CST Free Weight Exercises By Scott Sonnon

Of course eggs are good for you

Conclusions: Consumption of 4 egg yolks/d, and possibly of 2 egg yolks/d, for 5 wk benefited macular health in older adults with low MPOD. Serum HDL cholesterol increased without an increase in LDL cholesterol in this study population,

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Does your fitness matter? Asking this question, many people defer to primal movements, to sylvan retreats in the woods and camo-covered camps. Many need to rediscover running barefoot, climbing trees, jumping across rocks, swimming through rapids, and crawling across the earth.
But that’s only a rudimentary step, if not merely nostalgic; for unless that is the [...]
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I know as a New Englander, I never need an excuse to go someplace warm during the cold winter months.  Still, it was pretty cool when Joel Marion invited me to become a speaker at his big event, Transformation Domination, on January 16-18, 2010.  Joel’s brought 15 presenters of all different backgrounds together for event [...]
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This reminds me of that documentary my Big Fat Diet

Dietary Patterns are Linked to Cardiovascular Risk Factors but Not to Inflammatory Markers in Alaska Eskimos.

Our data show that the traditional diet is related to a better profile of cardiovascular disease risk factors and should be encouraged.

The traditional diet is described as:

fish, native sea and land mammals and their fats and oils, wild greens, stew with mostly meat, stew with mostly rice or noodles, native birds, wild berries, and native berry agutuk. This diet scored low in candy bars, sugar, syrup, store-bought nonhydrogenated vegetable fats, peanut butter, milk, cheese, ice cream, and nondairy creamer.

(not sure how rice or noodles are traditional to the Eskimo….but we’ll let that one go)

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Roughly 50% carbs, 15% protein and 35% fat….. still not sure abou all those carbs.

To be honest looking at the diets the macro percentages are not that different….one thing that does stand out is that the traditional diet is the least processed. The “healthy” one has more grains and beans.

Not quite sure what this one tells us to be honest!

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I am doing an intense exercise routine in my apartment this winter…

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Drew Baye pointed to this

The Myth of Core Stability by Professor Eyal Lederman

The principle of core stability has gained wide acceptance in training for prevention of injury and as a treatment modality for rehabilitation of various musculoskeletal conditions in particular the lower back. There has been surprising little criticism of this approach up to date. This article will re-examine the original findings and the principles of core stability and how well they fare within the wider knowledge of motor control, prevention of injury and rehabilitation of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal systems following injury.

It is a long article….so here is the conclusion:

Weak trunk muscles, weak abdominals and imbalances between trunk muscles groups are not pathological, just a normal variation. The division of the trunk into core and global muscle system is a reductionist fantasy, which serves only to promote CS. Weak or dysfunctional abdominal muscles will not lead to back pain Tensing the trunk muscles is unlikely to provide any protection against back pain or reduce the recurrence of back pain.Core stability exercises are no more effective than, and will not prevent injury more than, any other forms of exercise.

Core stability exercises are no better than other forms of exercise in reducing chronic lower back pain. Any therapeutic influence is related to the exercise effects rather than CS issues.There may be potential danger of damaging the spine with continuous tensing of the trunk muscles during daily and sports activities. Patients who have been trained to use complex abdominal hollowing and bracing manoeuvres should be discouraged from using them.

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