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This is a guest post from the inimitable Fight Geek - Give Your Workout a Name! Enjoy.

A few years ago, a couple of young dudes I trained with (Muay Thai), wanted to do some extra conditioning work. I offered to take them on a run up Puke Hill on the weekends. After a few nervous side-glances, both of them asked, "Why is it called Puke Hill?" After striking a suitably melodramatic pose, I just smiled and then walked away.

When they finally got to do the run, I noticed three distinct changes to the way they normally trained:

  • Intensity - It was the hardest I'd seen either of them train.
  • Team-work - When one of them almost gave up, the other one slowed down and ran beside his friend--helping him to complete the last set of sprints.
  • Accomplishment - After the run, neither whined or complained. In fact, despite their exhaustion, both had shit-eating grins plastered across their ugly faces.

Of course Puke Hill is just a hill. Sure it was steep, and using it for interval-sprints was quite challenging, but what hill sprints aren't challenging? So here's the point of my story: I believe that by simply giving the run a name, my two padawans trained harder, worked together better, and gained a greater sense of individual and shared achievement.

Lexie Fyfe - Daily Curves

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DIY Wrist Roller in action.

Wrist-rolling at CrossFit Eastside.

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Apparently, that's how many it takes to make a bungee cord. And I thought riding a bike out the back of an aeroplane was slightly strange.
Dynamax medicine ball
Tool of pain. Photo by Shay Sowden.
Chris notes an interesting piece on ESPN : a look at the history of medicine balls. A good read.
Via Digg : the New York Times has a great series of images showing various aspects of the human body. Without the skin, that is.

Via Run to Win : Blaine posts several photos from the recent Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston.

Whether you're looking for someone to help you gain strength, shed some fat or learn a new skill, there are several things to look for. Dr Kathryn Woodall explores the qualities of a good teacher.
Via Slashdot : The DoD announces the establishment of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) to reconstruct everything from muscles and tendons to fingers, noses and ears. This is obviously intended to assist those in the military and their families; but it will undoubtedly have widespread benefits after a couple of years.

Excellent.

Bike skydivingThere has been some great skydiving action at this year's Funny Farm sky diving event. Topping it all - Jimmy 'James' McFarlane rides his bike out of the back of a 'plane. Watch the video.

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