Results matching “Bird”

Tim Ferriss is a very interesting guy. Over a number of years he's managed to reduce the time he spends working (but not necessarily his output) to a tiny 4 hours per week, simply to spend more time pursuing his other interests; chief among them, MMA.

His blog contains an intriguing blend of productivity tips, dietary and fitness information; a great example of which is the piece How to lose 20lb of fat in 30 days.

NB : If you're anything like me, and eat large amounts of bread, rice and pasta on a routine basis, this isn't going to be easy. Sounds like a challenge.

Via Chasing Elite : a great article over on the Diesel Crew's site - SSgt Glass' Expanding Your Training [.pdf, 700kb]. SSgt Adam Glass discusses the use of a beautifully simple home gym setup; centred around kettlebells, chains and bands. With this mix he has developed some superb, truly inventive exercises (personal favourite: pistols with kettlebells and chains). Enjoy.

Dr Joel Fuhrman points to an interesting article in the New York Times which asks the simple question :

You're hungry, but only have one dollar to spend. What do you buy?

The answer, unsurprisingly, turns out to be the calorie-dense processed foods that fill a typical supermarket's centre aisles. As Dr Michael Pollen states in the article :

[Adam] Drewnowski gave himself a hypothetical dollar to spend, using it to purchase as many calories as he possibly could. He discovered that he could buy the most calories per dollar in the middle aisles of the supermarket, among the towering canyons of processed food and soft drink. (In the typical American supermarket, the fresh foods — dairy, meat, fish and produce — line the perimeter walls, while the imperishable packaged goods dominate the center.) Drewnowski found that a dollar could buy 1,200 calories of cookies or potato chips but only 250 calories of carrots. Looking for something to wash down those chips, he discovered that his dollar bought 875 calories of soda but only 170 calories of orange juice.

That being said, what type of food would you buy for a dollar? As much as I hate to admit it, my answer would be 'something simple from the nearest convenience store - probably a packet of crisps'.

Joshua J. Steimle is running a competition over on SubLimited - a skateboarding blog - for anyone that can duplicate this feat [streaming, 8.4mb .flv download]. The prize? $1,000.

Warning : it's not easy.

Matt Shannon is an author, combat athlete and general fitness fanatic. A great place to start is his blog; or grab one of the many videos scattered around his site (such as this one - a quick rope pull-up demo [streaming, 988kb .flv download] ).

If this is your first visit to the site, you may be wondering what it's all about. Essentially it's a celebration of strength, in all its wonderful forms. Whether you enjoy powerlifting, parkour, strongman, grip training, kettlebells or anything else relating to strength; you're sure to find something here.

To get started, the simplest way is just to subscribe to the site's main RSS feed. The site generally has a half-dozen or more updates per day, so choose a few that you like and read on. If you enjoy an article or photo, feel free to leave a comment or trackback. Share it with your friends, via the Digg or del.icio.us links underneath each post. Add a page to the equipment wiki.

Alternately, use the search box (upper right of each page) if you've got something specific in mind. Or take a wander through some of my favourite posts on the site. There's plenty of great stuff to read.

If you've got any feedback on the site (good or bad), send me an email. Enjoy.

If this is your first visit to the site, you may be wondering what it's all about. Essentially it's a celebration of strength, in all its wonderful forms. Whether you enjoy powerlifting, parkour, strongman, grip training, kettlebells or anything else relating to strength; you're sure to find something here.

To get started, the simplest way is just to subscribe to the site's main RSS feed. The site generally has a half-dozen or more updates per day, so choose a few that you like and read on. If you enjoy an article or photo, feel free to leave a comment or trackback. Share it with your friends, via the Digg or del.icio.us links underneath each post. Add a page to the equipment wiki.

Alternately, use the search box (upper right of each page) if you've got something specific in mind. Or take a wander through some of my favourite posts on the site. There's plenty of great stuff to read.

If you've got any feedback on the site (good or bad), send me an email. Enjoy.

Coach Scott Sonnon demonstrating the 'Viking Choke'. From Sonnon :

I came up with the "Viking" Choke when we were training at the "Ironman Gym" in Gothenburg, Sweden which is why we called it the Viking (and the fact that it looks like a Viking helmet.)

The opportunity to apply it doesn't happen too often because the opponent has to fail to pass his hips around faster than you can bridge and bend your knee over his neck. But when you do get it, it's a slick little technique to have available.

As he passes from your failed triangle, arch your hips and bend your knee around his neck.

Grab your own ankle with your near arm for the basic lock. With your far arm, you must keep control of the inside arm which you were trying to triangle before he passed his head.

Then, release your far arm from controlling his trapped arm and weave it underneath your near thigh and over top of your near arm.

Finalize the choke by driving your far elbow up your shin towards your opposite hand, while kicking your knee towards his neck and pulling your near arm elbow towards your near thigh.

It's easy to finish once you have it on, but you have to be smooth and non-telegraphed on the set-up. And again, we need to focus on the basics. An opportunity for the Viking doesn't appear often, but when it does, it's good to have the trick in your pocket.

Dave Tate has undoubtedly learnt an incredible amount over the years; much of it whilst under the bar in some capacity (either training or competing). His latest piece on T-Nation is a gathering of juicy morsels from that time. A great read.

This is superb. Pat Hodgson (aka 'The Dark Master') has produced plans (complete with a few renderings) for an adjustable deadlift/shrug/row bar. As all three of these exercises rate highly on my list of 'fun things to do in the gym', I can definitely see this getting a lot of use.

The plans have been made freely available [.pdf, 1.1mb]; all that's requested is a photograph of any that are built. Any welders out there?