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Gina Carano's Trainer: "If you can face Satan, you can face anyone"
by Athletic Women Blog
posted August 7, 2009 at 4:31pm

Gina Carano has taken on a rather menacing sparring partner to help her prepare for Cris Cyborg next Saturday—Satan: ...more

Early bird? Not me
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted August 7, 2009 at 4:26pm

I'm rather a morning person than the queen of night, but I still think it's early to run threshold at 7.30 am... I got up a bit earlier, had a light snack and some water before I scooted out for 6x5 min. It's just that after eight hours at work, I'm tired...more

My Training Need-To's
by Endurance Meg
posted August 7, 2009 at 4:19pm

Here's a list of things I need to do in the immediate future:I need to ...-Work on my swim technique! [You'll have to watch the video with your head tilted sideways...]-Take more photos! videos! use my camera more!-Strength train on a regular basis. This ...more

Ditch the 90-Minute Treadmill Workout
by Glisten Fitness
posted August 7, 2009 at 4:17pm

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. I’m just a dude, so what do I know… But I’m trying to understand the 90 minute treadmill workout. I know that cardio is important and that af...more

Multiple Perspectives About “The Injury Epidemic” Facing Female Athletes
by One Sport Voice
posted August 5, 2009 at 2:16pm

Given the continuing discussion about injuries of female athletes, particularly ACL tears, I decided to revisit a blog piece I wrote before One Sport Voice was born. In 2008, a controversial book—Michael Sokolove’s Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Da...more

More Golf Fitness Online FORE You
by Ladies on the Tee
posted August 4, 2009 at 6:40pm

Continuing with my golf fitness quest I turned to Dee Tidwell of www.golffitnessguys.com. He has written some fitness articles for our blog which provided some great exercises and stretches – complete with pictures. It wasn’t until I received an e...more

Delray Beach's Bicycle Lab hosts Wednesday night rides
by Bike Diva
posted August 4, 2009 at 4:07pm

Wednesday Evening Recovery Rides Starting Wednesday, August 5th, we will start out from the bike shop and head out to A1A for a group ride. This ride is structured for new riders who want to learn cycling with a group as well as for racers who want to ...more

16 Miles: Wait, is this really happening?
by Chic Runner
posted August 4, 2009 at 2:47pm

I asked myself that same question this weekend SO many times on my 16 miler this past weekend. Am I really running 16 miles, again? Can I do this? Am I really passing by so many bathrooms?! First off, I haven’t ran over 13.1 miles in a LONG time. Like s...more

3 things every girls hockey player needs to know
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted August 3, 2009 at 4:48pm

Even though the number of colleges and universities that offer women’s varsity hockey programs across North America has doubled in the last 10 years, reaching over 100 teams in 2008, many aspiring girls’ hockey players feel that their access to those ...more

Ironman Training: Big Week #1 Recap
by Endurance Meg
posted August 3, 2009 at 2:48pm

This past week was my first of two big weeks before I start a progressive tapering for Ironman Wisconsin. What started out with a post-race rest day ended with a beautiful long run in Madison, Wisconsin.Going into the training week, I was feeling good but...more

4 reasons why your workout Isn’t working
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 31, 2009 at 8:39pm

1. Low, slow cardio I see this in the gym all the time. People on the elliptical or treadmill who are going so slowly that they can comfortably page through a magazine and even talk on the phone. That’s fine if it’s getting you where you want to b...more

You Can Cheat on Curls (and It’s Okay)
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 28, 2009 at 11:19am

Every boxer does bicep curls. Most people who train with weights for a sport do bicep curls. And if you work out in a gym with other people (rather than in your garage or basement by yourself) you’ll see lots of curl cheaters. These are usually the ...more

Test Yourself
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 27, 2009 at 6:21pm

After recently learning my body fat percentage I decided to incorporate heavier weightlifting into my training in order to trade a bit of fat weight for muscle weight. I dreaded it, frankly. For some reason I had decided that I was already lifting heav...more

How To Throw A Punch
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 26, 2009 at 1:58pm

Every woman should have the opportunity to throw a punch, just to see how it feels. Lots of guys have done this already, either in the mosh pit at a Bad Brains concert, behind the high school where the bad kids smoked, or in a bar after three too many...more

How To Make The Olympic Women’s Hockey Team In 6 Weeks
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted July 25, 2009 at 4:41pm

Let’s be honest - 15 years ago, playing women’s hockey was seen as more of a hobby. Now it has become just as serious as the men’s game. And with that shift, more players, parents and coaches are looking for the fastest possible route to their drea...more

Fat vs. Muscle: It’s gonna be a showdown
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 25, 2009 at 10:22am

I recently learned my body fat percentage. Um, yeah. I’m officially a fitness geek, it’s okay to think it. I went to the Human Performance Lab near where I work and paid $10 to get pinched in seven places with a small pair of calipers. My numbers w...more

Top 5 Female Hockey Topics Revealed
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted July 23, 2009 at 1:27pm

I know that some of you have been part of the Total Female Hockey Club since the very beginning and some of you have just joined us a few short days ago. I wanted to take a minute to give something back to you for as “Thanks” for all of your continue...more

The 5 player rule in women’s hockey
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted July 17, 2009 at 12:28pm

The “5 Player Rule” in women’s hockey has absolutely nothing to do with the number of players out on the ice. On every team, there are usually 5 players who are really dedicated and driven to get to the next level. It’s not that the other player...more

Map Adventures
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted July 16, 2009 at 9:23pm

If you search Marin Headlands trail map or Mt. Tam trail maps, you're likely to find some useful, yet not entirely perfect trail pdfs. My favorite is the Marin Headlands map that is missing distances for half of the trails they have marked. While these ar...more

Running Q & A’s answered
by Chic Runner
posted July 16, 2009 at 4:32pm

So I while back I gave you guys the opportunity to ask me whatever questions you wanted. So I’ve tried to answer them all in one post and if I missed your question, don’t worry I’ll answer it in an upcoming post. Also, be sure to check out the Sweet...more

Boxing FAIL
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 16, 2009 at 11:16am

Remember that time when you were watching a ball game and it was clear from the start that the two teams were utterly unmatched? One team took the court or field and began racking up points until it was patently obvious that there was just no way the l...more

Surf’s Up – The Basics
by Pretty Tough
posted July 13, 2009 at 1:43pm

Girls Surfing Summer is in full swing so what better time to head to the beach and try surfing? If you’ve never tried it, surfing can be a bit intimidating. But fear not, we have all the tips you need to get you started. The Basics Learning to surf...more

What 97% of girl hockey players don’t have
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted July 13, 2009 at 12:19pm

Yesterday, I spent the day with my friend Darin Gillis and his U16 Ohio Flames girls hockey team doing off-ice fitness testing, dryland training, and workshops on performance nutrition, goal setting and how to get noticed and recruited by women’s colleg...more

3 illegal boxing tactics and how to defeat (and employ) them
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 10, 2009 at 11:53am

Recently I wrote about growing up playing suburban street basketball, and how I had to unlearn all the utterly illegal but completely standard-for-the-street tactics when I joined my first real team. Boxing has a similar array of “street” tactics,...more

10 minute kick-start girls hockey workout
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted July 9, 2009 at 12:15pm

To help those of you out who haven’t been doing your off-ice training this summer, I have put together this 10 minute workout video for you. Watch the video below to see how you can take your skating to the next level: Here’s how to perform the 10 m...more

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