CST Free Weight Exercises By Scott Sonnon

I’ve got a guest blog for you today from Joel Marion of Cheat Your Way Thin.  As I noted in a recent newsletter, Joel has done his homework, and in this article, he’ll share with you some of the interesting research he’s been doing over the last six years.  Check it out:
LEPTI-WHA??
It’s name is Leptin [...]
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from Mountain Athlete.

Looks good for the hip flexors (and glutes) which get tight if you sit behind a desk for most of the day

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You’re about to discover the key to becoming more athletic, faster, stronger, more healthy and less injury prone … all by training one commonly overlooked set of muscles — the posterior chain!
What Is The Posterior Chain?
Our good friend, Wikipedia has this to say about the posterior chain:
“The posterior chain is a group of muscles, tendons [...]

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Practice something daily better than the day before, and mastery becomes inevitable. Nothing can resist this self-evident law of conditioning. Not even imperfect practice can withstand that maxim, fortunately for me. Swimming upstream from the shallow end of the gene pool, I am no accident. I’m not gifted, advantaged or privileged. I was forged out [...]
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I figured I’d start up a mini-series of sorts here where I discuss some of the little changes you can make to programs to get big results.
Many intermediate lifters get stuck in a middle ground with respect to heavy loading in their quest to build strength.  Obviously, they know that, as a general rule of [...]
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I thought this was of interest. With all the usual warnings about association not equalling causation, Night Eating - defined as 25% of daily food intake after the evening meal and/or awakening at least once per week to eat - is much more common in the obese.

I wonder is there is some relation here to Intermittent Fasting. Such behaviour removes even the short fast that is there for most after the evening meal.

Prevalence of Night Eating in Obese and Nonobese Twins

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of night eating (NE) and associated symptoms in a population-based sample of Swedish twins. A total of 21,741 individuals aged 20–47 years completed a questionnaire in 2005/2006. NE was defined as 25% of daily food intake after the evening meal and/or awakening at least once per week with eating episodes. The prevalence of NE was 4.6% in men and 3.4% in women. Among obese men and women, the prevalence was 8.4 and 7.5%, respectively. Men and women with NE had 3.4 and 3.6 times higher risk of binge eating compared to individuals without NE. The risk of sleep-related problems was 1.6–3.4 times higher in men and 2.5–3.3 times higher in women with NE compared to those without NE. This epidemiological study has estimated the prevalence of NE in a twin population. It revealed that NE is 2.5 and 2.8 times more common in obese men and women compared to normal weight men and women. Furthermore that NE is associated with binge eating and sleep-related problems.

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If you’re thinking about trying a circuit training routine, and you’re looking for some pointers, advice, or even a “review” of what circuit training is … then keep reading.
What Is Circuit Training?
Circuit training was a type of exercise training that was invented in the (I believe) 70’s by a doctor. His idea was that the [...]

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What are Parallettes?
Parallettes are mini-parallel bars used for strength and conditioning. Many people mistake them for pushup or dip bars. They certainly can be used for conventional exercises like pushups, dips, wall and handstands, L and V seats, but they also can be used for more sophisticated exercises like dog presses, swinging planks, elbow lever [...]
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“When I wrote to Eric Cressey regarding online training, I had not lifted in over 3 months and my shoulder was gradually getting more painful doing everyday tasks. I had also consulted a physician about an MRI scan leading to the possibility of shoulder surgery. As a trainer, and someone who lives for the gym, [...]
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I live a few miles away from a beautiful lake in Seattle called Green Lake…

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