Hi folks, I talk to plenty of people about exercise, and every few days someone will ask my advice on an injury or exercise program. I always lead the discussion towards the study of body-awareness, which inevitably results in a silence, complete lack of interest, and rapid changing of the subject. I find this behavior to be extremely bizarre, as these people approached me for advice in the first ... Read more
Endurance Race Recovery And Context As The Wallpaper Of Life
"In JKD [Jeet Kune Do], one does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity." Bruce Lee. "Any effort that has self-glorification as its final endpoint is bound to end in disaster." by Robert M. Pirsig, from The Painter's Keys. "If you could wish for one athletic-enhancing gene it should be the one that ... Read more
Hopes, Dreams, Worry, Sleep, And The Joy Of Fresh Peaches with Hoop Cheese At Three AM In New Jersey
Hi folks, Books and peaches seem to have something in common, in that sometimes they have to ripen before they are really digestible. There are three books that took a while to grow on me, and now I refer to them all the time. They are like the peaches that I bought at a farm stall three or four days ago, at which time they were as hard as bullets. I was assured by the farmer, who also made the hoop ... Read more
At Age 69 FitOldDog Worked Around Instead Of Through His Shoulder Problem And Made His Best 100 Yard Swim Ever
Hi folks, I broke my left shoulder about 8 or 10 years ago, a complete dislocation whilst running with my dog, Nickel (who I still miss), on one of those extended leads. It wrapped around my legs, down I went, up came my arm to protect my head, my elbow made a beautifully aligned impact with the concrete sidewalk, and punched the head of my humerus out of my shoulder joint. About an hour and a bunch ... Read more
Learn How To Pick Up A Rock Before You Pick Up Your Tennis Racket
Hi folks, Many years ago I attempted to learn Chez Ollie, and I got close a few times after a year or so of trying. I got to feel, if only briefly, how you can put the force of your whole body into a punch over a distance of just a few centimeters. The process seemed to be all about optimal body coordination, timing, and considerable skill. It is apparent that there are many ways to carry out any action ... Read more
I Looked In The Toilet Bowl And It All Made Sense So What Do Tennis And Cycling Have In Common?
"There are still old knots that are unrecorded, and so long as there are new purposes for rope, there will always be new knots to discover." From 'The Ashley Book Of Knots,' cited in Chapter 39 of 'The Shipping News' by Annie Proulx. Hi folks, Years ago I read an interesting book by John Horgan, entitled 'The End Of Science,' which I thought at the time must have been written with tongue in ... Read more
The Right Dance Teacher Can Help You Overcome The Effects Of Injuries On Body Movement To Improve Your Athletic Skill
Hi folks, I have been struggling to optimize my leg position in the pool, but I find that they wander all over the place when I breathe on the left, especially my left leg. Slowly I have nailed this problem down to my left arm recovery stroke, which triggers a twist in my pelvis. I dislocated my left shoulder about eight years ago, and in spite of 'treatment by flying beer bottle,' which improved ... Read more
Art, Horses, And How My Friend Cured His Tennis-Induced Wrist Strain
Hi folks, The brain and body are all one machine, so if one is tired both are tired. I have had some pretty challenging swims, rides and runs lately, one on top of the other, day after day. I find that my energy level varies like the three chairs by Wayne Vaughn, of The Sculpture Farm, in the photo opposite (love this art). Sometimes high! Sometimes low! Sometimes in between! After seeing the chairs, ... Read more
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