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Suspension Trainer: a Simple (but Hard) Workout
It’s not often that a workout tool is easy and hard all at once, but one of my favorites, the suspension trainer, certainly fits that bill. Witness ye all… the Suspension Trainer. A suspension trainer really couldn’t be simpler. It’s a piece of webbing with some adjustable handles (and newer…
Recovery Boosting After a Tough Workout
One of the biggest challenges in working out, no matter what the workout type, is recovery. As I said in my post-World’s Toughest Mudder hangover post, I did a pretty good Obstacle Course Race-specific workout a couple of weekends ago. I have since hurt my Achilles tendon a bit, as I…
How I Screwed Up My Feet in Barefoot Shoes…Really
Last week, in my post about overcoming injury problems, I was talking about how I had some Achilles tendonitis that arose from rushing into wearing them for my Obstacle Course Races (OCR) a bit too early, and how that came back to bite me on Tuesday morning. What’s interesting is…
Injury Strikes: How Do You Respond?
Let’s face it. Injuries just suck. Man, do I hate to have my plans interrupted because of injury… but who doesn’t? It’s frustrating, debilitating, throws off schedules and plans, and more. And of course, there’s the pain factor, too. That’s not a great thing at all. So… last Wednesday, I…
Post Worlds Toughest Mudder Hangover
This is going to be a slightly different post today, sort of a journal of what I did and felt this weekend. Because a couple of things happened this weekend that were awesome and made me consider my training and lifestyle pretty seriously. And it involves the World’s Toughest Mudder…
Essential Oils for OCR Athletes
A common thread that I find among lots of health-minded people is that they don’t like to take in any food that has toxins in it, but that they don’t consider other means that toxins might enter the body. And it makes sense. The skin is supposed to be this…
