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The ironBlog: Your Body
Category: Your Body
Posted by: editor
As a sports chiropractor, I’m frequently asked about the latest and greatest supplements as they hit the market. My patients quiz me all the time, often carrying in a grocery bag full of supplements they’re currently taking and want my advice about.
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Category: Your Body
Posted by: editor
I’ve recently answered a number of postings on sports medicine sites about plantar fasciitis and overall foot pain. This can be a very debilitating condition, and should be treated promptly if it occurs. It usually starts as a pain or ache near the front of the heel on the bottom of the foot. Typically it hurts the most in the morning, especially the day after a long or strenuous run workout.
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Category: Your Body
Posted by: editor
As a sports chiropractor, I consult with and treat a number of triathletes and swimmers, as well as a host of other endurance athletes. Through the years I have found that swimmers, triathletes and anyone in a throwing sport will, at some time, have shoulder pain that is directly related to the flexibility of their shoulders (or lack thereof!).
When we consider the anatomy of the shoulder relative to what we ask it to do for us with respect to athletics, it’s easy to see why. [More]
08/14/09: Calf Care
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
Need help with a sore lower leg?? Here are some tips for taking care of your calves..... [More]
07/22/09: Keeping Your Lower Back Healthy
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
Keeping your lower back healthy can be tough when logging big mileage week in and week out. Here are some tips to keep you in the "no back pain" camp over the long haul. [More]
05/18/09: So, What's with the Shaved Legs?
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
Many athletes shave their legs, and most have their own reasons. Here are a few reasons to consider shaving down this summer. [More]
04/15/09: Getting Your Zzzzzzss
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
Think that late night doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things? Think again…..! [More]
03/30/09: Hamstrung!!
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
Having a chronic hamstring problem? Better read this article to learn ways to banish the hamstring demons forever!
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Category: Your Body
Economic meltdown, work, holiday shopping, bills to pay, family, training, etc.... Wow! High levels of stress ahead.... What to do? Have no fear! Here are a couple of tips to help you avoid destroying yourself... [More]
11/12/08: The Core Issue
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
We’ve all seen someone use one of those overgrown beach balls at the gym, right? Perhaps you’ve wondered why they are using it. [More]
10/20/08: Caffeine and Racing - Friend or Foe?
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
We’ve all felt that jittery, anxious feeling after drinking a strong shot (or two) of espresso. Your heart rate revs up, your senses seem a bit sharper, and you’re feeling slightly wired. But does this feeling of increased awareness actually benefit us when it comes to racing? [More]
09/03/08: Bars and Gels - Anyone Hungry?
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
Wading through the quagmire of marketing hype for all the bars and gels out there can be a daunting task. This review of the basics should help to sort myth from reality for most athletes. [More]
08/05/08: The Power of Protein
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
Protein needs of athletes have received considerable attention in recent years, and a growing amount of research is being dedicated to investigating the specific protein requirements of endurance athletes. It can be confusing at the best of times to try to discern from the plethora of marketing information just how much protein is enough throughout the day, when you should have it, and what sources you should get it from. Thankfully, research on the protein needs of endurance athletes is becoming increasingly clear, and the power of protein is being established.
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06/19/08: The Fundamentals of Good Health
Category: Your Body
Posted by: Vinnie
Recently I had the opportunity to speak to a group of very successful CEO's and entrepreneurs in my down home, home town on the range Cowtown (Calgary, Alberta) about the building blocks of a healthy, active lifestyle. As athletes we often take for granted that the way we perceive and live life is an "obvious" way to be -- but far from it. The talk I gave focused on the fundamentals of good health and healthy living - which are really the fundamentals of why we should want to pursue training in the first place, too. [More]
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
If you’ve been training long enough in triathlon, you know what it means when I say that there are really only two types of triathletes: Those who have been injured -- and those who are going to get injured! [More]
Category: Your Body
Posted by: Vinnie
If you've recently encountered an injury, fear not -- there are a few things you can do while on the sidelines that will ultimately improve your results and prepare you for brighter days ahead. [More]
04/11/08: Tailoring Training Around Injury
Category: Your Body
Posted by: Vinnie
One of the bitter-sweet contradictions of triathlon is that while it enables us to quickly build a healthy, outdoor lifestyle around a balanced set of activities in three complementary activities, it also exposes us to three different universes of potential injury. A well-balanced training regime uses each sport to build overall performance without overdoing it in any one component. But all too often, athletes who train haphazardly or without proper direction expose themselves more than necessary to the risk of injury from faulty technique, improper training intensities, over-use or accident. [More]
11/16/07: Training Today - How Far Are We Going?
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
Feeling a little over-extended these days? [More]
11/16/07: Injury Prevention 101
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
If your goal is to arrive at the finish line, then your goal within that goal is to reach the start line un-injured.
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11/16/07: All About Ice
Category: Your Body
Posted by: ryan
All you need to know about icing injuries....and then some! [More]