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Monday, May 09, 2016

CrossCore® Hardcore

This looks great.

CrossCore® Hardcore by Marty Gallagher and Dr Chris Hardy is a wonderful introduction to suspension training, showing how to get the most from this remarkable tool. It's an ideal way to train when you're travelling, or when you simply don't have access to machines and free weights.

NB : The suspension trainer used in the book is the CrossCore System. If you've already got something similar, use that. If not, you can grab the CrossCore System here :

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Great thing.

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Body Fat Testing Using Hydrostatic Weighing

Great demonstration of the hydrostatic method - by far the most accurate approach.

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Sunday, May 08, 2016

Looking At : May 8, 2016

Echo Point, Blue Mountains.

During the past week we've discussed a number of great links; on Google+, Twitter, Nuzzel and so on. Here are a few of my favourites.

Google's DeepMind and the NHS : The fascinating combination of medical information and artificial intelligence.
The Champs Elysees Without Cars : A very visible part of the Parisian approach to air pollution.
Tackling London's Air Quality Issues with Electric Vehicles, Expanded Ultra-Low Emission Zones : More on the air quality thing, this time in London.
Conor McGrory's Re-Walk Fundraising Project : Love seeing stuff like this - the perfect combination of crowdfunding and exoskeletons.
Dexta's Haptic Exoskeleton Glove for VR : Incredible potential - for gaming, education and of course rehab work.

We also talked about The possible relaxation of cycling helmet laws in Australia, Designing rooms with sleep in mind and a whole lot more. Keep up with the World of Health & Fitness in the Straight to the Bar Community on Google+.

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Monday, May 02, 2016

Fit Biz Magazine - The Magazine for Fitness Business Owners

Fit Biz Magazine.

This looks superb.

Fit Biz Magazine is both a physical and digital magazine, focused squarely on the 'running a fitness business' side of things. Whether that's a gym, an online offering or a regular gathering in a local park.

Created by the incredible Mark de Grasse (and if you don't know Mark's training approach, here's a peek at one of his own workouts to give you an idea), it's promising indeed. To find out more - and to grab the first issue - swing by the project's Kickstarter page :

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Fit Biz Magazine.

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Spinal Anti-Extension Strength

What it is, and how to build it.

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Sunday, May 01, 2016

Looking At : May 1, 2016

Echo Point, Blue Mountains.

During the past week we've discussed a number of great links; on Google+, Twitter, Nuzzel and so on. Here are a few of my favourites.

The World's Strongest Woman : The birth of a new Pro Strongwoman competition.
Very Interesting Look at the Reading - and Understanding - of a Human Genome : Over to Riccardo Sabatini.
Life-Changing Medical Technologies that Really Aren't Too Far Away : A wonderfully positive list showing some of the incredible medical technologies we can expect to see over the next few years.
The Food Delivery Space Continues to Grow : Amazon's food delivery service arrives in San Francisco. Same question as with UberEATS - has anyone tried the Amazon (or similar) service for groups of clients - for either a pre- or -post workout feast?
Promising New Medication for Prostate Cancer : Fantastic.

We also talked about The PhotoCard app for sending client messages, The gradual pedestrianisation of Paris (to reduce air pollution) and a whole lot more. Keep up with the World of Health & Fitness in the Straight to the Bar Community on Google+.

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Monday, April 25, 2016

Virtual Care Course

This is a very interesting area - Virtual Care. Think 'top-ups' rather than the main visit; for GPs, sports therapists, physios and so on.

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Training For Life

The long-term benefit of a regular dose of training (bodyweight work in this case, but it applies to anything). Good stuff.

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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Looking At : Apr 24, 2016

Echo Point, Blue Mountains.

During the past week we've discussed a number of great links; on Google+, Twitter, Nuzzel and so on. Here are a few of my favourites.

Benefits of Combining Cancer Medications : Very interesting research.
Real-Time Monitoring Of Indoor Air Quality : Very interesting combination of various sensor technologies. Although I'm skeptical of some of the claims made in the name of indoor air quality, I agree with the overall approach here - constant measurement.
Exercise and Mental Clarity : An interesting overview of aerobic exercise and neurogenesis. Great combination.
Final Piece of Type 1 Diabetes Puzzle Solved : A much more complete understanding of Type I Diabetes, which should lead fairly quickly to greatly improved treatments.
Potential Protein Injections For Alzheimer's : Promising indeed.

We also talked about Uber Eats and health food, The Australian water & sewerage IoT trial and a whole lot more. Keep up with the World of Health & Fitness in the Straight to the Bar Community on Google+.

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Monday, April 18, 2016

8 Weeks to SEALFIT - A Navy SEAL's Guide to Unconventional Training for Physical and Mental Toughness

8 Weeks to SEALFIT.

Great read.

I'm a big fan of both physical and mental strength, and this book has an intriguing combination of the two. Mark Divine's 8 Weeks to SEALFIT.

Here's a comment from the Amazon page to give you a taste :

Jumping into this program taught me something really important: you cannot HIDE from the work required here. I've been doing more traditional weight lifting and strength programs at the gym over the last many months, and while the plans and programs have gone rather well for me, in just six days of working on this program I realized that I hadn't been giving it my all, and I'd been cutting corners. With 8 Weeks to SEALfit, if you stay committed to the work in front of you, you can't hide. And that's a great thing.

Good stuff. 8 Weeks to SEALFIT.

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Building Strength And Mobility for Handstands

A great demonstration of several strength and mobility exercises to assist your handstand progress.

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