Today’s post is about “The Godfather of Fitness” – Jack Lalanne. Jack is a fitness and cultural icon, who has promoted the benefit of regular exercise and healthy eating in a career that has spanned over 70 years and inspired millions. He presented an extremly succesful television programme, called “The Jack LaLanne Show”, that ran […]
Again a day early, but I’ve got a busy day tomorrow so what the hell… Today’s is one of THE BEST quotes I have ever come across, and I have heard and read hundreds. “The more complex the situation, the more threatening my rivals, the more I spread my wings in defiance of everything.” It
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Finally have my head around editing in Adobe and posting videos to YouTube so that they are in glorious HD. Here’s the introducton to corrective exercise video in full resolution: More videos to come soon, some topics I plan on covering are nutrition, strength and conditioning for football (soccer), training reccomendations and specialist strength routines.
This weeks post again will feature a little bit of culture and art. Here we have a video clip from Cirque Du Soleil’s 20th Anniversary show “Midnight Sun”, filmed in Montreal back in 2004. A breathtaking performance with no safety nets or wires! Next up we have a video of highlights for my favourite MMA
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Following on from last week’s post about team Hoyt, here’s another video wich features interviews with Richard and Ricky: Again some great inspiration for getting out and making the most of life.
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I know its Thursday, but I have a busy day tomorrow. So just in case I can’t post tomorrow, I thought I’d post it today. Bill Shannon This first part of this post is about Bill Shannon, a artist from Brooklyn born with a degenerative hip condition. He is completely unable to walk without the
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I saw this clip a while back, you’ll have to excuse the awful music they have used – but still a truly inspirational story. A father and son team of Richard and Rick Hoyt, collectively known as team Hoyt. For more about their story, check out their website www.teamhoyt.com
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This is the first of a new series of posts, with the aim of providing a little inspiration for your training. In this first part, I want to follow on from the Oldtimes Strongman post from yesterday and feature some inspirational pictures taken from www.oldtimestrongman.com. I think you’ll agree they are some truly amazing feats
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It never ceases to amaze me learning about the fantastic feats of strength performed by the great strongmen of the last century. Legends such as Eugene Sandow, Arthur Saxon, J.C. Tolson and many others would amaze crowds with their accomplishments. Way before steriods and sports science these legends could perform astounding feats of strength and
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I wanted to post something up about this extraordinary man. For those who don’t know, Mr. Poliquin is a legendary strength coach based in the US. He has coached a vast array of top athletes to their best results and he writes some great, no-nonsense articles on the subject. I wanted to share two of