Articles to Read Week of Feb 18

Hope everybody is starting the week of right and getting after it. Here are a few articles I feel are worth your time and that you should take some time each day to read. So grab your morning beverage and educate yourself!

 

 

 

The first article is by the NPR and talks about a common pre-workout supplement called DMAA short for dimethylamylamine. It talks about the safety concerns of this supplement and how it may not be safe. It also contains a link to the companines that got a warning letter with products containing DMAA

Link to article

Popular Workout Booster Draws Safety Scrutiny

Link to FDA press announcement

FDA Challenges Marketing of DMAA Products For Lack of Safety Evidence 

 

The second article is a short one but an important one. It talks about finding time for yourself and how it is easy to do such a thing in such a hectic, fast paced world.

Finding Time For "Me"...Is it Possible?

 

The third article is by Eric Cressey and is an awesome article about stretching. It talks about the 15 static stretching mistakes he encounters.

15 Static Stretching Mistakes 

 

The next article is a little longer but if you like the science of training then read it. Pretty simple right? It is a sports science roundtable with a few doctors talking about specificity.

Sports Science Rountable Volume 1 Training Specificity 

 

Any questions comments or concerns leave them below!

 

Articles to read - Week of 2/5

I know this is a day late BUT we had to post the video yesterday on JL's training at The Compound and how you can win a free year of training at The Spot. So everything will be a day off this week but hey a little change never hurt anybody! So here are the articles for the week I feel you should read if you had to just pick a few.

 

The first one is an article written by Leo Babauta and it is a guide on how you can build habits and stick to them. It touches on why people do not stick to habits and then provides rules and how to learn new the habit skill

Sticking to a Habit 

 

The second article is an article written by Sarah Zielinski and it discusses on what actually makes us feel fear. Its short and sweet. Read it before you go to work it is all sciency and stuff  and it'll provide for some intelligent conversation.

What Makes You Feel Fear?

 

The next articles are a two part series that was posted on Diesel Strength and Conditioning by James Smith. He got some of the top female writers to write a letter to their younger self. Take the time to read these esepcially if you are a parent. Continue to instill strength, self-confidence, love and kindness into your children. Your children are a direct reflection of you.

Letters to All the Beautiful Little Girls - Part One

Letters to All the Beautiful Little Girls - Part Two

 

Any questions, suggestions, comments, concerns, limricks or oneliners feel free to leave them in the comments below.

 

NB