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PLoS ONE: Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity
This is a pretty good study that should put the nail in the coffin for the theory that paleo man burned more calories purely due to cultural necessity. PLoS ONE: Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity
Evidence-Based Fitness: How many sprinters does it take to change a lightbulb, or what about important but not significant?
Posted by in Science on December 13, 2012
This is an excellent article about the difference between ‘statistically significant’ and ‘important’ that a whole lot of scientists should read. Evidence-Based Fitness: How many sprinters does it take to change a lightbulb, or what about important but not significant?
Have Some Standards!! « Bodyweight Strength Training « Beast Skills
Posted by in Exercise on December 1, 2012
Excellent article on why you need to hold yourself to correct form and depth standards while lifting. Have Some Standards!! « Bodyweight Strength Training « Beast Skills
Skeletal Muscle Protein Metabolism and Resistance Exercise
This is an excellent study showing the benefits of BCAA supplementation, especially for those of us who train fasted. Includes some surprising conclusions, like BCAA supplementation alone (without exercise) increasing muscle growth and BCAAs + carbs actually being inferior in some cases to BCAAs alone. As an added bonus, the full text is available for […]
Want to know what’s wrong with education?
Posted by in Review on October 31, 2012
Some of you are aware that my career (and a large part of my expertise) is currently focused on perfecting education, however I almost never write about it in my blog, or discuss it in normal conversation. The reasons for this are many, but it mainly boils down to the fact that almost any discussion […]
Pain Is In Your Brain | Exercise Biology
Pain Is In Your Brain | Exercise Biology This is a pretty interesting article and video discussing the sources of pain, which is something I’ve become intensely interested in since I’ve come to the conclusion (especially after my injury) that I have an abnormal pain tolerance. It also helps explain one of the big historical […]
Are Deep Squats Bad for your Knees? | Exercise Biology
Posted by in Exercise on October 20, 2012
Here’s a pretty good article talking about both sides of the ‘deep squat’ debate that’s worth a read, especially as a counterpoint to my post on the subject. The one thing he doesn’t bring up that I believe is highly pertinent to the discussion is the fact that you can and must use greater weights […]
Nocebo?
Posted by in Science on October 13, 2012
Everyone’s heard of placebo, right? There have been plenty of studies that demonstrate the placebo is a powerful effect, and that the act of simply expecting improvement often leads to improvement itself. Turns out, there’s an equally powerful opposite, called the nocebo response, which is examined in the study below. Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Archiv “Nocebo Phenomena […]
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Cardio’
This is an awesome tl;dr on a study released by the author that shows something anyone who has performed a widowmaker already knows: Anaerobic resistance training builds cardiovascular fitness just as well as aerobic. And best of all, the author makes the full text of the study freely available. The Life & Times of James […]
The Math of Recovery [Excerpt] • Myosynthesis
Posted by in Exercise on September 26, 2012
The Math of Recovery [Excerpt] • Myosynthesis Great book excerpt by Matt Perryman on models of recovery. I sure wish he would go ahead and finish the book and release it, I’d be first in line to throw money at him.
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