Achilles tendonitis- take it seriously
A friend texted me last night: “Having some achilles pain. Thinking I should take a few days off and stretch.’
The moment I read it I thought of the movie ‘Avatar’ when Jake (the hero) faces down a huge predator in the forest.
‘What do I do? Run? Shoot, what?’
‘Don’t shoot you’ll just piss him off.’
That ferocious beast right there, that’s your aching achilles. And you’re shouting, ‘What do I do? Run? Stretch?”
Don’t stretch. You’ll piss it off.
The Argument for sub maximal Training
Einstein’s definition of insanity: ‘doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.’ What about watching other people do the same things over and again while expecting different results? Can that drive you mad? If so I’m cracked. I’ve seen too many people work out too hard, get injured, then return only to work TOO HARD again. Sub maximal training is where the results are. Science says as much.
Race Nutrition and The Eastern States 20 Miler
What would be more valuable? Running a race where everything felt great and I whizzed through 20 miles, won the race and learned nothing new.
Or running hard for 7, losing momentum, beating myself up for 2 miles, then rallying, pushing, scratching my way back to my goal time and learning something along the way.
Are you drinking enough water?
Are you drinking enough water? Allow me to share an anecdote. A client was talking about how hair dressers/barbers can look at someone and tell how long it’s been since their last haircut.
‘Can you do the same thing with someone’s last workout?’
No. But I can spot my tribe. It’s easy to look someone up and down and assess if they do yoga, free weights, or marathons.
I”d even be able to pick out crossfitters too but they just up and tell you.
Do supplements help?
There is a supplement for every ailment and I need them all according to every advertisement, blogger, and health expert trying to make a name. I can cure the blues, get the girl and live my best life if I just take their pill. While some claims are dubious at best, there is one supplement that has drastically changed my life.
Do I breathe well?
Common wisdom says when you’re stressed to take a deep breath. Anxious? Deep breath. Nervous? Tired? Overworked? Running? Going to yoga? Take a deep breath. It seems like such sound, inarguably good advice. But what if it wasn’t the best advice. What if instead of breathing deeply we learned to breathe well.
Is there one move to cure my plantar fasciitis?
If one move can get you into pain then one move can get you out. Sounds crazy, I know, but since I learned it in Z Health I’ve seen it over and over. It may take a few tries to find the right move, but give me your belief, some patience, and enough time I can find it. Now I have plantar fasciitis. Time to put my money where my mouth is. Is there one move to cure my plantar fasciitis?
Hard Truths about treadmill running
Certain questions have dogged health professionals for years. Questions like ‘does acupuncture actually work?’, or ‘Can you lose weight and gain muscle at the same time?’ Another one you hear often, ‘Is the treadmill an effective training apparatus?’ Let’s have a look.
Fitness Moneyball
You’re flipping channels when inevitably one of those movies draws you in. You know the ones I’m talking about. They’re always on. You tell yourself you’re only going to watch for a few minutes, or to the next commercial, and end up blowing off plans to finish the whole thing. Money ball is one of those movies for me. It’s a quintessential David vs Goliath story, only in this one David (the small market Oakland A’s) win by outsmarting the mega market Goliaths (Boston and NYC). They couldn’t out-spend the bigger teams, so they found valuable players by looking at stats differently.
Goal setting (and the magic of tiered goals)
Want to accomplish everything you dream: set goals. Goal setting makes you 10 times more likely to achieve your dream. Writing down your goals makes you 40%+ more likely to achieve them. Those who set goals are 30% more productive in their work.