Archive for April, 2009

I like failblog.org very much, so I sent them a picture of my Power Rack yesterday. You can find it here. Enjoy »

Today I received my second delivery of the vanilla flavoured EAS whey protein powder. I got the recommendation from The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle (actually Lou recommends EAS Myoplex, not Myopro) and gave it a try because I heard there are lots of powders out there that taste... »

For my version of the foam rollers you need: waste pipe insulation for water pipes with same diameter as the waste pipe duct tape (note: the waste pipe is only smaller because I had no other one left for the HowTo) Start putting the pipe into the insulation. This will work even if the diameter is the same because... »

I saw this idea at rosstraining.com and built one myself, the parts cost about 20 Euro (~26 $). Today I embedded some swings with light weight into my warmup routine today, still not sure if it fits my needs, though it was fun to build it. »

Today I made my first homemade foam roller. I made them because you cannot buy them in Germany. The only similar things are called “Pilates Roller” and are pretty expensive (40 Euro, about 53 $), I also don’t know if they can be used for soft tissue work. Amazon.com does not... »