Special Interest

My friend Stephen posted this on my FB wall and I thought it was insane.  So check this out.

It’s a wonder he doesn’t ralph at the end after all that spinning.

Serious question… would he be disqualified if he threw up on his landing?

Let me know what you think or if you have other awesome vids like this…

Many of you know I’m potentially looking at playing some pro ball. In preparing myself, I have tried to get the advice and training of the most respected and knowledgeable basketball trainers available.

Taylor Allan is one of those folks… and he has put together some basketball training that I have been and will be using in my preparation to become the best player I can be.

This is part of a bonus for those who become customers of his new scoring program, which I have fully reviewed.

The email to receive this goes out Tuesday night!…. So be ready…

For details on receiving this package click here: My Basketball training program

Basketball Training Program

Below is a short video basically explaining the above in a my typical wordy fashion :)

I hope you enjoy… I definitely am. Let me know if you have any questions.

I’ll send the email Tuesday night….

I’m calling this the best basketball pass in history. I just don’t think anything can top this. If you have a better one I’d love to see it.

Who will win this years dunk contest?  Will it be the red headed assassin?  Here is my prediction…

Blake Griffin is not only 6’10 with great hops, he’s also creative and an entertainer.  Last years disappointing performance of Shannon Brown lets us know once again, creativity and originality rules in the dunk contest.

Blake Griffin has proven he’s an entertainer AND he has conspiring minds to help him.

This is just one of many funny videos Blake has created.

Griffin also is 6’10 and has serious hops… which means that he has a little more time to do creative things above the rim.

My prediction is Blake Griffin takes it by providing athletic, creative, and entertaining dunks.

Any bets on this one?

Is Lebron James the next Scotty Pippen?  I’ve heard it said that this is the fate of Lebron James, what do you think?

We compare everything to Michael Jordan, and thus the comparison to his “sidekick” in the NBA – Scotty Pippen.

Heat Hater?  Let’s hear it…

What do you think?  Let us know…

Never seen anything like this before… amazing.

Do 3 sets of this routine twice per week. j/k

Benefits of Inversion Therapy

About two years ago, I woke up one morning frozen in bed. I couldn’t move an inch. I felt like I had fallen asleep in wet concrete only to have it dry all around me to form what I thought at the time was going to be my casket. The pain was excruciating. After an MRI we discovered a herniated disk in my lower back which was in turn pressing up against a nerve. As a personal trainer and lifelong athlete, I’ve had my share of overuse injuries as well as the normal bumps, bruises, sprains and strains. Nothing compared to this pain.

I went through the normal procedures of physical therapy, massages and chiropractic appointments, but nothing helped relieve the pain for longer than an hour at a time. Fortunately I had an honest chiropractor who was more interested in my recovery than me paying him for ongoing adjustments. He told me about gravity inversion. I immediately went out and bought a gravity inversion table. It was somewhat pricey, but after being in constant pain for 6 months straight, I was willing to try anything.

Within a week I was 75% pain free.

Within a month I was 99% pain free.

I have since continued to use gravity inversion at even the slightest hint of a relapse in pain. I also use it as part of my overall recovery process for my workouts, especially plyometric work.

The purpose of gravity inversion is described in the name; to invert, or reverse, the effects of gravity. As we walk (and as athletes, as we run, jump, etc) our joints, including knees, ankles and vertebrae are being constantly compacted and pounded. I’ll leave the scientific stuff to your own research to save space here, but I can tell you from a professional standpoint that the concept is fundamentally sound. And I can tell you from a personal standpoint (both with myself and with clients) that the effects are just short of miraculous.

Now I am a strong believer that everyone is different. So gravity inversion may or may not totally heal your pain. But I strongly believe that it will help dramatically. And even if you don’t have pain, but simply want to use it as an aid to your athletic recovery, I have found it useful there as well.

Let’s face it. You can spend hundreds or thousands to go and get massages every day or you can get a foam roller for self massaging and self-myofascial release. Similarly, you can spend tons of money over time getting chiropractic adjustments or pay a little bit up front and be able to have the benefits of gravity inversion in your home. I chose the latter and it’s the best $125 I’ve ever spent. It literally saved me from surgery and has since helped me recover from constant sport playing and high impact training.

