Here’s the latest edition of Featured Fitness Content; as always the series is based around interesting stories, emerging research in health and fitness, theories proposed by leading experts in the industry, philosophical pieces on self-improvement, and more. If you’ve written or have come across some great fitness content that our readers should see, be sure to reach out on our contage page.
Featured Content
A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety By Maria Popova via Brain Pickings
What’s the best way to exercise to maintain a strong immune system? By Alex Hutchinson via The Globe and Mail
Tip: Bench Dips Are Bad News By Lee Boyce via T-Nation
Tokyo 2020 To Start On 23 July 2021, the International Olympic Committee Confirm By Liz Byrnes via Swimming World Magazine
[VIDEO] 17 Band Exercises Powerlifters Can Do at Home via EliteFTS
Organization of Training By Louie Simmons via Westside Barbell
Bodyweight Strength & Conditioning From Home By Gareth Sapstead via T-Nation
Are There Benefits in Taking Nitric Oxide for Athletic Performance? By John Mullen via Swimming Science
FINA Votes for Dramatic Post-Olympic Changes to Breaststroke Underwaters By Braden Keith via SwimSwam
Quote of the Week
Laird Hamilton’s extensive career in pro-surfing and his prolific, unconventional training style should be food for thought for a great many swimmers. His views on life–and overall lifestyle, are highly aspirational as well. Take some time to ponder his quote that we’ve featured as our most recent Quote of the Week:
BONUS
I was featured for a second time on WNEP reporter Chase Senior’s Chase Down Podcast. Though brief (approx. 43 minutes), we covered a wide swatch of fitness-related themes from at-home fitness during while self-isolating, to veganism, an update on my ride across America and more.
Listen to the Chase Down Podcast here: Chase Down Podcast: How working out can boost the immune system with John Matulevich.