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Happy New Year

December 31, 2009

Hey folks!  Happy New Year! Make this one your best year ever! Darryl

Pre-Review: Matt Furey’s Combat Conditioning

December 31, 2009

Some time ago, darrylpace.com reader, Steve Chambers, asked me my opinion of the “Combat Conditioning” (CC) program by Matt Furey.  This is the first of two posts on this program. This post is my opinion of the program, having read the book, but not having performed the exercises. In the book, Matt says that he tried weights in high school, but that they didn’t give him “functional strength and endurance”.  (...)

What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You

December 5, 2009

A couple of months ago I had a conversation with an orthopedic doctor at the Vanderbilt Sports Medicine clinic.  This doctor is one of the doctors that treats and helps to train the football players for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team.  There were several questions about weightlifting that I was curious to get her thoughts on. First, I asked whether or not it is possible for a person to lift (...)