I am a huge fan of interval training. So much so that I’ve pretty much abandoned the long cardio sessions I was accustomed to doing. However, I began to wonder how much interval training should be done during the week as well as how long the sessions should be. Fortunately, I found the answers from Craig Ballantyne’s blog, the creator of Turbulence Training.
What are Intervals?
Interval workouts are various exercises that are done back-to-back, either timed or for a number of repitions. You can use only your body weight or a combination of free weights.
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This site is here to help you transform your body and life into something extraordinary. Something legendary. Its an asset. Just as I needed help to begin building the life that I wanted to live and a body that I was happy with, hopefully this site will lend a hand where its needed as well. In the theme of giving you guys the tools you need to help you with your training goals, I bring you Sean Hyson.
Seans the fitness editor of Mens Fitness.
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Concussions make headlines when they affect NFL players, and there is growing awareness that they can also affect teen athletes.
Every high school and college football program — as well as those for other high-contact sports — should have a concussion management program, says Mark Lovell, PhD, founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Sports Medicine Concussion Program.
Among his recommendations:
Put people on the field who understand the injury. This means doctors trained for this task and a certified athletic trainer.
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Inspirational documentaries are some of my favorite to watch. The last documentary I watched was A Fighting Chance featuring Kyle Maynard. I received an email about My Run and felt that Terry Hitchcock’s story is definitely one to be shared.
My Run is the story of Terry Hitchcock, who ran 75 consecutive marathons in 75 consecutive days after losing his wife to breast cancer.
Synopsis
Terry Hitchcock battles the grief of losing his wife to breast cancer by setting out on a journey to bring awareness and a voice to the struggles faced by single parent families and their children.
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At age 33, I am stronger, more agile, and have more energy than when I was 17. Yet only 3 years ago, I was constantly getting injured while working out, had lost my taste for physical activity, and was constantly achy and sore. This, in spite of the fact that I got regular massages and stretched regularly before every workout.
What I didn’t know was this: it was the stretching that was messing me up. I was shocked to discover that experts, scientists, and pro athletic trainers have all thrown out everything most of us know about stretching.
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