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If you are a consistent exerciser or were, you are probably not performing resistance training with the same frequency or intensity. Are you losing muscle mass and power? Concerning strength, the de-training process is different than aerobic training. That is because as you train with weights, some more processes and factors contribute to strength. And they don’t decline equally when you reduce training. If there is good news about de-training on the muscular front, it is that it takes quite a while for the muscles to really decline. In short, you can go up to 17 weeks of lessened... Read More →

There are rare but critical changes in focus, application, and terminology in sports and exercise science. This affects everything from exercise product development to how programs are advertised to you as the consumer. As science has demonstrated that activity has a role in improving health, the research has expanded to reflect this additional path. It’s not that exercises like group cycling classes and circuit training with weights don’t work. It is just that other things contribute as well.   The movement total in a week is a strong predictor of health benefits. Exercise is... Read More →

Is competing at Denver altitude an advantage for the home teams? Is there less oxygen in the air that impairs performance for a sea level athlete? The answer is mostly NO. What is in the air by average altitude has been well documented. While the atmosphere can vary by weather system, these relationships and implications mostly stay the same, at least with respect impairing performance for a visiting team. Basketball in Tibet is another story.   Oxygen in the air remains at a constant percentage of 20.94% in the air no matter what the altitude. So why do the athletes who come up from... Read More →

While he didn’t win the Master’s, 63-year-old Bernard Langer is the embodiment of the advantages of being over 50 when you want to perform. He demonstrated that due to the mental process and skills, performance can be better as you get older. Many people assume that if you are over 50, you will not be as sharp in business and life, and the “young guns” have more to contribute and will perform at a higher level. A business research study proved just the opposite; older people had a better set of overall business skills. That portfolio of talents can be used from a start-up to a sports... Read More →