Hi folks, Core strength and flexibility are critical for your training, performance, posture, dance, general mobility, and many other activities. What exactly the core is has to be experienced, and I am still in the discovery stage. There are several definitions out there, one of which is "your body minus your legs and arms." This implies that your head is part of your core. Is it, I wonder? Another ... Read more
There Is No Such Thing As A Recovery Run
Hi folks, A few years ago I managed to finish Chez Ollie, which covered 128 miles of really hilly roads, with four category one (very steep) climbs. It was really tough, but well organized, especially those salted potatoes at about 80 miles in. I was pleased to finish in eleven hours and forty minutes, which is pretty good for my age group. The next day I was sore and tired, but not really wiped ... Read more
Capitalist And Angel Investor FitOldDog Celebrates His Windfall
Hi folks, I had an interesting and very satisfying day, today. As a kid I was raised to find a job and work for the rest of my life for someone else. So that is what I did until recently. Leaving my career of many years, I decided to strike out on my own with an online business. Whilst growing my online presence, I have been looking around for ways to gain much needed business skills without losing ... Read more
Don’t Underestimate The Value Of Walking Your Dog As A Conditioning Exercise
Hi folks, I learned about exercise from many people, one of which was Bruce Lee, via his books and my Jeet Kune Do instructor, Erwin (haven't seen him for years - really nice guy). Ironman training or not, I couldn't handle one of Erwin's classes today. I remember Bruce Lee writing that one should incorporate exercise into your daily life, and not confine it to the workout area. This included climbing ... Read more
Bioenergetics And Healthy Nutrition: You Make Fat From Sugar But Not Sugar From Fat
Healthy nutrition is one key to a long happy life, and don't think that it's fat that makes you fat; low fat foolishness made America fat. For many years I have been interested in Biochemistry, and my triathlon training heightened this interest. As you exercise you burn fuel to generate energy to do work (moving, thinking, making cells, excreting wastes). In fact, you burn these fuels all the time, but more as you ... Read more
Nutrition: My Internet Traffic Loves La Poutine
Hi folks, When it comes to nutrition you have to take what the experts say with a grain of salt, and listen to your body. I have been blogging for almost a year, putting out 220 posts to date, with only one of them mentioning la poutine, in reference to carboloading. However, 'poutine' is the most common keyword used to find my site. Just type 'la poutine ironman' into Google and I'm number one. Now, ... Read more
Are High School Athletics And Academics The Road To A Life-Long Love Of Learning?
I am fortunate in that our mother encouraged us to gain an education, leading us kids to a love of learning, with foreign languages and music being a constant accompaniment to our teenage existence. I took up photography and water polo in order to seek respite from the household clamor, because it is quiet in the dark room and there is little talking in the pool. My childhood homelife experience, however, taught ... Read more
11 More Free Training Tips On Safe Exercise For Better Health From FitOldDog
Hi folks, Just thought that I would pull out some more training tips for fun. Here they are, with an embedded link to the related blog post: Play at your workouts rather than working at them, because it is more joyful and thus more effective. Translation: take your training seriously but not yourself. Try running straight out of the gym after a heavy weight workout (yes, including your legs), ... Read more
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