Results matching “Bird”

Via Home Calisthenics : Parth Shah's Shah Training. A very interesting fitness community.

Chris notes an interesting study on the effects of fasting : Fasting-Induced Changes in the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis (abstract only). It's a fascinating area of research.

Via Napalm's Corner : Ready to work on your crushing grip strength? Head over to Grip Strength Radio and grab the latest audio snippet from the Diesel Crew. Good stuff.

Via MMA Updates : A free Kung Fu ebook [3.2mb, .pdf] on the history of Xing Yi, Yiquan, and Wang Xiang Zhai. A great read.

Ready to fill in the gaps in your training? Over to Josh Henkin.

If you're still getting over the cheeseburger in a can, you might want to look away now. It's the Pickle Sickle.

Actually, it's strangely appealing.

Ryan Andrews has a very interesting piece over on the Precision Nutrition forums; taking a close look at Fructose. A great read.

An insanely wet and stormy week here at Straight to the Bar. Whilst sheltering in the home gym, the following appeared :

• Articles : Chip Conrad looked at what it means to be a Powerlifter, Mark Sisson discussed the relationship of anaerobic exercise, Lactic Acid and HGH and Chad Waterbury took on some serious calf training.
• Videos : Fight Science is a great series - here's a snippet of Rickson Gracie on there, Andrew Durniat took on both the Inch and the Blob (at the same time) and here's a great display of finger strength and balance. Superb.
• Ideas : Try doing this to a wrench, have a go at stone lifting without stones and set up an outdoor gym with some of this stuff. A light workout was never so much fun.
• Diet : Blaine discussed a couple of great chicken recipes, Mark dived into the good vs bad cholesterol debate and, well, it's a cheeseburger in a can. Yes, really.

Here's a quick look at Jonathan MacFarlane (NZ Strongest Man 2007) performing a 200kg (440lb) front squat. Not bad at all.

Steve Reishus offers a couple of interesting thoughts on the subject of strengthening your kettlebell press (especially when you're moving up to a heavier bell). The band kb press (pictured) is definitely a keeper.