Sterling’s Strong Woman Photography
Sterling is a photographer near NYC who is working on a series of photos of strong women — whatever that looks like to each individual woman. In this article, she explains her approach. [clicky title to read more]
Yoga for Fighters: Releasing the Psoas
Most fighters end up with certain muscles totally overdeveloped. Because of the way grappling works, the psoas muscles get very, very tight. However, many non-grapplers also have a lot of psoas problems, simply from sitting all day. The psoas shortens and becomes tight. An overdeveloped, shortened psoas means less mobility, reduced speed, and greater risk of injury.
Very, very slow tennis
A beautiful slideshow of slo-mo women’s tennis. A compelling and powerful portrait of athleticism and the aesthetics of strength. I’d love to see someone reproduce this for weightlifting.
Grapple Girls Open tournament Sat Aug 21!
Hello ladies. Look at your weekend. Now look at our tournament. Back at your weekend. Now back to our tournament. THIS IS THE WEEKEND YOUR WEEKEND COULD LOOK LIKE… if you quit being such a fence-sitting wimp and registered to compete!
(Or just came out to have fun and watch some chick-on-chick action. Dudes welcome as supporters and spectators too!)
I’m on a horse.
Health Magazine Forces Readers to “Eat Shit, Not Crap,” Enraged Chemist Grants Stinky Sulfur Award
Man I love this guy Shane Ellison over at The People’s Chemist. He is all about throwing the bullshit flag. The latest target for the venting of his spleen: suck-hole nutritionists who capitulate to the lowest common denominator instead of standing up for what is actually true.
Men’s Health editor David Zinczenko was hawking his latest health abomination, Eat This Not That! For Kids! And when asked by the twit show host, “What’s the best dessert for my kids,” Zinczenko replied, “Have them eat THIS Dairy Queen banana split with only 73 grams of sugar, NOT THAT Baskin Robbins Classic banana split with 125 grams of sugar.”
Do you think Zinczenko wants me to whack his head with THIS aluminum bat or THAT wooden one? Junk food swapping is just as dangerous, albeit much slower in its destruction. But essentially, that’s what he is asking parents to choose between when it comes to feeding kids dessert.
Eat This, Not That is a clever disguise for, Eat Shit, Not Crap.
Weight training during pregnancy: Lieke’s experience
Regular site reader Lieke shares her experiences of weight training during pregnancy. Some Dos, Don’ts, and Duhs.
Training with MS: Katja’s story
Katja runs the blog BrokenClay.org. She’s 50 years old, and she’s had MS for 16 years. And she weight trains.
Women’s grappling in Toronto
If you’re in or near Toronto, some exciting stuff coming up!
Grapple Girl Women’s Open tournament: Sat August 21, 2010
Women’s Grappling Camp: Aug 23-27, 2010
And of course, as always, pay-what-you-can women’s classes at MECCA. By women, for women. Taught by female national-level competitors. (And, occasionally, me. Ha!)
- Women’s grappling: Fridays 6-7:30; Sundays 12 pm.
- Women’s wrestling: Sundays 11 am.
- Women’s judo: 6-7 pm.
Whether you’re a total beginner or grizzled mat veteran, whatever your style, school, size, or skill — join us!
Fuck supplements
OK, you know what? Fuck supplements. That’s right. Fuck supplements.
That’s my new stand.
Just when you thought McNuggets couldn’t get more disgusting
From CNN Health:
All McDonald’s nuggets are not created equal.
U.S. McNuggets not only contain more calories and fat than their British counterparts, but also chemicals not found across the Atlantic.
CNN investigated the differences after receiving a blog comment asking about them.
American McNuggets (190 calories, 12 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat for 4 pieces) contain the chemical preservative tBHQ, tertiary butylhydroquinone, a petroleum-based product. They also contain dimethylpolysiloxane, “an anti-foaming agent” also used in Silly Putty.
