Richard's Health Musings

Kettlebell Pulling Power Workout

Richard — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:02 +0000

I recently ran across an article talking about muscle confusion and the importance of varying your workouts. The problem with this training approach is it doesn’t allow for the full adaptive benefit of a particular cycle. I am a big believer of increasing sophistication in your training, but you also need linear progression. Using linear progression …

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20 Tips to Lower Stress

Richard — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:26 +0000

I aspire to achieve a perfect work-life balance so my family gets the best of me and my work gets the best of me. Setting a personal goal like that can put some serious pressure on yourself, but isn’t as challenging when it is just you and a significant other. However, throw a set of …

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Daddy Duty and the Importance of Roughhousing

Richard — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:54 +0000

There are times in life when we men need to step up to the plate and I just learned of another responsibility I need to tackle. Pun intended. It is time to roughhouse with my kids. It turns out that all the time I have been spending moving like an animal and chasing my kids around …

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Circular Strength Training Rock Star

Richard — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:54:15 +0000

For those of you new to my blog, my training philosophy is heavily influenced by Scott Sonnon’s Circular Strength Training (CST) system, a health first approach to fitness. Over the last few weeks Coach Sonnon and Alberto Gallazzi (CST’s European Director and TacFit Survival creator) put on a whirlwind tour of Europe with three certification seminars (Italy, UK, and …

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Do You Lead a Dual Life?

Richard — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:41:19 +0000

Almost a month ago at ACP Internal Medicine 2013 a position paper issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Federation of State Medical Boards addressed the positive and negatives of different types of online interactions. This social-media policy urges doctors to not “friend” patients online or “pause before posting” as well as …

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Stress Yourself to Become Antifragile

Richard — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:40:56 +0000

I recently read an entertaining book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, titled “Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder“. I would recommend adding it to your reading list. Great book by Taleb and worth reading. The book is really a collection of books that express the same “antifragile” theme. In a way each section/chapter could almost stand on its …

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Do You Hate Working Out? It’s Your Genes

Richard — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:12:01 +0000

Last week I came across a study demonstrating that an individual’s motivation to exercise (or not) is driven in part by genetics. This may mean your genes are ruining your drive for working out… Researchers at the University of Missouri wanted to show whether people are genetically predisposed to exercise by testing lab rats’ willingness to …

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Get Really Strong with Bodyweight Exercises

Richard — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:24:14 +0000

Do you want to get really strong, but not look like a 300 pound meathead? I know I want to be strong, but I want serious strength that I can actually use. More than just having raw power is the balance or the ability to move. The question is what are you training for? For …

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Time to Drop the Winter Blues

Richard — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:54:14 +0000

You may be one of the lucky ones who is already enjoying the warmer weather. Unfortunately for me I am still fighting the cold weather and the winter blues. Spring is close, but even with the increased daylight it is easy to get stuck in a downward spiral. I know how easy it is to …

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Learn to Use Animal Flow for Better Movement

Richard — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:42:35 +0000

Do you wish you could move with the grace of a jungle cat? Today I want to share a workout from Mike Fitch, the creator of Animal Flow. Facebook is one of those great tools for finding people and information that share similar interests to yourself. I have been a fan of the stuff Mike …

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