April 12th, 2010 A recent study came out of Truman State University and looked at the metabolic effect of kettlebell training (thanks to Adam Bornstein for forwarding) The subjects were asked to swing a kettlebell as many times as they could in a 12 minute period (sets, reps and rest period it seems were freestyled [...]
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Kettlebells for Cardio
Posted: April 13, 2010 in exercise, health, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, Uncategorized, Weight LossTags: alwyn cosgrove, cardio exercise, fat loss, health and fitness, kettlebell swing, kettlebells, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, strength and conditioning, Weight Loss
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Releasing the Brakes-The Science of Total Training
Posted: November 26, 2009 in exercise, health, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: alwyn cosgrove, exercise, health and fitness, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, strength training, weightlifting
An excerpt from Alwyn Cosgroves article: Releasing the Brakes Imagine that a guy walks into my gym, and he’s looking to add 10 pounds of muscle — a simple and straightforward request. The first thing we do is go through a short checklist: 1. Is he lifting? 2. Is he eating enough, and eating [...]
Hacking Your Strength Training
Posted: April 12, 2009 in exercise, gymnastics, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, Uncategorized, Weight LossTags: alwyn cosgrove, exercise, fitness training, health, multi joint exercises, Pareto principle, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, strength, strength training, Weight Loss
By Alwyn Cosgrove When I started out in the fitness-training field, the average client tended to be an active person who used gym exercise to augment the other types of activity he got outside the gym. Few of us specialized in fat-loss training, simply because it wasn’t the primary goal of the majority of our [...]
Leg Training Myths Exposed
Posted: January 10, 2009 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, physical therapy, strength, fitness, nutrition, exercis, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: alwyn cosgrove, exercise, functional movement screen, gray cook, Leg Training, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, squats
Leg Training Myths Exposed Quick Answers to Common Idiocy by Alwyn Cosgrove You know the guy who floats around the gym nit-picking everybody’s technique? The guy who offers constructive criticism without being constructive? Well, we got sick of listening to his pseudo-knowledge about leg training, so we had Alwyn Cosgrove respond to some of the [...]
3 Ideas For A Tougher Workout
Posted: November 17, 2008 in exercise, gymnastics, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports MedicineTags: alwyn cosgrove, exercise, exercise progression, fitness, health, physical therapy, sports, Sports Medicine, strength, strength and conditioning, weightlifting
Alternative Methods of Progression by Alwyn Cosgrove Are you on exercise autopilot? After every set do you add a 10-pounder to each side of the bar before you can say, “Please spot me, Jamie Eason?” Then it’s time to consider some new ways to step up your workout. Alwyn Cosgrove has got some great ideas [...]
The Best Exercise You’re Not Doing
Posted: November 14, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: alwyn cosgrove, best exercise, exercise, fitness, health, leg exercise, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, squats and step ups, strength
By Alwyn Cosgrove As a trainer, I’ve witnessed some amazing things in the gym, most of which involved 300-pound powerlifters moving weight equal to that of a small SUV. (There was also the adult-film star I trained who had an orgasm every time she did hanging leg raises, but that’s another story.) The most impressive [...]
