Monthly Archives: July 2008

Building muscle is basically a hormonal event. Hormones such as testosterone, insulin, growth hormone and cortisol are giving the body signals on whether to build muscle, or break it down. While exercise is necessary to create a stimulus for certain … Continue reading →

So… this saturday I hosted my first olifting clinic. We foused on the clean and jerk and did a series of drills breaking down the movments and then put it all together at the end. There are some minor things … Continue reading →

Q: How does drinking lemon water (lemons which are acidic by nature) actually increase the alkaline ph of the body? A: It’s not so much the acidity of the food in it’s natural state that matters, but it’s net effect … Continue reading →

Cool article on why controlling Insulin levels are important and how you can go about doing it: http://projectfit.org/iflifeblog/2008/07/11/insulin-and-sugar-the-one-hormone-you-need-to-control-and-the-one-enemy-you-need-to-avoid/

People always ask what I do in the typical week, so here is my program for this week: Monday: 2 sets 10 full extension ball throws 51kg Snatch 5 sets of 2 (Dowel snatch set *2, 35kg snatch 2 sets … Continue reading →