Do you DREAD ice baths but power through in the sake of recovery? Or maybe you’ve considered doing them but are too scared to dip your little toe in a tub as cold as Antarctica… In this week’s 10 and 2 Q I go into the research on hydrotherapy for training recovery. As well as,… Continue Reading
Posts Categorized Under
Recent Paleo Athletes Posts
Does Fasting Lead To Great Body Composition?
Recently, someone on the interwebz told me they’d started fasting…and had gotten low thyroid/adrenal fatigue…so what should they do?? This video is my response to that… and all the other new health trends: If you start doing the “new thing to do” but I ask “Why are you doing X?” and you say “I don’t… Continue Reading
10 & 2 Qs: Is There A Thing As ‘Too Much Sodium’?
If you’ve been following me lately, you’ll know that I’m PREACHING the power of sodium supplementation for a low-carb way of eating…That means keto or even paleo—especially if you’re a hard-charging athlete. But all these years, we’ve been told the salt is bad for you. Raises blood pressure, causes bloat, increases burden on your heart,… Continue Reading
30-Day Challenge Analysis Part 2: Abusing The System – How We Screw Up The Process & Ourselves
We’re human and let’s face it, we are REALLY good at f#%@-ing things up. It doesn’t matter what it is, someone, somewhere is going to figure out a way to make it a complete FAIL. 30-day challenges/transformations are no exception to this ‘fail phenomenon’. Yeah, we’ve figured out a way to take something that’s meant… Continue Reading
Six Reasons You May Be A “Recovering College Athlete” And What To Do About It
Guest post written by: Carolyn Dolan What is it to recover from being a college athlete you ask? And no, it doesn’t mean that you played Division I football, but it doesn’t mean that you didn’t. I played Division II Women’s Basketball, and only for 3 years, plus 1 redshirt year. Why did I… Continue Reading
My Training at 43
Howdy! I hope you are all doing well. I started these training updates at the age of 39 as a bit of an accountability exercise. I was not sure how the initial post (or follow-ups) would be received, but I get a remarkable volume of questions inquiring what I’m up to currently. Someday I’ll get… Continue Reading
Train Online With NorCal Strength & Conditioning
Hey folks! I’m excited to announce we now offer subscriptions to daily online programming from NorCal Strength & Conditioning. I’ll get to the specific programs in a moment but first I want to give you a little background in what has been a multi-year process. We opened NorCal in 2004 with the hopes of helping as many people… Continue Reading
“Exercising” the Demons
I didn’t have to think about life, work, responsibilities or really anything except exactly what I was. Sometimes I absolutely hated the action – like DREADED it – but when was done it felt SO good. I was at peace and worthy of being able to relax. It was my escape, my therapy, my release,… Continue Reading
A Few Good Snacks…
So last week was Halloween and let’s face it – some of the ‘treats’ that may have found (or are still finding) their way into your mouth are downright scary. Did you know that there are 25 ingredients in Plain M&M’s, 19 in a Snickers bar and 28 in an Almond Joy? And I don’t… Continue Reading
Consumed By Food…
There are these two guys. I LOVE THEM. They never ask me to bring them a beer or steal the remote control. They make me feel good and comfort me when I’m having a bad day. They are both totally cool with each other; in fact they’re even in business together. I guess some people… Continue Reading
