I recorded this video and never posted it here! If you’ve been working through my drills to promote diaphragmatic breathing, you’ll want to explore this drill next. Otherwise, you may find yourself capable of breathing diaphragmatically but still find limitations when you try to move or add load and can only generate IAP when you[…]
Two weekends ago, I attended the Progressive Calisthenics Instructor Certification (PCC) Workshop at Evolution Trainers in Mountain View, CA. When I heard that the PCC was coming to the SF Bay, I jumped at the chance to learn from the brothers, Al Kavadlo and Danny Kavadlo, who are famous on the internet for their amazing[…]
A quick video on the “Finish” where the hand in the water stroking back reaches the end and exits the water:
In March of this year, I met up with some folks working in the area of inflammation and how it relates to every non-communicable disease out there. The concept of the inflammatory model for disease is a new emerging area of study and I’m excited for what comes out of it, which in reality has[…]
Here are my stats from my Omron Body Monitor on Saturday 12-17-16: Weight 139.6 lbs BMI 21.9 Fat 13.3% Muscle 41.6% RM 1516 Body Age 28 Visceral Fat 5 Given that I started out around 168 lbs and at 25% body fat early in 2016, this is an amazing result! And I’m only 5’7″ so[…]
A friend asked me how I would recommend improving diet and increasing fat loss. Here are my recommendations for someone who is just starting out: Here is a rather long email on weight loss. Suffice to say that I have tried a number of things and a lot of it is garbage. Note that this[…]
It’s the beginning of September, and I ping Mark “Rif” Reifkind, my kettlebell coach and Chief Instructor of Strength Matters, on Facebook. I talk about the problems of my right arm press of 24kg, one of two last problem points as I head into the Strength Matters Kettlebell Certification. Of course, it degrades into defeatist[…]
Carb Back Loading has been giving me some pretty awesome results. Back on April 6, I measured myself with my Omron Body Monitor and got: Weight 157.6 lb Body fat 18.9% Muscle 38.8% Visceral fat 8% Today, June 25, nearly 3 months later, I got: Weight 149.8 lb Body fat 17.0% Muscle 39.7% Visceral fat[…]
About a year ago, I tried intermittent fasting (IF). I was disappointed that I didn’t get any results, with no change in body composition after 2 weeks. I noted some things that could have improved the results – it seems that IF is pretty sensitive to a lot of things in order to really get[…]
If you’re finding that 2BK coordination is difficult, give this a try…. The kicking practice i typically use with first timers of 2BK is simply, use both hands and hold onto the wall of the pool. Put your head in the water, and push out from the wall while still holding onto it and extend[…]