The 10 Best Sports Bras for Large Breasts
Unfortunately, the bounce factor for bustier women can be an exercise deterrent. Who wants to go for a run or knock out burpees when every hop, skip, and jump leads to pure pain? In...
Despite the growing evidence against supplements making brain/ memory improvement claims, sales keep growing
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Why you shouldn’t bother with memory or brain health supplements (Consumer Reports):
“The signs of memory loss can be bewildering and scary: misplaced keys, a forgotten street name, that task you suddenly can’t remember. It’s no...
Snakes, fear, and my primal brain
It was a hot hot Friday afternoon three weeks ago when I stepped out my front door to find the fella to the right sunning himself on my front deck. I live in Sydney...
The JuggLife | John Broz
John Broz is a walking encyclopedia of Weightlifting history, as well as producing some of the strongest lifters in America. Today, he joins us for a new episode of The JuggLife.
The post The JuggLife...
This is your brain on knitting
I’m super excited to share this new art-science initiative that I’ve helped get up and running here in Sydney. One of the BEST things to come out of writing this blog has been the...
Busting a Squat Barrier: an Excerpt from The Search for Greatness
What follows is an excerpt from StrongFirst’s latest publication, The Search for Greatness by Dr. Judd Biasiotto.
The fact that I couldn’t push my squat above the 440-pound barrier drove me crazy.
Even my coach got...
5 Quick Tips To Enhance Coach-Athlete Communication
Today, I have a guest post from Brett Bartholomew, an outstanding strength and conditioning coach who has taken a huge interest in the art of "getting through" to athletes. I find the motivation aspect...
Development of the electric brain. Interview with my favourite neuroscientist Dr Matt Grubb
Meet Dr Matt Grubb. He’s one of my all-time favourite neuroscientists. Matt and I met in Oxford. We did our PhDs in the same lab, went to the same college, played in the same...
A nap to recap. How daytime sleep improves recall.
A nap to recap. How daytime sleep improves recall.
In case you missed that time I did a TEDx talk on this very topic earlier this year. Click here to watch ‘Indulge Your Neurobiology’.
This news...
Rubik’s Get-Up
When I first learned to perform a get-up, I was unsure of its purpose. It seemed almost like a series of random movements, ultimately resulting in getting off the floor. Of course, being able...
