Archive for June, 2010

If you’re like me, you occasionally get injured. Last season, I hurt my back playing soccer. However, it had nothing to do with any kind of collision. It also had nothing to do with lack of strength or imbalance in my lower back. Instead, it involved a simple fix that most everyone neglects.

Hamstring injuries are something I readily identify with. Photo courtesy REUTERS/David Gray

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Now that the weather is awesome, and staying awesome, you’re probably out and about constantly. You’re eating things that you “shouldn’t,” drinking things that you “shouldn’t,” and missing more workouts than you “should.” Wow, that’s a lot of should and should nots. It’s enough to make a chore out of fitting in workouts and staying on a diet.

Summer shouldn’t be that stressful! So, what do you do? Don’t worry. There’s a way to maintain your muscle and strength levels, as well as stay lean, despite eating and drinking like a pig.
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Well, the World Cup starts in just a couple of days! I’m incredibly excited because this year, the U.S. just might make it past the group stage. For a few days, the world will be focused on The Beautiful Game, the most popular sport in the world.

These world-class athletes are in phenomenal shape. They can run nearly non-stop for 90 minutes. The average midfield player covers anywhere from 10-14 kilometers every game (about 6-8.5 miles), with a mixture of low speed running, high speed running and all-out sprinting. But they aren’t just in great running shape. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes, even the best-laid plans fall by the wayside. Maybe you wanted to get a good weight-lifting session in, but an injury prevented you from getting to the gym. Maybe you were going to run outside, but severe thunderstorms derailed that idea. What do you do?

The Original Hannibal is still the best

Relax! It’s okay. The body you’ve been building won’t disappear overnight. After all, it didn’t appear out of thin air. It took work. Blood, sweat and tears. You pushed yourself. You wanted to collapse from exhaustion, but fought through it, anyway.

Remember that. It didn’t happen by accident, and missing a few days here and there won’t even make a dent in all that progress you’ve made. So, relax, and use that time to let your body rest and heal up. We all need that from time to time. It’s absolutely nothing to stress over.

-Drew

To say that Lance Armstrong is an incredible athlete is a massive understatement. He is one of the most well-conditioned athletes to have ever lived. Watching him power up the Alpe d’Huez is one of the greatest sporting moments in history. Armstrong feigned fatigue at the beginning of the race, and was near the back of the race. But when the foot of the mountain appeared, Lance vaulted into the lead. He looked into leader Jan Ullrich’s eyes and said “Come with me if you can.” Lance scorched up the mountain two minutes faster than Ullrich, in only 38 minutes. So, why did the man who has won the Tour de France 7 times say that running a marathon was the “hardest physical thing I’ve ever done?”

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