I recently added the chest expander from LifeLine USA to my fitness equipment arsenal and I’ve been very happy with the results. In the following YouTube video, Mike Gillette gives a quick demonstration of the chest expander from LifeLine USA and how he uses it to help gain (functional) strength: Mike’s point about timed pulls [...]
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Movie Self-Reference: A Lesson From Spaceballs on Where the Real Money From Movies is Made
Self-reference is an effective comedic technique utilized several times throughout the movie Spaceballs “a 1987 science fiction parody film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks.”1 (Available on DVD from Amazon.com and Amazon.ca). One specific scene where the self-reference comedic tactic is used provides a useful lesson in marketing movies. This marketing tactic has been [...]
The Soundscapes of Steve Roach
Last year sometime I discovered the musical works of Steve Roach and I’ve been a huge fan of his work ever since. So much so, that back in February I held a music listening party where I played the music of Steve Roach for 6 hours straight. I just came across the following video on [...]
Geoff Peters Trio Releases Music Video for Quiet Night
UPDATE: You can now purchase Quite Night by the Geoff Peters Trio on CDBaby as a physical CD or as individual track MP3 downloads. ———– The Geoff Peters Trio, a Vancouver-based jazz band consisting of Geoff Peters on piano, Mark White on bass, and Greg Murray on drums, has just released a video for the [...]
How To Eliminate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain Within 30 Days by Matt Furey – An Opinion
I think it is time I make my opinion known about Matt Furey’s video “How To Eliminate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain Within 30 Days”. I’ve been suffering from problems in my elbows and wrists from computer work since finishing my Master degree in the fall of 2007. Luckily, because my physical health is important to [...]
Demonstrations of three essential bodyweight exercises on Power-Fitness site
In a recent post I discussed Hindu pushups and bodyweight exercises as a way of achieving functional strength-endurance. While looking for demonstrations of the proper form for the “Royal Court” exercises as taught by Matt Furey in his book Combat Conditioning: Functional Exercises for Fitness and Combat Sports, I came across the following site: http://www.power-fitness.info [...]
Body-Weight Exercises For Strength-Endurance and Hindu Pushups
Several weeks ago I came across the Matt Furey, author of “Combat Conditioning: Functional Exercises for Fitness and Combat Sports”. He advocates almost exclusive use of body-weight exercises in order to achieve strength-endurance and flexibility. After investigating some, I decided that undertaking a regime of body-weight exercises was the best path for me to a [...]
