If you are an athlete, it is only a matter of time until you experience some type of foot pain.  Every year at the Arnold, out of the over 20,000 competitors, the number one injury we attend to is related to the foot and ankle.  Most of these are chronic problems that exacerbate during competition and training.  There are some simple steps that any athlete can take to remove foot pain.  I encourage you to stop walking or limping around on the problem, stop taking drugs to just mask the pain, make an attempt to learn about the foot and what you can do to fix it.

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Eat raw and get better results with recovery?

Trainers and Athletes ask me all the time how to get an edge on training.  The majority of current clinical research is mainly geared towards recovery.  They are all are millions of ways to exercise, but fewer and fewer ways to correctly recover.  There is only so much time in a day and only so many meals to allow your body to recover from the physical stress of training.  Millions of supplements are marketed (most incorrectly) with their single directive being geared at producing a quicker recovery.  There is something that you can do that is much more productive and simple.  Learn to eat foods and are most raw and natural state. (more…)

Boxing has always defined our times.  The Romans and Gladiators would stage large fights and this grew to the sport of boxing that has brought the world together to wonder at the fighting form.  From the moments that millions were glued to their radios to hear the Great Jack Dempsey, to the Ali-Frazer Fights watched around the globe on television.

Men come from every nation, from every type of gym to rise through the ranks to make their stand and grab at their conquest of victory in the ring.  One such man took his shot at a highly ranked champion, Mike Tyson and after the all the hype and yelling, James “Buster” Douglas stood and had his massive arm lifted by the referee to signify himself as the newest name carved on the short list of Heavy Weight Champions of the World.

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In this edition of Dr, David Ryan’s Quick Health and Fitness Tips, learn about why you should be concerned with numbness extending past the area of swelling and brusing if you are dealing with a possible tear, learn how to reach that area between your shoulder blades and also how to train your back properly! (more…)