Results matching “Bird”

Via Fit bodies come from fit minds : an interesting LiveJournal community based around healthy recipes. My favourite so far is the tuna San Choi Bao. I'm heading to the kitchen now.

An interesting idea [streaming, 660kb .flv download] from Improving Athletes - 4 corner agility.

Champion Olympic weightlifter Jackie Berube. Image via Sport People.

Jedd points to an unusual piece of fitness equipment from Iron Woody (who have some superb stuff, incidentally) - the Bopper.

Ginástica Natural is a form of physical conditioning with natural movements at its core. From the site :

Ginástica Natural combines the techniques of stretching, flexibility and respiration of hatha-yoga, the ground movements of jiu-jitsu, and the natural movements of the human body. Idealized by Alvaro Romano, it is a revolutionary method of physical conditioning that has an objective of developing physical qualities associated with motor and mental skills.

Here's a quick video demonstration [streaming, 6.6mb .flv download]. Superb.

Aviation Firefighter David Thomson is about to embark on a superb challenge - rowing 1,000,000 metres in 10 days on a Concept2. As anyone who's put in a bit of time on the C2 will attest, this is a long, long way.

The challenge is designed to raise money for the Adelaide Woman’s and Children’s Hospital Burns Unit; which looks after burns victims and others affected by fire. A very good cause indeed.

The Science of Sport takes a fascinating look at some of the data gathered recently by the IAAF. This one definitely has me reconsidering my position.

Cuban marathon runner Alberto Salazar.

In the latest Minute of Strength newsletter (#38) Anthony DiLuglio demonstrates some great exercises - Halos, Pumps and Mountain Climbers. Good stuff.

The 'Iron Tamer' (aka Dave Whitley) expresses the results of his programming labours in a particularly simple and elegant form :

Alternating/supersets of non-competing full-body movements + Intervals. Also known as hard freakin' work.

Time to grab the bells.