Yes. This is an entire article about the history and development of the side bend. No I am not running out of content but yes I am procrastinating my book on the history of women's Olympic weightlifting. At the very least, I can say that my procrastination is productive right? And, in my defense, a… Continue reading The Rise and Fall of the Side Bend
Picture the scene. It's cold outside, there's 30 teenagers, hormones raging, running back and forth in an old school hall. As a lovable, but somewhat crotchety, teacher screams at the teens to run faster beeps can be heard echoing throughout the hall. The rapidity of the beeps grows. Where once there was a 15 second… Continue reading The History of the Beep Test
As a teenager the advice I got when it came to diet and exercise was often problematic to say the least. We lifted too heavy, with terrible form and took far too little rest. This, we were told, would make us better rugby players or something to that effect. When it came to diet, we… Continue reading The History of Carbohydrate Loading
