Persistence hunting – humans running antelope to death
A while ago I watched a David Attenborough documentary that showed a bushman man running a Kudu to death. It was pretty amazing stuff – by persistently chasing the kudu through the heat of the day he was able to exhaust it to the point of collapse. (Watch that part of the documentary on YouTube – 7 minutes)
Perfect Push Ups Workout Guide: 35+ Exercises
The humble push-up. Used by militaries all over the world to get their soldiers in fighting condition and middle school P.E. teachers to punish punk kids. The push-up is the ultimate bodyweight exercise. It requires no special equipment and can be done anywhere, anytime. The push-up often gets overlooked because many men find it too simple or too boring to perform.
Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012. All games were held at the Water Polo Arena. Teams from twelve nations competed in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. A total of 42 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round. Format[edit] The format of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics:[1]
Boost Your Endurance in 7 Simple Steps
As runners, we all want to increase our endurance, but we're often referring to two different things. The beginning runner wants to go farther from two miles to four miles, then to six. More experienced runners don't see much point in running farther.
Breathing exercises for your sports training
Posted on July 30, 2011 by Breathing Trainer Breathing is a process which is critical to humans to stay alive as it is a process that helps us function properly. A process that does not require thinking it is just automatic and part of everyday life.
Al Kavadlo – We're Working Out! » Training to do a Planche
Jan. 2011 Update: Check out my new strategy for training the planche The planche, like the human flag, is an advanced body-weight challenge that requires strength, balance and stability. While it’s commonly seen in competitive gymnastics, few people are familiar with the planche and even fewer have thought to try it themselves. I’m hoping to change that! The textbook planche position is almost the same as the push-up position–except your feet are not touching the ground. There are several positions to practice while building up towards this, such as headstands, handstands and the crow (aka frogstand).
Lose the Pooch! The Best Exercises for Lower Abs
The term "lower abs" is actually a misnomer—your rectus abdominis muscle, or abdominal wall, actually covers your entire midsection and connects at your pelvis. Still, women (and men!) are constantly searching for exercises that will help eliminate that dreaded lower-belly pooch.
No Equipment? No Excuses: 20 Exercises You Can Do At Home
No gym,No weights,No equipment. Can a decent workout be done? Absolutely. The number one excuse for not working out is a lack of time. I understand that, but the reality is you don’t need a lot of time to get a good workout at home in. You already have the only tool you will ever need to take yourself to peak health and fitness levels, your own body.
What is Interval Training
Interval training is basically exercise which consists of activity at high intensityfor a period of time, followed by low intensity exercise for a period of time. These 'sets' are repeated. Sprint Intervals The high intensity portion are called Sprint Intervals.
Ab-Solute Truth
Outside of having stellar genetics and/or the metabolism of a teenager, there’s generally one thing that separates those who have good abs and those who don’t: a good diet. Most people eat too much to ever uncover a six-pack. That’s the nutrition side of things. As for training, let’s first dispel the myth that the abs are some magical muscle group that’s unlike any other in the human body and need to be trained higher reps than the pecs and biceps. Every skeletal muscle in the human body responds the same way. You can, and should, train your abs in the 8-12-rep range to increase their size and help them show through.
Free Exercise Charts and Logs
Like most of the resources on Vertex42.com, the motivation for creating printable weight loss charts and other fitness charts and logs came from a personal interest (I'm getting older and larger). In addition to these weight loss charts and exercise logs, you will find a number of great resources on the web. I hope you will find these pages useful. Exercise Charts and Logs Weight Loss Charts
