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Archive国产吃瓜黑料 Magazine, October 1998 Predation A Talent for Killing The cruel links of the food chain, wonderfully revealed By Bernd Heinrich Every April since I was a kid, a pair of goshawks have built their nest in a…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1999 The Crossover Dribble The Diving Dig | The Cartwheel | The Figure Four | Take the Stairs | The Crossover Dribble…
国产吃瓜黑料 Magazine, November 1994 The Dry-Land Program of Champions By Dana Sullivan Basic training for the U.S. Ski Team isn’t all that basic. But closed kinetic-chain exercises and plyometrics, the team’s preseason staples, are easy to duplicate in any gym and provide the one-two…
茂禄驴 国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, October 1995 The Ubergirl Cometh The age of Gabrielle Reece is upon us. She’s big, she’s strong, and with thousands more like her out there, she’s replicating fast. Can you deal with that?…
Are We There Yet? Games People Play (in cars) By Lisa Twyman Bessone Getting there is half the fun. Whoever coined that phrase obviously wasn’t traveling with a carload of kids. Here are a few items from our bag of…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, December 1999 Page: 1 | 2 | 3 Learn from Those Who Fell Before You Think injuries are a necessary evil? According to Dr. William Sterett, an orthopedist at Vail’s Steadman-Hawkins…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, February 1996 Pumping 1,200: What It Takes By John Galvin Genes. Mark Henry hails from a long line of Brobdingnagians. His Great-Uncle Chudd stood six-foot-six and weighed 450 pounds. Mark mashed the scales at 220 by age ten. Maximum Bulk.
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1995 Skills: How to Hone Your Peripheral Vision By Sandy Blakeslee As a child, Bill Bradley, U.S. senator from New Jersey and former New York Knicks star forward, would walk down the streets of his hometown, keeping his eyes focused straight…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, May 1996 Next, It’s Time to Power Up Once you’ve laid a solid strength base, says Karch Kiraly, the next step is to work on power. The difference? “Strength is the ability to move really heavy objects,” he explains. “Power is the ability to…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, December 1995 How to Get All Bent into Shape By Stephanie Pearson “Yoga’s aim is to connect the mind and body in friendship,” says Holiday Johnson, director of the Health and Fitness Yoga Center in Portland, Oregon, and instructor to many mountaineers,…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, June 1995 Guide to Summer: Strike That Confident Pose Your knees are bent. Your arms are dangling. Your board is long. Now for the soul-arch bottom-turn… By Bucky McMahan This year, in large part because of the momentous, contemplative event…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, April 1999 Plop, Plop, Chug, Chug Portable relief for athletic thirst By Michael Kessler “I can’t reveal my secret,” whispers Fred Marius, proud creator of Psycho Fred’s Quic Disc, the first tablet that…
The Downhill Report, December 1996 Best $5 Lunch BaseBox Restaurant, Mad River Glen, Vermont “We get a lot of telemarkers, and they tend to be, well, you know, tree-huggers,” says Basebox head chef Peter Thompson, explaining his large selection of vegetarian…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1999 The Cartwheel The Diving Dig | The Cartwheel | The Figure Four | Take the Stairs | The Crossover Dribble |…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, February 1998 Workouts: The Birthplace of Skiing Our man in the Adirondacks skins his way to the East Coast’s first, but forgotten, backcountry terrain By Bill McKibben Back when American skiing was very, very young, the southern…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, May 1996 40/30/30 To Go “One of the most common complaints I get,” says Phil Maffetone, “is from people who work a full-time job and say that they don’t have time to eat right.” To counter that claim, Maffetone has put together a menu…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, October 1994 Regimens: Don’t Forget the Little Muscles By Dana Sullivan They don’t have the bulging glamour of the body’s big guns–quads, hams, delts, pecs–but the so-called accessory muscles, such as rotator cuffs, hip abductors and adductors, and tibialis and soleus muscles, provide stability…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, December 1999 Page: 1 | 2 | 3 BE THE FIRE KEEPER “Hypothermia,” says James Wilkerson, editor of Hypothermia, Frostbite and Other Cold Injuries (The Mountaineers, $13), “is a disorder…
