Archive for November 2012
A Scientific look at Viagra enhancing endurance performance? No, not that kind, actual running performance…
Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall made a little bit of noise in the news when he said: “I know guys, it’s such competitive league and guys try anything just to get that edge…I’ve heard of guys using Viagra, seriously, because the blood, it’s supposed to thin . I don’t know. Some crazy stuff. It’s…
Read MoreStimulus and Adaptation- A complex and simple look at the training process
I’m going to be a bit ambitious here and try and break down the process that is training. If you read my last post on stress, hopefully you realized the myriad of factors that might affect training and adaptation. What I want to try and potentially accomplish is to break that process down and look at…
Read MoreThe Stress of Life: How stress can impact your workout
The Stress of Life: Adaptation is a fairly simple process. You apply a stimulus, or a “stressor” to the body and it adapts. Go lift weights, break down some muscle, and your body responds by making the muscle stronger. The actual process along that path is very complex and we’ll go into that shortly, but…
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