Health Tips
Specific Adaption to Imposed Demands (SAID) Principle
In 1958, Berkeley Professor of Physical Education Franklin M. Henry proposed the “Specificity Hypothesis of Motor Learning” which as since come to be known as Specific Adaption to Imposed Demands (SAID). Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands (SAID) is a fancy way of saying that your body changes as a result of the specific demands you [...]
The Overcompensation Principle aka Why You Get Bigger and Stronger
The body is a really amazing thing, with an astounding a capacity to adapt. Cut yourself and it heals. Break a bone and it knits back together, actually stronger at the point of the break. Walk around barefoot on rough surfaces for a while and callouses form. And what weight lifter hasn’t passed some time [...]
The Law of Individual Differences
This is a management term, yet it’s also used in the weight training world. The Law of Individual Differences is used to refer to the fact that when it comes to personality, ability, self-concept, values, and needs, people are different. Accounting for these individual differences is one of the core competencies of management. So that [...]
Brown Rice Syrup
Brown rice syrup is a natural sweetener that can be used in baking and cooking. Brown rice syrup is produced by combining cooked brown rice with dried sprouted barley. The resulting mixture is cultured until malt enzymes convert some of the rice starch into maltose and glucose (both types of sugar). The resulting syrup contains [...]
10 Foods to Lower Cholesterol
High cholesterol levels have been associated with numerous health conditions, the main being artery blockage, which can lead to a heart attack. Other risks include stroke, high blood pressure, and decreased blood flow through the body’s major arteries. For most people, exercise and a healthy diet can help keep cholesterol levels lower. With that in [...]
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