Fitness ’97, February 1997 Mental Training Ommmmmm, Ommmmmm? Hardly. Some of his former rivals, perhaps practicing a bit of diplomacy, like to call his approach “colorful.” Others, perhaps betraying a bit of jealousy, prefer the term “bizarre.” On one thing, however, they all…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1995 Strategies: Because Man Cannot Run on Fumes Alone By Mark Jannot A lunchtime workout inevitably squeezes out one of the day’s main events–lunch. With the assistance of Nancy Clark, director of nutrition services at the SportsMedicine Brookline clinic in Massachusetts,…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, June 1995 Evaluation: Acupuncture for Athletes By Meredith Gould By now, any variety of chronic pain or malaise might have led you to an acupuncturist with hopes that some 3,000-year-old needlework would take over where twentieth-century medicine left off. If you walked…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, December 1995 Prescriptions: Stopping Exercise-Induced Asthma Cold By Paul Gains Winter athletes know the importance of protecting the extremities: Fingers and toes, ears and heads have to be insulated from the conditions that can lead to frostbite and hypothermia. Less obviously in…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, September 1995 Strategies: Breathing on a Gut Level By Suzanne Schlosberg If you’re a middle-of-the-pack runner or cyclist who wants to pull ahead, don’t hold your breath. That’s the advice that excercise physiologist Tim Moore has to offer, and it isn’t as…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, March 1996 Strategies: How to Achieve In-Line Efficiency By Dana Sullivan If you’re thinking about trading running shoes for in-line skates now that there’s asphalt where slush used to be, a recent study conducted at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst says you’re smart.
The Downhill Report, December 1996 Excuse Me, but Do You Jazzercise? The lift rides may be getting quicker, but you don’t have to be strangers up there By Marshall Sella Etiquette has been pretty well mapped out during the twentieth century.
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, August 1995 Intake: Claims You Can Swallow? By Mark Jannot Perhaps you missed it in the international headlines about war and peace elsewhere, but a d茅tente of sorts has been negotiated between the dietary supplement industry and the Food and Drug Administration,…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, January 1996 Skills: Perfecting the Safer Ski Spill By Scott Sutherland If you subscribe to the same code of inflated alpine honor as I do, to fall is to fail–something to be avoided at all costs, even if it means flailing wildly…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, June 1999 The Here-Comes-Summer Fever AND THE Four-Wheel Cure White-line liberation awaits, linking the oceans to the mountains, the streams to the trails, and you to the adventure you seek. So…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, October 1994 We Know You’re Tired. Now Get Over It. Falling short of your pillow-time needs? Gain some ground by duping your internal clock By Mark Jannot It happens when you most expect it–which is when you least want it. While driving…
Family Vacations, Summer 1996 Staying Safe: Bug Juices Bugs like water–so expect some close encounters with this less-than-appealing slice of wildlife. Insect repellent is essential, of course, but it’s not without controversy. The consensus in wilderness medical circles is that the first line of defense…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1995 The Cost of Martyrdom By Larry Burke He is the most famous inmate in Leavenworth–indeed, one of the most famous prisoners in America. His case has become a kind of modern Sacco-Vanzetti, an international cause that’s been the subject of…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, June 1995 As the World Tilts By Larry Burke With an imperceptible heave of the axis, the season of sunscreen and bug juice is upon us once again, and suddenly the world is thrumming. This time of year, the only thing people…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, February 1997 Fitness ’97 By Todd Balf The Guru Speaks. You Should Listen. Mark Allen, six-time winner of the Hawaii Ironman and unrivaled exemplar of the exceedingly fit, has called his career quits. Now…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, September 1995 Regimens: Setting Your Warm-up in Motion By Dave Kuehls The traditional preworkout stretching ritual is as old as the planks in that park bench where you regularly perform it. The problem is, it’s about as static too. “You’re essentially standing…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, March 1996 Throw Your Body Weight Around With basic calisthenics, you can forget the gym fees–and become your own best workout equipment By Ken McAlpine The gym I’m in today is different. It’s sunny, it doesn’t smell, and a breeze…
