New bodyweight training gear presented at NSCA exhibit
John Briley, Washington Post columnist and veteran gymrat, found a new piece of equipment at the annual conference of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA):
“Perhaps my favorite, due to its simplicity and relative affordability ($120), was a set of adjustable nylon straps — designed to be attached to almost anything sturdy (tree, door, ceiling joist, NSCA master trainer, etc.) — that allow people to do more than 250 exercises using only the straps and their own body weight. The system weighs less than two pounds and packs down to the size of a sneaker. The trick will be finding that sturdy anchor.”
If you need a gym on the road with you, why not try TRX Fitness Anywhere:
bodybuilding.com has an exclusive interview with Kelly Ryan
In yet another first (earlier they broke the story about Chris Cormiers two month hospital stay), bodybuilding.com now has posted an interview with Kelly Ryan:
“Brenda Kelly visits her close friend Kelly Ryan at the Clark County Detention Center. Months away from her and Craig Titus’ January trial for the murder of Melissa James, see how Kelly is coping with life in prison.”
titusandryan.com has some issues with the interview:
“Fitness model and “published journalist/writer in the fitness industry”, Brenda Kelly, recently wrote about her experience visiting Kelly Ryan. The writing leaves a bit to be desired and it is very clear that Kelly has “found God” while in jail. Although there are some inaccuracies in her opening paragraph, it is worth a read on bodybuilding.com.”
Exercise is best treatment for repetitive stress injuries
SportsGeezer tells us of yet another thing exercise is a remedy for in “Repetitive Stress Injuries Respond Well to Exercise“:
“Repetitive stress injuries, often caused by some work-related motion, supposedly cost business $100 billion a year, so you might think someone would have figured out the best way to treat them a long time ago. Not exactly.
The good news, though, is that researchers now think they have an answer, and it’s not what most doctors would have recommended. The Los Angeles Times reports that a review of 14 studies suggests that different types of exercise, including strength, weight and endurance training, may be the best way to go.”
About the author
The gymrat (aka Magnus Branzén) works for THE Swedish bodybuilding and fitness magazine. This blog will feature some of the many news items I come across – from my perspective. Most of them should be useful for weight training athletes. Or at least good for a laugh.
Contact me at magnus@body.se.
A small blurb for BODY: “The magazine BODY, formerly B&K Sports Magazine, has written about and developed Bodybuilding and the fitness industry in Sweden since 1981.”
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