How important is your Heart Rate When You Workout?
This topic has been a common one among trainers and clients for many years. There is the common thoughts of various heart rate zones targeting different fuel sources. I have not used these in a long time but when I used to use heart rate as a major training tool I used 65-75% of your [...]
Exercise of the Week #35 Runner’s Stretch
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #35 Runners Stretch Runner’s Stretch is an excellent move for lengthening out the hamstrings. Like the previous week’s exercise to lengthen the hip flexors, keeping the hamstrings flexible is an important part of becoming a more efficient runner. Take the time throughout the day to stretch out your hamstrings if you [...]
Exercise of the Week #34 Standing Quad Stretch
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #34 The Standing Quad Stretch is a move that typically is not performed correctly enough to get the maximum benefit from it. In the video we describe the importance of contracting the antagonistic muscle groups to help provide extension of the hip. This is what allows for you to actually lengthen [...]
How Quickly did Josh Recover? Very Quick
I thought it would be good to close out the regular Monday posts that Josh Platt has been doing for the last few months by letting you know how life after the Portland Marathon went. At the end of the race he was extremely tired in his muscular system. The last few miles his muscles [...]
Exercise of the Week #33 Standing Cats and Dogs
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #33 Standing Cats and Dogs Standing Cats and Dogs is a great move that can be done at anytime when your back starts to feel tight. It is a great option for anyone who spends a lot of time at a desk or if you are doing prolonged periods of standing. [...]
What Shoes Would You Wear for a Marathon?
We had a good time watching the thousands of runners this past week at the Portland Marathon, and specifically we watched to see what the most common shoe choices were. There was a big variety due to the sheer number of people that were running but a few stood out to us as the most [...]
Josh’s Final Portland Marathon Update
Wow what an experience! There is so much I could say about this amazing experience. I was hoping the Portland Marathon would be something I would never forget and I was definitely not disappointed. I can remember the incredible rush of the start and the intense mental battle of the last eight miles. I felt [...]
Some Photos of the Portland Marathon
Here is a fun assortment of photos from the Portland Marathon for you to enjoy. Obviously many of them are about Josh but we took a few others whenever we had the Chance. Josh and Loren as we prepared to warm Josh up. We got some interesting looks from the groups around us since he [...]
Got Twitter?
We made an executive decision today to go ahead and start a new Twitter account so that we can quickly and easily update you on Josh’s progress during the Portland Marathon. To sign up for it just click on the Twitter button on in the Spread the news section. I saw Josh today and he [...]
Exercise of the Week #32 Wndmills
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #32 Windmills Windmills is the next exercise in our running warm-up we are constructing for you. It looks like this series will last for twelve exercises and we will put it all together into one video for you to follow at the end of the series.