If you're in Nashville, Tennessee this weekend, pop over to the Shaolin Concepts School of Martial Arts on Saturday 18th August (1-3pm). David 'Iron Tamer' Whitley's conducting a workshop on the 5 Master Principals of Stretching.
The best part? It's free.
When it comes to shoulder and elbow health, this site is at the top of the list - The Shoulder Doc. For a great place to start, check out the 'Diagnose your Shoulder' section. Superb.
It's always fascinating to see what people regard as their top tip. Over at T-Nation 7 Strength Coaches weigh in; at Harrowdrive the tips are from long-term readers.
How about you personally? What's the single most important thing (with regards to weight training) you've learned over the years?
Via LIFT : Oxygen in a can. For those days when it's just too much work to open a window.
There's some great info on Eric Cressey's blog, such as this snippet. Good stuff.
Via Gymrat's Weblog : A Swedish man was recently arrested for having excessively large traps. The suspicion, of course, was that he was 'chemically enhanced'.
As Magnus points out, however, although there was nothing wrong in this particular case (which was quickly cleared up, incidentally); the line of thinking was not completely unfounded. Very interesting.
Via CNN Health : The discovery that separate nerve networks are responsible for how each leg moves has led to an intriguing piece of fitness equipment - a split-belt treadmill.
The separate belts can be moved at different speeds to one another - even in different directions - in order to force the brain to adjust the way you walk. Although it was originally designed to aid stroke victims, I suspect it has a far greater range of potential uses.
Looks great.
Via everwas : Ever get home from a run and wonder just how far that was? Head over to Running Map and find out.
Norwegian Strongwoman Heidi Nilima Monsen.
Via Napalm's Corner : Wrestlers Ken Patera and Tony Atlas doing battle with a few old favourites. Good stuff.
