Yahoo Health just posted an article highlighting the bags on bags of daily vitamins, minerals or supplement pills that Khloe Kardashian pops and posed the question: is it possible to overdo or overdose on supplements?
The longstanding salt debate was recently dissected in the Washington Post. The author left no stone unturned while rehashing the history of the classic controversy over salt being good or bad.
The article posted today on bbc.com is a refreshing example of a study author admitting to the limitations of a study or body of work. It's a lesson in the importance of carefully critiquing research quality, reliably, and validity. Not all "research" is created equal.
Blue-light blocking, fashion-limited orange tinted glasses were recently touted as sleep solutions in the New York Times. I was impressed with how the author framed the "blue-blockers."
One of our Lakers players saw me reading this article about the new study showing that fast food is equally effective at helping the body recover after exercise as protein powders and supplements.
Mark Madsen has been to the Final Four, won two NBA Championships, is a colleague and someone whom I hold ultimate respect for as a coach and a friend. I asked him about the challenges he faced during the 1998 NCAA tournament when he helped Stanford advance to the Final Four. Mark gives us a backstage snapshot of what the players are up against in March.
You see just as well as I do that the tech industry is becoming increasingly joined at the hip of sports and performance. This growing relationship between technology, sports and performance is important and exciting but it's easy to end up feeling overwhelmed as you try to navigate it.
The idea that there is a big difference between "working out" and "training" is a head scratcher - the two terms seem synonymous. By the time you finish this post, however, you are going to be crystal clear on what it means to "work out" versus "train".
There is an exercise you are ignoring that can solve your core and posture dysfunction. That exercise is the loaded carry, and you need to being doing it.