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It's been a busy week. We've passed the 2000 post mark, survived another week of mayhem, and trained hard for next month's Virtual Meet. In the meantime :

• Articles : Jedd Johnson - a goldmine of information on all things grip - compiled his superb Straight to the Grip Contest series in a handy PDF (print it out and give a copy to your friends), Bucknell University's Jerry Shreck discussed the prevention of ankle injuries and I took a look at the current state of affairs regarding mainstream media coverage of strength sports.
• Videos : Zach Ruffo demonstrated some of the basic speedbag techniques, bodybuilder Mario Strong performed one of my favourite strength feats - blowing up a hot water bottle and Priscilla Ribic showed us what sumo deadlifting's all about with an incredible WR pull of 556lb at only 148lb. Not bad at all.
• Sites : Enjoy the fun of climbing and bouldering in Finland with Slouppi, calculate the length of your run with RunningMap.com and find out what to do about that nagging shoulder pain at the Shoulder Doc.
• Food : Chef Lisa McGovern begins cooking the power foods, Mark Sisson points to 44 finger-lickin' recipes and I discuss the things to look for when buying fish.
• Bonus : If you missed the EliteFTS Boston seminar, take a look at these - several clips of the guys discussing many things to do with strength training, and a few that don't.

  To get you started, here's Matt Kroczaleski discussing change in your routine (in this case, heavy DB rows). For more clips, swing by the EliteFTS page on YouTube. There's some great stuff there.

'70s bodybuilding champion Serge Nubret working heavy.

Hungry? You certainly will be when you see these : 44 Finger Lickin’ Recipes for Vegans and Carnivores Alike. While you're on that site, swing by Rates and Zones and Hearts and Things. It's a great read.

Speaking of which, Kat has a great snippet on high-protein grains. Good stuff.

The Modern Forager points to a thought-provoking piece by Ross Enamait - The Endless Search.

Looking for a quick fix? Sorry, there isn't one.

CST instructor Adam Steer takes a very interesting look at training for athletic performance. A great read.

Via Gizmodo : There have been some very creative treadmill designs recently, including Happy Runner, the Rollator and the split-belt treadmill CNN pointed to recently. And my personal favourite - the Treadwall.

This, however, moves straight to the top of the list - the omnidrectional treadmill. No doubt Nintendo are already looking at it for the Wii.

Via Digg : 8 Foods you should eat every day. An interesting list - any particular foods you would add?

Over at the AKC blog Eric Liford takes a very interesting look at kettlebells and dumbbells in Russian gyms. Good stuff.

Legendary Yankees shortstop and announcer Phil 'The Scooter' Rizzuto (1917 - 2007).

Via Napalm's Corner : If you've ever sprained your ankle, you'll know that it isn't exactly the highlight of the year. Jerry Shreck - Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Bucknell University - may just be able to stop it happening again [144kb, .pdf].