Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my readers, especially the ones who have provided me some some good questions that I can paste together with my answers to create a blog post.
Questions include: why does it hurt here; why doesn't it hurt here; why is my hamstring stiff; and should I use resistance on sports movements?
(By the way, if you want to ask a question and get it answered in a future post, contact me here.)
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I know what I want for Christmas! A soccer playing robot! Check it out!
I just watched a nice TED talk by neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert on how the brain controls movement. Check it out below.
Check out this video of Geoffrey Mutai running in slow motion. This was taken at mile 21 of his recent record breaking effort at the New York City Marathon:
Look at that. Just like buttah.
This reminds me of some interesting physics of running that I learned recently.
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The movement of the week is about squash! I love squash, and like most squash players, I would give my left arm to be a better player.
Squash is one of those things like surfing or rock climbing or fly fishing that hard core fans get so geeked up about that non fans have a tough time understanding why there is such a fuss. So if you get that impression at some point during this blog post, ...
After writing last week’s post on the meaning of strength, I was thinking about doing a post that would address whether getting “stronger” in the gym makes you stronger on the field. The big question is: to what degree will resistance training make you better at your sport? For example, will improving your deadlift make you better at soccer?
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