Monthly Archives: August 2007

The Hammer Strength decline press

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Brian

I’ve covered some core exercises and some leg exercises already, so I thought I’d add in an upper body exercise today. A lot of people tend to think that a strong upper body is a negative thing when it comes … Continue reading →

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Waking Up

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Brian

Motivational author, Mark Victor Hansen wrote: “Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you … Continue reading →

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Single Leg Extensions

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Brian

Where possible, I try to incorporate exercises into my leg strength training that make use of a single leg at a time.  This is helpful for a few reasons.  One reason is that when using both legs, the stronger leg is … Continue reading →

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Accidental Rest

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Brian

We took a spur of the moment trip to North Carolina this weekend, so I was basically a slacker.  I didn’t get a long run in this weekend, much to my chagrin.  It’s not like anyone stopped me from running.  … Continue reading →

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Pain on the top of the foot

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Brian

So, the pain on top of my left foot continued through my tempo run today.  I wore my foot pod on the right foot and the right foot was fine.  The left foot is a little tender to the touch, … Continue reading →

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