Category Archive for "(Yeah) Science"
Kettlebell Snatch versus Swing (*study)
Both the kettlebell snatch and kettlebell swing are regularly programed by coaches for their athletes, and often in the same session or routine. But are they really producing different results? Sort of. The snatch produces a greater vertical displacement for…
Psych-up right before your event for best results (*study)
How long before an event should you psyche yourself up? Obviously you can’t do it an hour before, then rest for an hour. But how far out from the event should you be psyching yourself up? When do you stop,…
Training the Abdominals: Traditional Plank versus Suspension Planks
Since the abdominal muscles are at the center of the body, it makes sense that they would be the primary stabilizers in typical movement patterns. Taking that logic a step further, it would also be reasonable to assume that performing…
Men’s Health and Pseudo-Scientific Discourse (*Study)
BioMed Central has taken a look at Men’s Health and the dietary advice found within its pages, regarding leanness and weight control. We’re not going to comment on this further, but instead will allow you to read the study (plus, maybe…
Plyometric Training: Sand versus Land
While many athletes have used sand in their training, it primarily exists as stuff in a bag, or something to run on. We can’t remember anyone doing plyometrics on any surface other than flat, level (hard), ground, and maybe a…
CrossFit compared to the American College of Sports Medicine (*Masters Thesis)
This is a very cool survey study performed at Northern Michigan University, by Bryanne N. Bellovary in pursuitof a Masters Degree. We like to dig into literature from different postgraduate excercise departments across the country (what, just us?), because it’s often…
The Functional Movement Screen: What do we really know?
The Functional Movement Screen is a relatively new set of tests that are used to identify weaknesses and thereby predict future injuries and performance. It consists of seven movements which are assigned a score from 0-3: the Deep Squat, Hurdle…
Wear high heels? Kinesiology Tape might help pelvic tilt.
Cindarella was found because of an errant glass slipper and Dorothy managed to get back to Kansas with her ruby ones, but slippers have since fallen out of favor as an acceptable dress or work shoe (ballerinas being the exception)….
Fast Food as good as Supplements? Not at all.
A recently published Masters Thesis has been making the rounds and picking up a bit of steam lately, and for good reason; It provides a contrarian view of post workout supplementation, and tells us that dietary supplements are no better…
Constantly Varied High Intensity Functional Movement: Superior for size & strength (*study)
The definition of Crossfit is Constantly Varied High Intensity Functional Movement. Work hard while exposing your body to a variety of physical stressors that carry over into being able to run faster and longer, jump higher, lift heavier stuff, etc…and…
