Chris Beardsley's Garage Gym

OK, buckle those seat belts and grab the handrails, this is going to be a big one.  Just sit back and enjoy the ride…

• It’s been a while since I linked to The Tight Tan Slacks of Dezso Ban and I’m thinking about rotating some sumo deadlifting into my routine, so this was a welcome entry into my Google Reader account.
• The Star Wars link this week is much less risque than last week’s (I hope you’ve forgiven me already).  This is just the opening sequence rendered in HTML and CSS code.
• If you ever wondered what became of Manfred Hoeberl (which I frequently did), this is what happened.  No, I didn’t believe it either.
• Don’t tell my other half but watching this video of a homemade climbing wall that starts in the basement and works it’s way upstairs into the sitting room really got me thinking…
• According to Kottke.org, in 1961, surgeon Leonid Rogozov was the only physician stationed on an isolated 12-man Soviet base in Antarctica when he developed appendicitis.  He had to remove his appendix himself.  I just love the next bit, where they decide to make a video of the procedure because otherwise no-one would have believed them.  Things haven’t changed that much since 1961 then.
• Jason Feruggia is well-known for his outspoken views and his vegetarianism.  Here, UFC fighter Mac Danzig posts on Jason’s site, talking about his vegan diet, amongst other things.
• Here are some of the most amazing examples of animal photography I have ever seen, all collated into one blog post.
• The Guardian (a British newspaper, tending towards the liberal side and famous for it’s misprints) reports here on recent research done in the USA that suggests that fish oil actually slows genetic ageing.  This is Dr Briffa’s comment on the subject.  All the more reason to keep taking those capsules every morning then…
• The CrossFit controversy just won’t go away so if you’re in the mood for a bit more dead-horse flogging, then check out this rather lengthy rant on AmpedTraining for their assessment of how functional CrossFit really is.
• And not content with upsetting half of the US fitness population, AmpedTraining go for the other half with this assessment of how bodybuilding today has got itself in a pickle with it’s focus on high reps and drugs rather than strength gains and food.
• RossTraining has a great little video on how to make a fat bar out of a 10 foot length of galvanized steel pipe.  Er, isn’t that a fat bar already when you buy it?
• There have been a few posts recently about how bad sitting is for your health.
• I thought that this post about the possibility of predicting a nation’s medal count in the Olympics from its per-capita income and other economic measures was quite informative.  I wonder whether it would have worked during the cold war…
• I like time-saving tips and these from Gordie Rogers on World’s Strongest Librarian are more practical than most.  He starts off with the most significant one “don’t have children” and works his way down from there.
• I dug out this old interview with Louie Simmons the other day and it’s definitely worth re-reading.  It’s fun watching the interview refer to Louie as “Mr Simmons” and the advances since the original Westside template are significant.
• Some truly amazing polar bear pictures here as a wild bear makes friends with a few huskies, even coming back several evenings in a row to keep in touch after the first meeting.
• Speaking of dogs, I enjoyed this interesting article about Moscow’s dog population, which are apparently developing wolf-like intelligence and even learning how to use the subway to get around.

Phew.  I think I’ll stop there and stop sitting around writing when there’s gym work to be done!  See you all next week for more links!

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