I try pretty hard these days to avoid products with artificial fragrances. There’s really no way at all to know what chemicals they’re made up of. And if they’re in anything I’ll be putting on my body, I’ll be absorbing them through my skin. Not really what I want.Continue reading
Make your hands work like NEW!
We use our hands constantly. We use them a lot for repetitive motions and also hold them in fixed positions for long time periods. This can lead to shortened muscles and tendons that leave your hands less mobile.
Here are some simple stretches, strengthening exercises, and coordination drills to help you restore your hands to full working order!
I’ve Given Up on Beds… Again
I’ve been sleeping in a regular bed for the past 3 years or so. I know what you’re thinking. So have I, but what do you mean 3 years? To be honest, before my most recent bed purchase, I’d been sleeping on the floor for almost a decade. And I’ve arrived at the conclusion that I much prefer the floor to a bed.Continue reading
Simple Homemade Fermented Salsa
Recipe:
8-10 tomatoes
1 large red onion
2 jalapenos
small handful cilantro
salt amount equal to 5% of produce weight
Here’s a really simple fermented salsa recipe! I love salsa and put it on all kinds of things. I practically live on eggs so salsa is my go to condiment.
The extra benefit of this salsa is that it is fermented so it keeps longer and also has beneficial bacterial to help out you digestion! Give it a try and let me know what you think.
What Has Technology Cost Us?
I often find myself marveling at the technology around us. The leaps we’ve made just in my lifetime are nothing short of staggering! Most everyone carries around all the information in the world on their cellphones. You can learn just about anything on YouTube. Even people who don’t have much money have climate control. But what have we lost in this process?Continue reading
Can You Trust The Findings In Studies?
We’re told on a regular basis something to the effect of, “a new study shows that people with better grip strength live longer.” By the way, this is a real study that was presented just this way. In order to understand what this study shows, we have to go way past the headline.Continue reading
Learn About Active Stretching
Active stretching, or PNF stretching, can really help you increase your flexibility very quickly. In this video I’ll talk about the basic concept of active stretching and demo the technique using a hamstring stretch.
PNF stretching is often done with a partner, but it can be done without a partner too! Even though I’m using a hamstring stretch to demo the technique, the principle applies to any stretch.
What is Strength Really?
It’s generally assumed that someone with bigger muscles is stronger. But that isn’t always the case. While having bigger muscles does help make you stronger, that isn’t the whole picture. But if having bigger muscles doesn’t make you stronger, what does?Continue reading
But Isn’t Crawling for Infants!?
Why in the world would you want to crawl once you’ve learned how to walk? The truth is there are a lot of benefits to crawling!
If we still lived out in the woods where things aren’t groomed, we’d HAVE to crawl fairly often. This could be to get under obstacles, over steep terrain, or to sneak up on dinner.
Crawling is also more stable as we have more points of contact and out center of gravity is lower. This can be incredibly helpful when moving over narrow or unstable objects. Think about crossing a downed log over a stream. How many times have you see someone crawl across that log if they can’t balance well enough walking?
Some of the main benefits to crawling are more developed core stabilization, better coordination between opposing limbs i.e. right arm to left leg, and Hip Flexor and Glute activation!
So give it a try and see if you still have what it takes to crawl!
Training Mindset vs Competition Mindset
When it comes to training and competition, they’re two very different animals. The problem is that all too often people don’t approach them in a beneficial way. You need a completely different training mindset than you need toward competition. Lemme give you a few tips to help you get the right mindset for both!Continue reading