Prevention

The Layman’s Guide to Lower Back Pain

May 15, 2011

This is a simple guide for the layperson to avoid lower back pain. If you’re an experienced trainee, or are looking to build a high-performance back, then this post isn’t relevant to you. But if you’re tired of the aches and pains in the lower back, then this post serves as a simple guide to [...]

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Should I Get A Standing Desk?

April 3, 2011

Table of Contents The Setup The Benefits Necessary Precautions What Can I Do Short of Getting a Standing Desk? Summary and Final Words === Introduction Thinking of switching over to a standing desk? It’s probably not the simplest things to do, but with a simple plan, and some necessary precautions, I’m confident that anyone can [...]

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Your Body Can Patch the Cracks, Not Mend the Foundation

February 14, 2011

The body is a wonderful thing – a complex piece of machinery with a set of instructions that even allow it to fix itself. Underlying this machinery is a system that works within its operating conditions. Unfortunately, the ways in which we stress our body today pushes us past those operating conditions far too often. [...]

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Pain and Exercise – Knowing when to suck it up

November 14, 2010

Pain is an evolutionary response that evolved to get you out of physical harm. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work all too well. Sometimes it starts screaming at us when there’s no real physical harm. Other times, it slacks off and doesn’t tell us about physical harm until some massive damage has been done. That’s why you [...]

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Warming up for Exercise – A Layperson’s View

March 6, 2010

Today’s topic ties in with a recent post of mine, ‘Can You Run Safely?’ Part of staying injury-free during exercise is to ensure that your body is prepared for the forthcoming exertion. This preparatory phase is known as the warm-up. Why I want to address this topic, is simply because the layperson doesn’t seem to [...]

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Stop Preaching Long-Term Goals to the Short-Term Minded

February 16, 2010

Some people think in the short-term, some in the long-term. The only way to get to someone is to talk in the language of his/her time perspective

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The 1 Important Thing to Constantly Ask Yourself During a Workout

December 9, 2009

This is a short post, because its only about one thing that everybody should be asking themselves during their workout. And the question is: “Is it safe?” Is the next rep going to be safe? Can I sustain another 5 mins at this pace? What does hitting my PRs today mean in the long run? [...]

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The Right Beginner Training Mindset

November 5, 2009

As a beginning trainee, regardless of your age, goals and background, the smartest thing that one can do is to adopt good practices from the start. Very often, this is not the case. I attribute this mainly to the fact that adverse reactions from training are not seen until years later. For example, the High [...]

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Hair Gel and Diet Coke: Or why we make choices

September 24, 2009

Just a fun post. Went shopping, and decided to pick up some hair gel. I saw the homebrand hair gel, cost – $1.09. I didn’t buy that, thinking that I wasn’t that cheap. So I bought the one you see in the picture, for $3.99. Not the most expensive one there (I really wonder why [...]

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Sitting for too long gives you bad posture

July 20, 2009

Firstly, I am going to refer to this article by JC of JCDfitness: Improve Your Life by Improving Your Posture Additional Resource: Soft Tissue E-manual To sum up the article, a young and athletic 22 year old managed to get Lower Cross Syndrome simply because he was sitting around too much. What do you think [...]

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Prevention

The Layman’s Guide to Lower Back Pain

Should I Get A Standing Desk?

Your Body Can Patch the Cracks, Not Mend the Foundation

Pain and Exercise – Knowing when to suck it up

Warming up for Exercise – A Layperson’s View

Stop Preaching Long-Term Goals to the Short-Term Minded

The 1 Important Thing to Constantly Ask Yourself During a Workout

The Right Beginner Training Mindset

Hair Gel and Diet Coke: Or why we make choices

Sitting for too long gives you bad posture

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