Exercise
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 [...]
Does Exercise Lower Cholesterol?
If you have already made adjustments to your diet, perhaps you are wondering – does exercise lower cholesterol? While adding more green leafy vegetables, reducing red meat consumption and adding Omega3s are all helpful in reducing LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol, it is often wise to increase your activity levels if you are mostly sedentary. There [...]
Quick (but not Easy) Home Workout
This is a home workout, but it does require some equipment. Here’s what you need: A jump rope A place to do pushups A place to do chinups A weight bar or dumbbells It’s not lost on me that not too many people can jump rope, but I’m telling you that jumping rope is a [...]
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