Direct Approach Olympic Weightlifting Programme

DIRECT APPROACH OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING PROGRAM Joe And Virgil Dube 31 July 2008 DIRECT APPROACH OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING PROGRAM BY: JOE DUBE and VIRGIL DUBE Since first presenting this idea to certain coaches and a few lifters, they have shown interest and wanted better clarification, a direct approach program of sorts. Below is a hypothetical program we’ve[…]

FITNESS IS…

SOLITUDE “I don’t like work—no man does—but I like what is in the work,—the chance to find yourself. Your own reality—for yourself, not for others—what no other man can ever know.”    Marlow—Heart of Darkness I’ve heard it argued many times that the reason for the UK’s fitness failures is some combination of ignorance and inaccessibility.[…]

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN MEDICINE BALL

THE SLAMMER (A HOW TO GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR OWN MEDICINE BALLS) By Pierre Augé An Issue that many have had to deal with over the years is how and where to get an inexpensive implement for effective physical training. Now I’m not going to drag you along with a great history of how the[…]

SUPPLEMENT WISELY

There are three principles to supplementing wisely: – Get nutrients from food whenever possible. – Take nutrients in their naturally occurring form whenever possible. – Be selective with your supplementation. – Get nutrients from food whenever possible – Humans are adapted to getting nutrients from whole foods. Most nutrients require enzymes, synergistic co-factors and organic[…]

EAT REAL FOOD

  REAL FOOD” IS:  Whole, unprocessed and unrefined pasture-raised (a.k.a. grass-fed) and wild local, seasonal and organic Let’s look at each of these in turn. Whole, processed and unrefined: if it comes in a bag or a box, don’t eat it! The introduction of industrial food processing has without a doubt had the most detrimental[…]

NOURISH YOUR BODY

      In step #1, we talked about what not to eat. In this article, we’ll talk about what to eat. Most of the calories we get from food come from protein, carbohydrates and fat. These are referred to as macronutrients. We also get other important nutrients from food, such as vitamins and minerals.[…]