Thank you. This has been driving me crazy lately.

Thank you for this article; every time I see folks training with those masks, I get all disappointed. I’m also impressed with the selection of sources in the linked article; not too used to seeing a good cross-section of the literature in a Bodybuilding.com piece...

With that said, restrictive uptake training is great…

I actually teach my students that science can never prove anything; while we can provide overwhelming evidence for something, we researchers in the natural sciences do not have the benefit of investigating in a closed environment (such as maths) where that environment does not change or evolve. Instead, we must always…

While there’s certainly a proportion that use PEDs, damning the entire industry seems rather harsh. Especially when considering that the dehydration effects are legal and generally effective (not that I’m endorsing them).
Either way, the base message of the article still holds: idolization of these physiques is…

Certainly, the validity has been confirmed in segmental multi-frequency models. But these models aren’t accessible beyond a research lab for folks that this article is targeting.

And I suppose that’s a detail lost between the title of this article and the actual message; junk food and good food don’t necessarily equate

Exactly. I’m an exercise fanatic (with degrees in sport science and kinesiology) AND quite the foodie (helps being in a relationship with a chef, I suppose); these concepts don’t have to be an either-or ordeal.

This is in part why there’s quite a push in the field to regulate certifications (although there’s a fair bit of resistance as well - originaing from folks who have “experiece” without certifications). Certs from the NSCA, ACSM, ACE, and NASM (there are a couple others, but these are the big ones) have high standards…

Agreed; not even our Oly athletes were aware of the qualifications of their trainers (for the most part), but the lack of background verification from general clients is in part why we NEED cert standards in the field. It will remove the voluntary from the education in your statement, however .

Afraid I do not agree with Mr Huffman’s assessment of education and experience. While results matter, they can be the result of a lucky combination of events instead of an application of education. Without the education and certifications, a client cannot distinguish between the lucky trainers and the knowledgible…

But if we’re talking about training for the sake of metabolic adaptation, minutes relative to heart rate is the only thing your body will respond to; it is generally ignorant to how many miles covered. That’s why elite-level runners are trained through time periodization plans (and are actually broken down to hours…

Which is why DXA is generally considered a better option when lean mass changes significantly along with lipid mass; as DXA breaks out lean, lipid, and bone mineral, you can see the distribution (and you can guage bone mineral density, which is particularly important for folks who aren’t engaging in normal strength…

This article really does open the can of worms that is measurement technology. The biggest problem, that you pointed out quite well Beth, is that they’re all horribly flawed. While DXA is the standard that we use in our research, the two-dimensional model isn’t really accurate enough to be considered a gold standard…

While I get that the classic S&C exercises can get boring after a while, these suggested exercises seem completely random (without specific target training goals). Worse, the basketball clock plank sounds rather dangerous to folks with rotator cuff weakness.

Yep, Yoga is definitely good for flexibility, and balance (dynamic and static); there are also quite a few components in yoga that echo physical therapy ROM and functional exercises. Yoga’s ability to build strength is questionable, however. Yes, the bodyweight component will contribute to strength for folks starting…

Yeah, these exercises certainly target muscles in the lower extremity (to excess specificity, as other commenters have pointed out), but it’s not just doing the exercises that’s important. The volume of exercise and the specific set/rep breakdown plays a MASSIVE role in the effectivenesss of the program to obtain peak…

I completely agree with this article, but I have to admit that working during the summer is my biggest productivity trick; I save the majority of my paper writing for the summer so it’s not a teriary distraction while I’m teaching during the schoolyear. Come summer, you can always find me pushing out the publications…

I love this conversation thread; I’m originally from Marquette and now live in Laramie; these are real small towns!

It’s basically the biomechanics bible; every program I know uses it as their intro textbook. Do yourself a favor and grab the third edition over the fourth to save some money; there weren’t an critical changes.

Wait a minute, please keep in mind that increasing stride length has limited contribution as speed increases, but stride rate (cadence) does not. Furthermore, ground contact further from the center of mass increases loading, increasing injury possibility. As such (and beyond the fact that the combination increase in…