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Crossover toe touch "Monsta Kicks" is a great warm up movement to help those tight hamstrings! It is different than Frankenstein walks or toy soldier in that you are kicking slightly across the body trying to touch opposite hand and foot not just straigh by Todd Cambio

Columbus Crew VS FC Dallas by Dorn Byg

COLUMBUS CREW vs FC DALLAS

COLUMBUS CREW STADIUM, Columbus, Ohio

August 15, 2009 (WEEK 22) / MLS Game #153

7 p.m.

REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic. SAR (bench): Sean Hurd; JAR (opposite): James Conlee; 4th: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Career: 7 games; FC/gm: 22.9; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 1; pens: 0

INJURY REPORT: COLUMBUS CREW - OUT: MF Alex Grendi (L knee sprain); DOUBTFUL: DF Frankie Hejduk (R quad strain); PROBABLE: MF Guillermo Barros Schelotto (L hamstring strain) ... FC DALLAS - OUT: MF Alvaro Sanchez (R ankle); DF George John (L hamstring); PROBABLE: DF Kyle Davies (R groin)

SUSPENDED: CLB: Brian Carroll (caution accumulation; through Aug. 16) ... DAL: Pablo Ricchetti (caution accumulation; through Aug. 16)

WARNINGS:

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: CLB: Guillermo Barros Schelotto ... DAL: Atiba Harris

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: CLB: Eddie Gaven, Frankie Hejduk, Danny O'Rourke ... DAL: Andre Rocha, Marcelo Saragosa

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[Kotaro Tokura] Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012 - Qualificazioni 20 Settembre 12 - September 20th - Soccer Freestyle World Final by Francesco Sciolti Vecchio Account

Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012.

Qualificazioni del 20 Settembre 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujNaKTcqV8 1st Place Final

youtu.be/CQDov2saQPY 3rd Place Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-65hBgdOo Viki Gomez Show

[Kotaro Tokura] Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012 - Qualificazioni 20 Settembre 12 - September 20th - Soccer Freestyle World Final by Francesco Sciolti Vecchio Account

Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012.

Qualificazioni del 20 Settembre 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujNaKTcqV8 1st Place Final

youtu.be/CQDov2saQPY 3rd Place Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-65hBgdOo Viki Gomez Show

[Boyka] Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012 - Qualificazioni 20 Settembre 12 - September 20th - Soccer Freestyle World Final by Francesco Sciolti Vecchio Account

Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012.

Qualificazioni del 20 Settembre 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujNaKTcqV8 1st Place Final

youtu.be/CQDov2saQPY 3rd Place Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-65hBgdOo Viki Gomez Show

[Pradeep Ramesh] Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012 - Qualificazioni 20 Settembre 12 - September 20th - Soccer Freestyle World Final by Francesco Sciolti Vecchio Account

Hamstring stretch? by purplemoo4u

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So I finally got the chance to try some clothes on Colin! Loving his look so much right now. Even though they're Alexander's old clothes, I think they suit his character well.

Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012.

Qualificazioni del 20 Settembre 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujNaKTcqV8 1st Place Final

youtu.be/CQDov2saQPY 3rd Place Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-65hBgdOo Viki Gomez Show

[Kotaro Tokura] Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012 - Qualificazioni 20 Settembre 12 - September 20th - Soccer Freestyle World Final by Francesco Sciolti Vecchio Account

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5/21: Fitness & Eats from the Week by Ray Ackerman

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Hi, guys! Happy Monday!

It’s time for another recap of last week’s workouts and some of the more memorable meals that I ate. I’m starting to adjust to a little less CrossFit and more OPEX workouts in my week. While I miss the community at CrossFit, I know working on all of my crazy imbalances at OPEX will pay off in the long run. Ultimately, I just want to feel my best and stop having so many (stupid) injuries. It’s tough getting old, right?

FITNESS

MONDAY: OPEX

Warmup:

Thoracic Mobility Exercises x 5 each

Banded Hip Flexor Stretch 1 min each side

Oblique Wall Stretch 1 min each side

A1) Kettlebell Front Rack Walking Lunge

16 steps x 3, 26lbs, rest 45 sec

A2) Single Arm Ring Row

6/side x 3 @2011, rest 90 sec

B1) SL Stability Ball Hamstring Curls

5-6/side x 3 @3010, rest 45 sec

B2) Hip Bridge Dumbbell Bench Press

8 x 3 @2010, 30lbs, rest 90 sec

C1) GHD Back Extension

10 x 3 @3010, rest 30 sec

C2) Half Kneeling Single Arm Press

8/side x 3 @2010, 25lbs, rest 1 min

D) 4 Rounds, NOT Rushed of:

80 foot sled push +135lbs,

8 side plank rotations/side

20 KB Deadbugs

Cooldown:

