Long distance running has been popular for enough time now that it’s starting to be safe to say that it’s not a fad. But just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Here are the top 10 reasons why you shouldn’t do long distance running:
10. It Wears Down Your Body. If you’ve ever read Runner’s World, you know how many of their stories focus on healing injuries, professional runners who were off their feet for years, old time runners who ran long distances despite getting sick because of it, and so on. Some people are born with the kind of genetics that they can do marathon running for years without injury, but for most people it takes a toll and they’re putting themselves at risk for injury.
9. It Takes Too Much Time. Some people enjoy the fresh air and freedom of mind that running gives them, but […]

Original post by rafael@thefitnessadviser.com (Rafi Bar-Lev)

This site looks like quite the place and for my first article, I figured I’d share a startling discovery I came across recently. This has resonated with a lot of people (specially my customers after they read it) and hopefully it kicks you in the right direction and/or helps you get started.
So, I was looking through my past emails a few days ago from customers, and it became blindly obvious why some succeeded and others just couldn’t seem to hit the mark (keep in mind all of these people received the exact same information). See It’s not that they couldn’t. It’s that they won’t! And that’s the truth.
Why? I duno… it’s beyond me. Could be because they don’t want it bad enough. Could be that they don’t want to put in the work… whatever. But after a few emails back and forth, all I heard was excuses. If they instead […]

Original post by info@flawlessfitnessbook.com (FitJerk)

Eight-year-old Aleta is already thinking like a chef. Not only did she create a frittata packed with nutrients and flavor but she also chose vegetables with a stunning array of colors. Waves of dark green kale, purple cabbage and red pepper will brighten your morning when you sit down to Aleta’s frittata. A frittata is basically an Italian take on an omelet. The main difference is you avoid all the tricky folding and flipping and just let the eggs cook into a round, flat pancake. Almost any combination of vegetables and meat can be sautéed into a frittata, although we’re especially fond of this combination.

Just because they’re made with eggs, frittatas don’t need to be relegated only to breakfast. Fold a frittata in half with layers of sliced meat in the middle for a lunchtime sandwich or serve a frittata for a quick and easy dinner.
Although she deserves it, we […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…
Kettlebell Exercises – Kettlebell Overhead Presses by Jason C …
By design the kettlebell allows for some unique exercise variations. Although these kettlebell exercises are all overhead presses, they all have a much.
Are You Cycling Your Training? – Charm City Kettlebells
That is one of the main concerns I have with some of the kettlebell training logs I see out there. (Or any WODs or such stuff) It's too much. And it's a lot like competition. Workouts should be cerebral and thought out. Not willy nilly. …
Kettlebell Training Lunge Variations | Kettlebell Training …
Kettlebell training is very versatile, far beyond swings and snatches. Here are four different kettlebell lunge variations. Below the […]

Original post by dominic Paris

Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…
Exclusive Boxing Interview: Jennifer “The Razor” Barber
This year it was decided that women's boxing will take place in the 2012 Olympics. SaddoBoxing: How is your preparation and training going for your bout …  Read More…
Boxing training is good for the body
But my girlfriend does boxing and swears that it's really improved her body plus she loves it! Am I missing out on something? Yes, you are! Boxing training …  Read More…
Chris Mannix
"I don't miss boxing. I have no intention of fighting again. I'm done with it." The prospect of a unified champion in the 168-pound division has the …  Read More…That’s all the news for today guys, so until next time, thanks for stopping […]

Original post by dominic Paris

Your basal metabolic rate is the number of calories your body burns, not including calories burned from daily activity. I realize that calorie counting and knowing your BMR may seem like an "old school" approach to dropping body fat, but an understanding of these numbers will help if you are stuck. I want to discuss your BMR and why many people simply eat too many calories per day when trying to lose weight. We will also discuss the fact that people overestimate the effect that adding muscle has on increasing the BMR.

[I wasn’t planning on throwing in another Halloween photo, but this picture was too good to pass up.]
Understanding BMR Is Going to Help You Get Lean Quickly

The total calories you burn in a day are a sum of your BMR plus any calories burned through activity. The biggest number in this equation is your basal metabolic rate…the amount of […]

Original post by admin

Organizations whose members are expected to engage in physical activity as an essential aspect of affiliation – the various branches of the military, law enforcement agencies, fitness methodologies like CrossFit – necessarily impose standardized fitness benchmarks, minimum requirements which every prospective member must satisfy. When a significant portion of your professional identity is predicated upon your ability to catch (or kill) bad guys (bad guys, mind you, whose primary objective is to avoid capture), you’ve got to be able to run, jump, support your own body weight, and adequately perform all the other physical activities that might come up in a day’s work. The various fitness standards are an attempt to ensure candidates are up to par in their respective areas.

They vary wildly, of course. Different jobs call for different levels of competency. Also, certain organizations, like the Army, are always looking for new recruits, so their standards aren’t quite […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

We live in the information age. There’s so much knowledge being fed to us every second with so little time to actually digest it, that we end up more confused than when we started. This is also what’s happening with the fitness advice of today. There’s so much information on new “special techniques to get you strong”, that we forget about the simple, core exercises that have been proven to work for decades. In that spirit, I’ve listed the three core exercises for building muscle.

[I have no idea what I was thinking when I put in this picture.]
It’s Time To Get Old School
There’s a reason doing 3 sets of 6-10 repetitions has been so popular up until now for building muscle. It’s because it’s simple, and it works. If you’re looking to put on muscle, find a weight that for your particular exercise, you can’t do more than 10 repetitions […]

Original post by rafael@thefitnessadviser.com (Rafi Bar-Lev)

(This is the first part of a four part series on fitness.)
fit-ness
?fit-ness
n.

The capacity of an organism to survive and transmit its genotype to reproductive offspring as compared to competing organisms
The ability to conduct oneself in physically demanding situations; to function effectively in emergencies; to display superior body composition and aptitude in matters of strength, cardiovascular capacity, power expression, reaction time, speed, agility, flexibility; to evince generally superior health and resistance to injury and disease

In Grok’s time, both definitions of fitness were inextricably linked. In fact, I’d argue a Paleolithic hominid organism’s reproductive fitness almost completely relied upon his physical fitness level, whereas today’s humans wield various currencies, both immaterial and tangible, that predict their reproductive fitness irrespective of their physical strength, stamina, or endurance. A person’s bank account, education, or employment status are all considered to be better predictors of reproductive fitness. The ability to whip out a debit card […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

(This video can’t be embedded, so when you click the screen you’ll be directed to a new site – kcra.com – that hosts the video.)
An update on last week’s event announcement:
Early this week I hit the road for a mini book tour in Northern California. I started off shooting a spot on NBC’s local news affiliate (KCRA) in Sacramento (video above). Between this and a stop at another local news station (this time in Reno, NV) I had the pleasure of giving my first official Primal Blueprint PowerPoint presentation to CrossFit Genesis and other Primal enthusiasts in Roseville, CA. The response was overwhelming. It was unbelievably inspiring to meet people one-on-one that are turning their lives around with the PB lifestyle behaviors. You see, I get emails every day from readers with success stories; we have dozens of them showcased here, and many others have been featured on MDA. I […]

Original post by Mark Sisson