"Everything popular is wrong." by Oscar Wilde in 'The Importance of Being Earnest.' Cited by Tim Ferriss in The 4-Hour Workweek. Hi folks, When you study a scientific discipline for years there is the temptation to think that you understand what is going on, when nothing could be further from the truth. This is especially relevant when it comes to understanding causes and finding cures for ... Read more
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How To Zero In On Perfect Biomechanics To Minimize Injury And Optimize Performance
Hi folks, After years of training, plenty of injuries, and extensive (but always incomplete) study of the way my body works with respect to locomotion, I think I finally get it. Unless you are one of those rare people who naturally have perfect biomechanics, if such a person exists, which I doubt, you will struggle with tight muscles, sore tendons and ligaments, and repetitive injuries from training (or ... Read more
Tips On Building Mental Strength For Endurance Sports And Life In General
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going" Joseph P. Kennedy "That's alright for them, but what do you do if you're not tough?" FitOldDog Hi folks, I find Twitter to be a great source of information and ideas, much of which comes in the form of links to articles that I would never otherwise find. For instance, take this tweet: "Rebecca Joslin @MissTriathlon How can you build mental ... Read more
Sports Injuries: Are You Looking For The Wrong Thing In The Wrong Place?
Hi folks, Whilst staying in a motel on the Interstate recently, I was awoken at 2:00 am by a cyclic buzzing sound, which I immediately assumed was an alarm clock in the adjacent room. You know what they say about, 'ASSUME.' Makes and ass out of you and an ass out of me. I just could not get back to sleep, so off I went in search of the offending noise, with the assistance of the night clerk (a nice ... Read more
Tennis-Induced Wrist Pain – Every Injury Is An Opportunity To Learn And To Improve In Your Sport
This post is about tennis-induced wrist pain. However, the ideas expressed here extend to any sports injury. Body-awareness is the real key to staying fit and active into old age. Don't let a chronic injury hold you back from having fun. Work out what is going on, and fix it, before it gets to be serious. I'm still doing Ironman training as of today (February, 2016), at age 72. It's fun! But I have to be ... Read more
Knee Pain, Runner’s Bane: Beware The Canyons Of Your Mind!
Prevent Knee Pain, ASAP! Two images, same cause! "Neurons that wire together, fire together!" Donald Hebb, 1949 Knee pain is the commonest problem I encounter, when asked for advice on living the life of an older athlete. Habits sculpt our minds, and consequently our bodies! To change your body, you have first to change your mind. It took three knee surgeries, two due to running, before I ... Read more
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Select Your FitOldDog Subject From The FitOldDog Links Below Whether it be vascular disease, plantar fasciitis, healthy aging, sports injury, or another FitOldDog Links topic. Kev aka FitOldDog PS I'm all into podcasting right now, but I'll be writing again, very soon. You can find the FitOldDog podcasts here: FitOldDog Links: Vascular/Aortic Disease Aortic aneurysm Aortic dissection Heart ... Read more
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Be A FitOldDog This blog, and the FitOldDog brand, were created in direct response to a major health challenge. An abdominal aortic aneurysm, detected as a result of odd things happening during the 2010 Lake Placid Ironman. I was 67 years old at the time, and fit as fiddle! This precipitated my departure from a 40-year career as a veterinary pathologist and researcher. A career I had enjoyed immensely. Having ... Read more
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