking about the future." They set their sights high, and never, ever gave up, period.