Insights for developing a healthy body, mind and spirit
Barbell squats are the most important exercise for developing overall strength and fitness. There is no other exercise that compares with squats for gaining strength and making you a physically better functioning human being.
As of this July, I’ve now been doing barbell back squats for 1 year. That’s a pretty big deal for me.
First, I never even did a squat until I was 59 years old. Who in their right mind puts a barbell on their back and squats down with it at 59 years old? [Read more…]
You know what really annoys me?
It’s seeing an interesting story on Drudge and then when I click on the link I’m redirected to the Daily Mail website.
Now don’t get me wrong. I think the DM has excellent reporting. And it could be a whole lot worse. I could be redirected to heavens knows where.
The problem is I hate being distracted by the vacuous, scantily dressed, badly behaved people on their side bar? [Read more…]
Did you know that if you’re over 30 years old you’ll start losing muscle mass every year? It’s true, you will.
The normal human aging process dictates that everyone, at some point, in their thirties will begin losing muscle and that loss will continue through out your life.
If you’re an especially active person or someone who engages in a physically demanding job, normal muscle loss due to aging usually isn’t a problem.
However, if you’re a couch potato or you engage in a sedentary type job you could be losing a lot of muscle and that could be a problem. [Read more…]
Two Saturdays ago, I was bending down to put something into my freezer when a severe pain shot through my lower back.
In the words of Forrest Gump, it felt like something jumped up and bit me.
I knew what it was right away. Every one to two years my lower back goes into spasm. It’s been happening for at least 20 years. That was long before I started strength training. [Read more…]