...that in mind, I thought it would be appropriate to post a few
thoughts about the heat - and, specifically, training in these
dastardly conditions.
During exercise, the human body generates hea...
Sunday, 19 July 2009
...spike in hot temperatures in Austin, there is no more appropriate and timely topic than this episode: "Training In The Heat". This episode
will discuss the problems related to training in v...
Monday, 29 June 2009
...e most about the RunSmart approach is
that it allows the individual athlete to take control of his or her
training by giving them the "why?" behind loading strategies
(cognitive/mechanica...
Tuesday, 02 June 2009
...quot;The Marshall Burt Interview". Marshall Burt is an Austin-based track coach and head of the Elite
Training Group Track Club. His notoriety stems from his online presence
and views on health...
Tuesday, 02 June 2009
...lan Besslink in 2006. I had been running for about 3 years
and had been through the roller coaster ride of training , racing,
injuring,..... repeat....
By the time I found him...
Thursday, 30 April 2009
... the latest episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health" as I discuss "The Ironman Journey". Training for your first Ironman triathlon is an adventure. The 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike,...
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
...rk. Along with this, there are approximately 300 practitioners worldwide that attained the highest level of training in the McKenzie Method.
This method of musculoskeletal assessme...
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
...very short period of time can now become a chronic issue that yields years of health care expense.
Training : Physical therapists are internationally recognized as experts in therapeutic exerc...
Thursday, 12 March 2009
...d chat along with live phone-in options.
The next epiosde is on "Recovery-Centered Training ".
The direct link to the show is at http://www.blogta...
Monday, 23 February 2009
...of exercise program -
though massage therapists have, for all intents and purposes, little or no
formal training in therapeutic exercise prescription.
You
ca...
Sunday, 22 February 2009
The Austin Marathon weekend is upon us. It's time to put all of that hard training to the test this Sunday, February 15.
With this in mind, Allan Besselink will be doing a RunSma
Thursday, 12 February 2009
...;What Is Competent Self Care - and Why Do I Care?" Future topics will include health care utilization, training principles, the health care crisis, RunSmart, and many others. Topics and episodes ...
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
...his stems from my being one of the 300 or so practitioners worldwide who have attained the highest level of training in the McKenzie Method, and one of but a handful in the world that focus specifical...
Monday, 12 January 2009
...aving to
be a consumer of your health care? And what if you are a runner that
simply needs to get back to training ?
That is the topic of
my next article.
Referen...
Monday, 15 December 2008
...f we were to look at
any 10 books on running, we'd find that most of them continue to
promote concepts of training that do not even consider the last 20
years of sports science and physiology liter...
Sunday, 30 November 2008
It's finally cooling off in Austin. With cooler weather comes the start of all the marathon training programs in preparation for the Austin Marathon in February. And with cool fall weather and marat
Monday, 27 October 2008
... to see the limits to human performance, and we've
yet to see the optimal performance based on the optimal training . It
seems unfortunate that instead of everyone continuing to revel in the
joy and...
Thursday, 11 September 2008
...arc Frazier, owner of South Congress Athletic Club. Session topics include running mechanics/form, strength training , plyometrics and drills, and Recovery-Centered Training . The RunSmart book is used ...
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
...uman performance.
The unfortunate assumption is that today's performances are driven by the best training - and that, unfortunately, isn't a fair assumption. Today's training is driven by m...
Thursday, 17 July 2008
It seems that everyone is searching for the "magic workout", the key(s) to training success. If you look at any number of magazines on the market these days, the predominant themes are along
Thursday, 26 June 2008
...erapist a number of times over the past several years. He helped me overcome my injury and safely return to training . Allan first thoroughly evaluated my injury and listened intently to what I said. H...
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
... learned a little about Asian history too ...
In more recent times, I ponder my McKenzie diploma training . David Poulter got me to push the boundaries of what I thought was possible - as a ...
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
I have probably heard all of the stories of marathon PRs lost, the tales of woe and angst of training seemingly gone awry on any given Sunday. With a sly grin and an optimistic view, I've found just a
Wednesday, 06 February 2008
...come a popular rehab activities for runners. It's name: aqua jogging. Some use it as a means of "cross-training ". Articles rave about it.
Aqua jogging - otherwise known as "deep wa...
Monday, 12 November 2007
...after years of ITU racing and finishes second. Chris McCormack has a long history of ITU racing and gave up training for the Olympics to pursue his Hawaiian dream. On the women's side, Samantha McGlon...
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
...rld magazine, 60% of runners will sustain an injury within a given year that will cause them to alter their training . I can only imagine the statistics for any given marathon training program.
I ...
Monday, 01 October 2007
... you how to run on the moon - with about the same level of gravity to fight);
- what do you do about your training ? "Just come back slowly, that's all. Of course that's not until we finish your...
Thursday, 30 August 2007
...t time of year again. Fall will soon be here (hard as that is to imagine when it's 100 degrees outside) and training programs for the AT&T Marathon and Half Marathon in Austin will be starting. Th...
Sunday, 19 August 2007
...e grand opening of the Smart Life Institute, a health initiative that provides sports science solutions for training , rehab, and life. August 13 will be a landmark day in the (R)evolution In Health.
...
Monday, 13 August 2007
...ce.
Of course, people also say these things "can't be done without drugs" assuming that the training methods to this date have been optimal. This is a big assumption - and perhaps the ...
Friday, 10 August 2007
