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Just came across this via Alexander Becker : How to relax your muscles. Very interesting (and after yesterday's deadlifts, timely).

Just came across this via Alexander Becker : How to relax your muscles. Very interesting (and after yesterday's deadlifts, timely).

Anyone familiar with the martial arts' concept of rooting will immediately see the power of Chuck Halbakken's suggestions. A Tae Kwon Do black belt and certified kettlebell instructor himself, Halbakken discusses a way to generate power for hand strength - starting at the feet.

This article [,pdf, 24 kb] is the first in a series looking at power generation. Should be a good one.

Anyone familiar with the martial arts' concept of rooting will immediately see the power of Chuck Halbakken's suggestions. A Tae Kwon Do black belt and certified kettlebell instructor himself, Halbakken discusses a way to generate power for hand strength - starting at the feet.

This article [,pdf, 24 kb] is the first in a series looking at power generation. Should be a good one.

Danny O'Dell's* latest newsletter lists 12 factors that affect recovery, according to Dr Fred Hatfield.


These are :

• The larger muscles take longer to recover than do smaller ones.
• Bigger muscle groups take longer than do smaller muscle groups.
• Predominantly white fibers - the fast twitch - take longer to recover than do the slow twitch or red fiber muscles of the body. Recall that fast twitch fibers produce power and the red or slow fibers are more suited to long endurance types of activities.
• High intensity lifting in ranges above 80-85% 1RM requires greater recuperation times than do those who are in and below the 75% range.
• Full range exercise movements cause more muscle tissue damage than partial range motions and necessitate greater recovery times and methods.
• Older lifters or those above 35 need more time to recover when compared to a younger athlete.
• Recovery rates can be advanced as a result of aerobic weight training load program manipulations. The recovery can also be retarded if there is little to no aerobic efficiency training to the regimen. A general basis of physical fitness helps ensure greater recovery between exercise sessions.
• Better nutrition habits can have a significant impact on the recovery process. Especially when compared to poor eating habits.
• A healthy body generally recovers faster and more efficiently than an unhealthy one.
• Eccentric muscle contractions increase the recovery time due to the interfibril damage that occurs with this type of lifting.
• Overtraining or undertraining, whether occurring from biological and/or psychological causes, increases the demands on the recovery mechanisms.

An excellent list.

* Article by Danny M. O'Dell of Explosivelyfit.com - the definitive source for strength training information.

Danny O'Dell's* latest newsletter lists 12 factors that affect recovery, according to Dr Fred Hatfield.


These are :

• The larger muscles take longer to recover than do smaller ones.
• Bigger muscle groups take longer than do smaller muscle groups.
• Predominantly white fibers – the fast twitch – take longer to recover than do the slow twitch or red fiber muscles of the body. Recall that fast twitch fibers produce power and the red or slow fibers are more suited to long endurance types of activities.
• High intensity lifting in ranges above 80-85% 1RM requires greater recuperation times than do those who are in and below the 75% range.
• Full range exercise movements cause more muscle tissue damage than partial range motions and necessitate greater recovery times and methods.
• Older lifters or those above 35 need more time to recover when compared to a younger athlete.
• Recovery rates can be advanced as a result of aerobic weight training load program manipulations. The recovery can also be retarded if there is little to no aerobic efficiency training to the regimen. A general basis of physical fitness helps ensure greater recovery between exercise sessions.
• Better nutrition habits can have a significant impact on the recovery process. Especially when compared to poor eating habits.
• A healthy body generally recovers faster and more efficiently than an unhealthy one.
• Eccentric muscle contractions increase the recovery time due to the interfibril damage that occurs with this type of lifting.
• Overtraining or undertraining, whether occurring from biological and/or psychological causes, increases the demands on the recovery mechanisms.

An excellent list.

• Article by Danny M. O’Dell of Explosivelyfit.com - the definitive source for strength training information.

Strongman Phil Pfister hit the headlines a couple of months ago when he took the title of World's Strongest Man; the first American to do so in over 20 years. This morning I stumbled across his site (via the Diesel Crew's Jedd Johnson), which contains some great photographs of the big guy.

Strongman Phil Pfister hit the headlines a couple of months ago when he took the title of World's Strongest Man; the first American to do so in over 20 years. This morning I stumbled across his site (via the Diesel Crew's Jedd Johnson), which contains some great photographs of the big guy.

The pool's been handing out invitations all week, the Aussie cricketers are in fine form and Kris' Virtual Meet is only 10 weeks away. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a few of these :

• Sleeping on the job
  A look at the benefits of power-napping in the workplace.
• Increasing water intake
  A few tips from Dr John Berardi.
• 7 keys to reactive agility
  Training tips for combat athletes from Scott Sonnon.
• Sit up straight...or don't
  A very interesting study on the optimum angle for sitting.
• Mike Robertson, Craig Ballantyne and Chad Waterbury interviewed
  All very interesting guys.
• The evolution of WSB training
  Rif takes us back to the beginning. Superb.

The pool's been handing out invitations all week, the Aussie cricketers are in fine form and Kris' Virtual Meet is only 10 weeks away. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a few of these :

• Sleeping on the job
  A look at the benefits of power-napping in the workplace.
• Increasing water intake
  A few tips from Dr John Berardi.
• 7 keys to reactive agility
  Training tips for combat athletes from Scott Sonnon.
• Sit up straight...or don't
  A very interesting study on the optimum angle for sitting.
• Mike Robertson, Craig Ballantyne and Chad Waterbury interviewed
  All very interesting guys.
• The evolution of WSB training
  Rif takes us back to the beginning. Superb.