The Downhill Report, December 1996 Best Knee Surgeon Dr. Richard Steadman J. Richard Steadman has seen it all–and none of it has been pretty. The U.S. Ski Team’s top orthopedic surgeon since 1973, Steadman, 59, has repaired everything from frayed tendons to shattered…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1999 The Figure Four The Diving Dig | The Cartwheel | The Figure Four | Take the Stairs | The Crossover Dribble…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, December 1995 Strategies: Saving Your Eyes from Dubious Ski Specs By Dana Sullivan It’s a bright, beautiful day on the hill as you step into your bindings. Sunscreen and lip balm have been applied. You pat your jacket pocket to locate your…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1994 Refueling: The Fruits of Your Labor By Ken McAlpine Fruit is nature’s PowerBar: Much of it is low in fat, high in carbohydrates, and filled iwth fiber, minerals, and vitamins. The only thing that’s missing is the sticky foil wrapper. Athletes should…
国产吃瓜黑料 Magazine, November 1994 It’s Fun Until Somebody Loosens a Joint When it comes to alpine skiing, your hinges are only as good as the muscles around them By Dana Sullivan Maybe it’s a good thing that most of us don’t ski…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1996 Sidestepping Summer’s Ills Active antidotes to keep an injured body in motion By Gretchen Reynolds It’s the ri-i-iping sound as the achilles tendon ruptures that’s so gruesome,” says Jim Allivato, athletic trainer of the sports medicine center at…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, July 1995 Endurance: Who Needs Pruny Toes? Maddy Tomoen’s splash-free dreams of becoming queen of the multiworld By Martin Dugard “I’ve gotten used to the lack of respect,” says Maddy Tormoen, her voice betraying irritation. “But sometimes it really bothers…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, June 1995 Strategies: Learning to Exceed Your Reach By Ken McAlpine The games of summer demand reach, the supple, powerful upper-body extension that enables you to charge a rapid, clean a 5.10 pitch, or spike a volleyball. And acquiring a good reach…
Fitness ’97, February 1997 The Master’s Plan WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, September 1995 Skills: Piecing Together the Seamless Stroke By Chris Dray “The sculler is a skilled athlete,” says Jim Joy of the craftsbury sculling school in Vermont, “and his or her sculling is an art form–beautiful, graceful, powerful, rhythmic.” Unfortunately, the stroke…
The Downhill Report, December 1996 No Pain…No Pain Speed, spray, and an intact bone structure! Cruising is where it’s at. By Adam Horowitz They’re but four syllables. Three, really, if you account for redundancy. They form a pedantic, infantile schoolyard taunt,…
国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, August 1995 Good, Long Rides September 2, Juneau, Alaska: Juneau Century Ride. Rolling terrain. 50 riders. $5. Juneau Freewheelers, 907-463-3095. September 10, Wauconda, Illinois: Harmon Hundred. Rolling terrain. 1,300 riders. $10 until September 1, $14 thereafter. Wheeling Wheelmen, 708-362-5997.
茂禄驴 国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, February 1999 Cross-Country Ski Your Way to Shining Health, Renewed Vigor, and Everlasting Happiness! Life got you down? Feeling morose, slaggardly, low on essence? Ah, dear friend, you need the curative powers contained within a…
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Learn how to do all the essential exercises, from basics like the bench press to advanced medicine-ball moves, in our ONLINE WORKOUT GLOSSARY.Coming April 23…
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Can Underwear Make You Stronger?* fitness tips *No, but it sure looks (and feels) that way Who knew that a stretchy T-shirt made from a more breathable version of the fabric found in ladies’ girdles would become the base layer of choice for athletes as diverse as baseball…
Travel can be a minefield of fatigue, jet lag, strange food, and fitness regimens shot to hell. It doesn't have to be that way. With our road-warrior plan, you can fight back鈥攁nd win.
