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Optimum Nutrition
Introduction We like this slow cooked chicken recipe because we can simply pop the chicken in the slow cooker and forget it until it’s time to prepare the rest of the meal. Slow cooking is a wonderful way to cook tasty food with a fraction of the time input that might be needed with other methods. Even
Athlete Health
Chronic shoulder injuries are quite common in age-group and amateur athletes. This article chronicles my personal shoulder rehabilitation journey. This is a long post, so you might want to grab a coffee before you start. Table of Contents 1Introduction2Get the PDF Version of This Article3Why is the Shoulder Joint Vulnerable?The Sacrifice of Stability for MobilityLifestyle has
Optimum Nutrition
Introduction This simple guacamole recipe is quick and easy to make. It works very well as an accompaniment to chilli (my turkey chilli), fajitas and any other Mexican-type dish you care to cook. What’s really good with this guacamole recipe is that it’s fairly easy to adjust the quantities of ingredients to suit your personal taste and
Optimum Nutrition
Introduction My wife and I started making this turkey chilli about 6 years ago and it’s quickly become a family favourite – so much so, I cook it most weeks. I’m the only low carber in the family, so it’s good to have dishes that both the family and I can eat. And it’s a sneaky
Effective Training
Brutally EffectiveDanish intervals are a simple session, one that I’ve used since about 2012, when it was first published. I’ve found it to be very effective for improving VO2max and running economy. I’ve also used it to good effect with cyclists, in which scenario it’s best used on a stationary cycle trainer. It’s not one for the
Athlete Health
The couch stretch, as popularised in the Crossfit community by Kelly Starrett is a mobility exercise that most of us would benefit from doing daily. Our modern world is designed for far too much sitting. Spending significant time with flexed hips and knees creates adaptations that make it more difficult to stand properly upright. Usually you
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