CST Free Weight Exercises By Scott Sonnon

Yes, I just used a terrible joke as the title of this post. I wanted to discuss a bit about building size in the arms, but couldn't get myself to write a "how to" title. Let's discuss what it takes to build bigger arms. Despite what many would suggest, I believe beginners need to mix [...]
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In the past four years, MMA has become all the rage …

From the frat kids watching UFC, graciously giving advice to the TV on why their favorite fighter is losing, to the local Jujutsu club that implores you to believe that all fights end up on the ground–MMA is here to stay.

Now, whether or not [...]

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TACFIT Groundfighter 1E Workout Video

http://www.TACFIT.tv

Complete 10 Rounds of:

30sec Stability Ball Pushup on Inverted BOSU
30sec Cross Rope Pull on Inverted BOSU
30sec Inverted BOSU Pushup on Stability Ball
30sec Cross Rope Pull on Stability Ball
30sec before beginning the circuit again

Scott Sonnon

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Just wanted to give you all a heads-up that Mike Robertson is running a customer appreciation sale on Bulletproof Knees this week.  If you enter the coupon code KNEES2010 at checkout, it’ll get you $15 off the cost of the product.  I’ve raved about this resource in the past, as I think it’s the single-best [...]
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mc pointed these out:

To get a flavour of Sapolsky’s amazing work, there are at least two audiobook lectures at iTunes U on the work from Zebras on stress. The first is Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers; the second is Stress and Coping: What Baboons can Teach Us. These are both free, and part of Stanford’s Healthy Living Series at iTunes U. The take aways from Baboons are perhaps no surprise, but that they are so well underlined with both observation and physiology is well worth exploring.

Very definitely worth listening to.

mc’s posts are always worth reading and reflecting on. (interview with her here)

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Recently asked,“how come the joint mobility program of TACFIT Commando advises tensing and fatiguing muscles? it seems a little counter intuitive. one would think it should relax and loosen them no?”
It only appears counter-logical at first glance, because joint mobility is taught (by those who don’t understand it) as joint movement.
Movement is not mobility. Mobility [...]
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I’m really fired up today to announce that our new website is now live at www.CresseyPerformance.com.
This site is a lot more representative of our facility than the old one, for sure, but it’s also going to become a “destination” for CP clients and those looking for “info-tainment,” as my business partner Pete will be regularly [...]
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Well this shouldn’t really be a surprise. The science is saying that there is no link between the intake of saturated fat and the risk of CHD [coronary heart disease], stroke, or CVD [cardiovascular disease].

Here is another study which is supporting that idea. (The study is full of assumptions by the way - the claim is that this is a “potentially atherogenic diet”.)

Anyway, the Masai have a low carb, high fat diet but they have very healthy blood pressure and lipid profiles.

These researchers suggest their health is due to their high levels of energy expenditure. Who knows, maybe it is due to their diet!

Is their health in spite of or because of their diet?

Daily energy expenditure and cardiovascular risk in Masai, rural and urban Bantu Tanzanians

Background Several studies have revealed that the Masai, pastoralists in Tanzania, have low rates of coronary heart disease despite a diet high in saturated fat. It has also been suggested that they may be genetically protected. Recent studies detailing other potential protective factors, however, are lacking.

Methods A cross-sectional investigation of 985 Tanzanian men and women (130 Masai, 371 rural Bantu and 484 urban Bantu) with mean age of 46 (9.3) years. Anthropometric measures, blood pressure, serum lipids, and the reported dietary pattern and physical activity level were assessed.

Results 82% of Masai subjects reported a high fat/low carbohydrate intake, whereas 77% of the rural Bantu subjects reported a low fat/high carbohydrate intake, while a high fat/high carbohydrate intake was the main dietary pattern of the urban Bantu group as, reported by 55%. The most conspicuous finding for the Masai was the extremely high energy expenditure, corresponding to 2565 kcal/day over basal requirements, compared with 1500 kcal/day in the rural and 891 kcal/day for the urban Bantu. Mean body mass index among the Masai was lower than the rural and urban Bantu. Mean systolic blood pressure of the Masai was also lower compared with their rural and urban Bantu counterparts. The Masai revealed a favourable lipid profile.

Conclusion The potentially atherogenic diet among the Masai was not reflected in serum lipids and was offset probably by very high energy expenditure levels and low body weight.

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?You are a child of God. Your [...]
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Mention the term "muscle tone" on many of the major bodybuilding forums and prepare to get flamed. I don't spend much time over on those sites unless I notice a surge of traffic coming from a forum to this blog. Typically I upset someone for challenging their locked in notion of getting in shape. A [...]
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