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Sal

Helping people to learn how they can exercise properly.

About Me

Visit my site to get more information about my philosophy. You'll save time and money and get in better shape in the process. http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/

My Blog

Join Me On My 2 Internet Radio Shows

    Thanks to the fine folks at Blogcritics.org - where I've been a contributor for the past 3 years - I am hosting 2 Internet radio shows on BlogTalkRadio.com., Performance Enhancing R...
Posted by Sal on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:46:00 PST

No New Year’s Resolutions!

    Don't waste your time making meaningless New Year's Resolutions, especially when it comes to fitness related issues.  You don't have to make grandiose plans and/or go around te...
Posted by Sal on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:40:00 PST

New Sledgehammer Video

    I've been really busy with work, coaching and making changes to my website at www.healthandfitness.com, but I'm back and have added a new sledgehammer training video.Check it out as...
Posted by Sal on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:39:00 PST

Steroid Nation

Great new book by ESPN's Shaun Assael, "Steroid Nation."  Assael tells the story of how steroids have been a part of the sports scene for the better part of 50 years, but he really gets into the ...
Posted by Sal on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:49:00 PST

600 Swings

The great thing about sledgehammer training is that there are no variations to worry about, no weight to change, no warm-up sets - there's just unbridled work.  Pick your sledge and swing away.&n...
Posted by Sal on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:00:00 PST

Ignorance Leads to Banning Food

The Caldwell, NJ school system has decided to ban all kinds of foods at kids' birthday celebrations.  How ridiculous is that?!?  The superintendent of schools in Caldwell is on record as say...
Posted by Sal on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:45:00 PST

Don’t Spend Big Money on a Sledgehammer

If you're in the market for a sledgehammer to use for your workouts, don't get suckered in by some of these hard-core training equipment sites that will sell you 2 sledges and a workout program for $1...
Posted by Sal on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:41:00 PST

Carbohydrate Gel with protein improves perfomance & recovery.

    New research shows that ingesting a carb gel that includes protein during and after activity increases performance and can prevent muscle damage better than carb-only gels.  Pr...
Posted by Sal on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:55:00 PST

Kipping Pull Ups

Regular pull ups are great, but very boring after a while. Plus if you're used to doing a lot of explosive moves, grinding out reps with pull ups seems counter-intuitive.  This is where kipping p...
Posted by Sal on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:18:00 PST

The 300 Program

The movie 300 is incredibly intense, but the workout program that was used to get the actors and stunt crew into shape for their roles got almost as much attention as the movie did.  Back in Marc...
Posted by Sal on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:30:00 PST