Fitness shoes — firming butts or causing pain?

I’ve posted before about how running shoes may be little better than high heels. Here’s another article in a possible continuing series on shoes and their effect on health.

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com

While toning shoes like FitFlops can firm up your thighs, they can also put a strain on your muscles, experts say.

Shoemakers have found [...]

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Running: Efficiency of Pose Method – George Dallam, Ph.D, former USA Triathlon Coach

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Some running shoes no better than high heels?

There has been an increasing awareness that modern running shoes may not be as great as they are advertised (and the resulting accepted wisdom). This article (via MSNBC.com) continues the discussion.

Some running shoes no better than high heels? High-tech sneakers may cause joint strain, study suggests

Running shoes, decked out with the latest cushioning, motion control [...]

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“Murph”

I swear Tim has a sadistic streak in him. The posted WOD for Thursday was:

For time:
21 HSPU
6 hang squat cleans 95/65#
15 HSPU
9 hang squat cleans
9 HSPU
15 hang squat cleans
6 HSPU
21 hang squat cleans

I was all psyched up to do handstand push ups and hang squat cleans. But, the 5:30 class had a surprise waiting for [...]

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This morning I paid the price for not working out all week…

Except for Olympic weight lifting Monday evening, I haven’t worked out all week. Karma caught up with me with this morning’s workout. I may not be able to move the rest of the weekend!

I did this workout. Could you?

WOD
(click on each for a pop-up video)

For time:

Run 400 meters
30 goblet squats @ 53lbs/24kg
15 barbell snatch [...]

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