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Archive for November 18th, 2008

High-rep sets: superfluous or progress promoters? “Back” to the Future…Curl conundrum

Iron Man,I know some guys who trained with you back in the old days and they said you used to do mostly low rep stuff – rarely over 5-8 reps. I hear you going on and on about the Parrillo 100-rep belt squat so much that I wonder if you saying one thing and preaching another? What’s up with that that? Are you serious about high rep sets being of benefit or just saying that because Parrillo likes them?

Oswald, Columbus

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

The scoop on how to recupe

With the weather changing, colds and flu bugs are in the air. It’s hard to believe but exercisers and athletes, despite their healthy regimens, can be very susceptible to infections, since training can deplete the body’s antioxidant defenses. So in this month’s column, I want to amplify what Dr. Sheats has to say in his column on recovery nutrition, particularly on the supplements we recommend to shore up immunity. In certain

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008