We're going to show you how to find your flow. The place where everything clicks and comes easy.
LISTEN UP: There's way more to achieving peak fitness than strength and cardio training. Here's how to unite body, mind, and soul to transform yourself into a Whole Athlete
I will be going hiking and kayaking in Hawaii next summer, but I concerned about the sun because of my very fair complexion. What are some good choices for clothing to help protect me from the ravages of the sun? Jeff Minneapolis, Minnesota
As anybody who's been hiking on the West Coast knows, getting "poison oaked" is a miserable experience. So, have you ever heard of Zanfel? According to the company's Web site, this soap is supposed to remove the urushiol from poison oak even after you get the rash. Unfortunately, it's really expensive—about $40 for a one-ounce tube! Does this stuff really work, or is it just snake oil? Rusty San Francisco, California
Stuart Stevens’s November story “Drug Test,” on the use of performance-enhancing substances in sports, incorrectly reported that cyclist Alexi Grewal, who won a road-racing gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, prepared for that year’s competition with the use of blood packing, a transfusion technique that increases…
Everybody knows that many athletes cheat by using performance-enhancing drugs like steroids, testosterone, and EPO. But what is it like to take these banned substances? Do they really help you win? To find out, we sent an amateur cyclist into the back rooms of sports medicine, where he just said yes to the most controversial chemicals in sports.
How is weight training for snowboarding different from weight training for skiing? Anne Davis Boulder, Colorado
I get sunburned every time I go skiing. What SPF should I be looking for in my sunblock? Dian Goodspeed Albany, New York
The brave new world is coming—fast. With sci-fi fantasy turning into performance-enhancing reality, we separate the hype from breakthroughs you can use.
Beta-tested by Olympians and elite athletes, the wizardry of neuromuscular training will hardwire you for peak performance
Bill Phillips, the most successful fitness author in history, is a Colorado recluse who got his start teaching muscleheads how to use steroids. He's cleaned up his act—his Body-for-Life program runs street legal, and it works—but he's still banking on a timeless American urge: Everybody wants to be huge.
Pass the summer splash test with these rowdy water fitness contests
Are the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients packed into everything you chug and chew the real secret to becoming a finely tuned sports superstar? Turn the page.
The Fountain of Youth is a myth. But take heart: Intelligent training and an adventurous spirit will keep you running, kicking, screaming at the peak of your potential for years to come.
Forget the creepy promise of techno-longevity. Instead, take our advice: Live fast, die hard, and leave behind a worn-out, used-up, good-looking corpse.
Want an easy plan to prepare you to climb a mountain—say, 14,494-foot Mount Whitney? Here's a five-week program that'll whip you into summit-worthy shape.
Grueling workouts are the only way to get ready for long-distance endurance, right? Wrong.
The fittest firewoman alive is transforming her colleagues into elite athletes. When she's done with them, she's coming after you.
Juliet Draper may be the fittest firewoman alive: 185 pounds of chiseled, hollering, highly motivated tenacity. Now she wants to go global, teaching firehouse heroes everywhere how to shape up. Sounds like a pipe dream—but are you going to tell her to back off?
Here's a one-day meal plan fit for a noontime event or workout.
If mom had told you what fruits and veggies can do for your game, maybe you would've listened. But it's not too late.
This month in New Zealand, the crew of Oracle/BMW will try to win the America’s Cup with the help of some unorthodox conditioning: grunting up and over sand dunes, terra firma’s closest approximation of a yacht rolling at sea.