Results matching “Bird”
Getting back in to kettlebell, Martials Arts and free-weight training - it's all good. Pop over and say hi to Todd Pigram (RSS).
Legendary Canadian strongman Louis Cyr.
Over at Inner Grrr, Kerry has a nice piece on one of the common problem areas in the kettlebell swing - the positioning of the hips. To see how it should look, head over to Tracy Reifkind's blog (the latest marathon swing session was particularly brutal). She's a machine.
MarkFu points to a great piece on the Coaches Info (RSS) site - Snatch vs The Clean. Excellent.
Via Get Outdoors : Saunas are great things. The recent World Sauna Championships - held in Heinola, Finland - stretched the friendship a little; competitors had to brave temperatures up to an incredible 130C/266F. All they had to do was remain seated, and not wipe off the sweat.
The winner? Finn Timo Kaukonen. I suspect he's done it before.
Via SCAQ : the iCool Plunge Pool - the 'secret weapon' of Aussie swimmers at the 2004 Olympics - is an interesting-looking recovery aid. With no ice involved, it's essentially a well-crafted, temperature controlled, portable bathtub.
Looks - dare I say it - cool.
Run to Win's Blaine Moore opens this month's article series on training and the media with a look at runner Dean Karnazes. Karnazes is a great example of an athlete who understands the many ways to attract media attention; managing to keep himself in the spotlight with everything from book launches to high-profile events.
No matter what your views are on Karnazes himself, it's clear that he knows what he's doing.
Tonight's episode of Enough Rope featured interviews with 2 great Australian athletes; cyclist Cadel Evans and marathon swimmer Susie Maroney (pictured). If you weren't able to watch it the first time around, you can download both the audio and video versions of the interviews. Enjoy.
Karate Conditioning (RSS) is Joe Berne's exploration of the fitness world, with a definite focus on the Martial Arts. A great read.