DISCLAIMER: Gravity inversion is just like any other type of training or recovery method. You must gradually progress with it. DO NOT immediately hang upside down perpendicular to the floor and DO NOT invert for long periods of time in the beginning. Tables are adjustable and you should start at a slight decline angle and for a short period of time (15 seconds or so at a time, 1 minute upright between sets) and gradually increase both in inversion angle and length of time inverted. And of course, consult a physician as a pre-existing issue such, but not limited to, high blood pressure could be complicated by this practice.

As you can see, I am a strong proponent for being self-sufficient. I don’t like being a slave to a doctor’s office, physical therapist, or chiropractor. For more info on how you can become more self sufficient and get completely RIPPED without being a slave to a gym, check out the TBC System at http://FullyFunctionalFitness.com

Patrick Linehan

Taylor Alan has put together some free shooting videos to help promote his new shooting course “Prolific Shooting”

My newsletter subscribers and my facebook and twitter followers have been very happy with them.

Check them out here:

http://www.jumpmanual.com/pureshot.html

And let me know what you think.

I’ll soon be coming out with a fuller review for the entire “Prolific Shooting” series.  Check out my video for more thoughts on his free videos.

Fedor Emelianenko, whom I (and many others) consider to be the greatest mixed martial artist (MMA), in the world just lost to Werdum.

I actually consider Fedor to be the most dominate athlete of the decade (barring Michael Phelps).  The guy was undefeated (please don’t mention the technical DQ he received in the first minute of a tournament match for a cut he received from an illegal elbow).  Fedor hadn’t lost a fight in 10 years.  10 YEARS!

But Fedor is a real champion.  He knows a champion isn’t made form a perfect record.  I mean even the best fighter can make one mistake, and lose.  Think about team sports, or even sprinters or other individual competitors.  You could lose a race and still be the best in the world.  Being undefeated may just mean you’ve been lucky enough not to make one mistake during a live match, OR that you haven’t fought many great opponents.

Fedor is the best fighter of our decade.  He has lost before, just never in MMA.  Fedor competes in a sport called SAMBO which is much like MMA but with altered rules.  This gives a different perspective for Fedor because he fights more often than other fighters. Fedor competes (and wins) in Sambo tournaments regularly, AND very rarely he loses.  But he is still the greatest in the sport, because although he loses, he consistently dominates and makes less errors, which results in VERY few loses and many many wins.

Fedor knows he’s not invincible (there’s a difference between invincible and the greatest; it’s like the difference between Superman and Heman).  In fact, he said he would be beaten one day in MMA.  After the loss with Werdum, Fedor stated that he felt bad to disappoint all of those fans who believed in him, but that he believes he was also held up as an idol of sorts.

So am I shaken by my Fedor’s loss?  Yeah, a little.  I wish he would have remained undefeated (in MMA) and upheld our somewhat misleading need to have an undefeated champion.  Muhammad Ali was not undefeated and his last win against Frasier was definitely not resounding, but many consider him to be the greatest boxer (not me).

My point is that Fedor’s loss challenges our/my view that Fedor is the greatest MMA technician of our our decade, possible the best ever.  However, it was bound to happen.  Even the greatest fighter can make a mistake, and if you make even one mistake in MMA you can end up in a triangle choke.  Fedor still makes less mistakes, and dominates more often than any other fighter we know.  There is simply no one that can parallel his achievements and overall ability. 

In the end, the greatest champions will lose, it just won’t happen often or consistently.  Losing is part of the game.  Everyone must lose.  Whether it’s during the learning phase, or during the mature phase, or during a silly mistake or fluke injury.  It will happen to the best, because it happens to them all.  If you’re reading this and saying you’ve never lost, maybe you haven’t played the best, or maybe you haven’t played much at all, or maybe you’re the GOAT we are all looking for!

What makes Fedor the best is not that he can’t be beaten, it’s that he can’t be beaten consistently, dominates regularly, demonstrates the most well rounded and polished game, and has the mentality to perform under pressure.

Fedor if your listening, don’t worry man, we’re behind you, we support you.  Don’t listen to the haters.  Keep improving.  Can’t wait for the next fight!