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Electrolyte Supplements Compared: Zeal, SaltStick, Nuun, Gu
Did you know the human body at rest produces 100W of electricity? Shocking jokes aside, electrolytes – substances like sodium and potassium that conduct electricity when dissolved in water – enable homeostasis, hydration, muscle contraction and other critical functions. Electrolyte levels change for various reasons, a big one being decrease due to fluid loss, e.g.…
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Want to get stronger? Read this now.
So you've decided to get stronger. You realize it will increase both your general health and athletic performance. You've debunked the myths about adding muscle. You've decided to ignore social bias. And you know it will pay dividends for a lifetime, helping you age more gracefully (cue the Frankie Chavez video) by counteracting the natural…
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DIY Plyometric Box from a Half Sheet of Plywood
If you're homeschooling a kid or, god forbid, kids during this pandemic, you're undoubtedly looking for ways to burn off some energy, for them and for you! Box jumps at home can be a fun way to do that, and constructing a box from a half-sheet of plywood is fairly straightforward. The box is usually…
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Petzl Access Books
Petzl does a really fantastic job of getting basic technical and safety information out there, and for free to boot. If you're going stir-crazy in quarantine it's a great time to build your knowledge base or just review the basics. If you're looking for content to share with your adventure-minded kids that you are now…
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What I Learned In Avalanche School, by Heidi Julavits
If you're looking for a New Year's resolution, how about committing to being safer in your backcountry adventures? Writing in the New York Times Magazine, Heidi Julavits has penned a great article about backcountry decision making. Heidi admits she is an unusual avalanche school student, because she doesn't spend much time in avalanche terrain. She…
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Huel Meal Replacement
Huel is a meal replacement available in powder or liquid form: human fuel to supplement or replace whole foods. We all recognize that "real food" is best, but we can't eat organic grass-fed fair trade locally sourced whatever all the time. We'll leave aside that whole issue and focus on what Huel claims to be:…
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Adidas adiPower Weightlifting Shoes
It's hard to overstate the benefits of getting truly stronger. By truly we mean not just for a month, but gaining consistently measurable strength for years. Once you cross the line from recreational sports into the competitive realm, you realize strength training is no longer optional. Hopefully at that point you've read Mark Rippetoe's Starting…
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Fluidstance Level Balance Board
Are you sitting down? Shame on you! Well, OK not really because we can't shame anyone for anything anymore, however just take a second and Google the phrase Your Chair is Killing You. See, that doesn't look good does it? That's a lot of links, many based on the 2014 book of the same name;…
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Rollerblade Macroblade 84 ABT Women’s Inline Skates
Rollerblade is one of those brands, like Xerox and Velcro, that is literally synonymous with an entire product line, in this case inline skates. What's interesting about inline is that it was originally conceived as summer training for winter skaters. Inline skates got popular as their own thing and then kind of cratered, becoming in…
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Rollerblade Macroblade 100 Inline Skates
Rollerblade is one of those brands, like Xerox and Velcro, that is literally synonymous with an entire product line, in this case inline skating. What's interesting about inline is that it was originally conceived as summer training for winter skaters. Inline skates got popular as their own thing and then kind of cratered, becoming in…
