Category: Resources

Resources by Conor HeffernanApr 1, 201512:55 pm

Attached below is Bernarr McFadden’s classical book Vitality Supreme. Whilst McFadden wrote a number of works, Vitality Supreme is one of the more interesting publications. Luckily for us in 2014, it’s also free to download and free to read.

Vitality Supreme

Find out McFadden’s advice for strengthening your stomach, improving your diet and building inner strength. It’s a great book for the strength enthusiast and the physical culture historian alike.

So go on, download it now and enjoy it for yourself!

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Resources by Conor HeffernanApr 1, 201512:44 pm

How much sleep do you really need?

It’s a question anyone with an interest in health or fitness has asked themselves at one point or another. Nowadays 7-8 hours a night is prescribed with such regularity that it becomes almost annoying.

To help us determine what makes a good sleep and how long we should actually rest, today we look at the 1915 Book Vitality Supreme by famed Physical Culturist Bernarr McFadden. A controversial figure, McFadden ran a Physical Culture Empire that encompassed everything from health hotels to magazines. While not all of his advice would be accepted today, his opinion on what makes a good sleep is undoubtedly interesting reading.

So without further adieu, here’s is what one of the fathers of modern day physical culture had to say about sleep

Resources by Conor HeffernanMar 30, 20158:34 am

Want to live to be 100?

According to the Lancelot diet, equality and strong public health measures all play a part in the fight against death!

What’s the secret to the world’s oldest woman’s longevity?

Resources by Conor HeffernanMar 7, 20159:27 am

Fat is a workplace issue

Interesting piece from yesterday’s Irish Times about the growing obesity epidemic and how it affects Irish workplaces Fat is a workplace issue.

Resources by Conor HeffernanFeb 23, 20159:34 am

How Music affects Movement

Can techno music help you run faster? Will heavy metal make you stronger? The Folks at Fix.com have created a fascinating infographic detailing the effects that different kinds of music have on exercise. Well worth […]

Resources by Conor HeffernanFeb 14, 201510:44 am

What’s in your Low Fat Goods?

Low fat? That has to be healthy right?

Before putting that food into your basket snatch a glance at the ingredient list. Most often you’ll be met with a list of items that seems more akin to a laboratory than a kitchen. So what are things like xanthum gum or methylcellulose?

What are their functions and what are they made from?

Resources by Conor HeffernanFeb 10, 20159:09 am

Advice to cut intake of fat and saturated fat ‘wrong’

From yesterday’s Irish Times. Nice to see mainstream media beginning to turn away from the idea that fats are evil. Particularly interesting is the throwaway line about carbohydrates being problematic as well… Advice to cut […]

Resources by Conor HeffernanFeb 3, 201510:37 am

45 years ago: The controversial visit of the Springbok team to Dublin.

Fascinating story detailing the complex world of Sports and Politics in 1950s Ireland

Resources by Conor HeffernanJan 27, 201510:16 am

Where’s the beef? Why are Irish men so much fatter than Irish women?

An interesting take from the Irish Times about Ireland’s current obesity problems. Where’s the beef? Why are Irish men so much fatter than Irish women?.

Resources by Conor HeffernanJan 12, 20159:26 am

Vilhjalmur Stefansson’s All Meat Diet Part Two

Last week we had the first of Vihjalmur Stefansson’s amazing account of his all meat diet. This week we look at the second installment.

Now that the experiments in diet which Karsen Anderson and I undertook at Bellevue Hospital have been accepted by the medical world, it is difficult to realize that there could have been such a storm of excitement about the announcement of the plan, such a violent clash of opinions, such near unanimity to the prediction of dire results.