ROTEX Inward Hip

ROTEX Outward Shoulder

ROTEX Full Body Rotation

ROTEX Pelvic Floor

ROTEX Upper Body Turn

TUESDAY: SPIN CLASS

WEDNESDAY: OPEX

Warmup:

Thoracic Mobility Exercises x 5 each

Banded Hip Flexor Stretch 1 min each side

Oblique Wall Stretch 1 min each side

A1) Eccentric Single Leg Squat

8/side x 3 @2111, 12″ box, rest 90 sec

A2) Supinated Pull-up

3-5 x 3 @2110, rest 90 sec

B1) Single Leg RDL’s

8/side x 3 @3011, 35lbs, rest 45 sec

B2) Seated DB Press on Ground

6-8 x 3 @2010, 25lbs, rest 90 sec

C1) Lateral Banded Walk

20 steps each way x 3, blue band, rest 30 sec

C2) Chest Supported Incline Dumbbell Row

8 x 3 @2011, 30lbs, rest 1 min

D1) Powell Raise

8/side x 3 @3010, 10lbs, rest 30 sec

D2) Front Leaning Rest on Rings

45 sec x 3, rest 1 min

Cooldown:

ROTEX Inward Hip

ROTEX Outward Shoulder

ROTEX Full Body Rotation

ROTEX Pelvic Floor

ROTEX Upper Body Turn

THURSDAY: CROSSFIT

FRIDAY: OPEX

Warmup:

Thoracic Mobility Exercises x 5 each

Banded Hip Flexor Stretch 1 min each side

Oblique Wall Stretch 1 min each side

A1) Single Leg Banded Hip Thrusts

10/side x 3 @2011, red band, rest 45 sec

A2) 2 point Row

6-8/side x 3 @2010, 25lbs, rest 90 sec

B1) Strict Dips

5 x 3 @2011, rest 30 sec

B2) Side Plank with Band Row

10/side x 3, red band, rest 30 sec

B3) Forearm Plank Reach

10/side x 3, rest 1 min

C) 4 Rounds @ steady pace:

400 meter run,

25 meter SA Farmers Walk 44lbs,

30 sec sorenson

Cooldown:

ROTEX Inward Hip

ROTEX Outward Shoulder

ROTEX Full Body Rotation

ROTEX Pelvic Floor

ROTEX Upper Body Turn

SATURDAY: REST DAY

EATS

Sunflower seeds and chocolate chips – Perfect sweet and salty snack!

Arugula salad with chicken, blue cheese crumbles and pine nuts – Loving arugula and blue cheese lately!

Apps from Scarlet Tavern – Such a fun night out at one of my favorite spots. Look at that goat cheese skillet and tuna tartar!

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Yoga for Weight Loss Yoga Workout with Gloria Baraquio at The Springs LA by Veronica Schafer

Yoga for Weight Loss Yoga Workout with Gloria Baraquio at The Springs LA youtu.be/zxpxh1bd_EQ Yoga for Weight Loss Yoga Workout with Gloria Baraquio at The Springs LA. A strong, cardiovascular yoga flow video to stretch and strengthen your entire body. This yoga for weight loss yoga class is taught by Gloria Baraquio at downtown LA's hottest new studio, The Springs and includes upper body, lower body, core work, backbends, twists, hips and hamstrings. This yoga for weight loss class is an all-over body workout that will leave you feeling amazing! Gloria Baraquio is a yogini from Hawaii who began her practice in 2003 when she began suffering from anxiety attacks. After experiencing her ujjayi breath for the first time in a yoga class, she finally understood the importance of breathing and how it could calm, center, and ground her life. She began teaching in 2006 and embarked on a journey through vinyasa, ashtanga, Iyengar, hatha, bhakti, kundalini, somatics, ecstatic dance, Nia, Rolfing, acupuncture, physical theater, and natural foods, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the body, mind, voice, movement, and nutrition. As a teacher and Yoga Director of The Springs, Gloria’s desire is to help others cultivate an intimate relationship with themselves and their surroundings so that they can live more fully, with love, peace, gratitude, and well-being. Gloria's background is in education, performing arts, film production, and community building. While working as a TV host, writer, and actor in Hawaii, she taught K-12 students in public charter schools (Language Arts, Math, Digital Media, and Yoga). Living both on and off the grid of the Big Island for 7 years was her greatest training in spiritual practice, yoga, natural healing, and community building. She is certified to teach vinyasa and aerial yoga. Check out some of our other Yoga Videos here: Check out Gloria's website at gloriabaraquio.com for the latest and greatest! Check out some of our other Yoga Videos here: Yoga Workout Yoga Flow w/ Gloria Boraquio youtu.be/4_mOELQh9m8 30 Minute Cardio Flow Yoga Workout youtu.be/cRJlOKb_chs Prenatal Yoga 30 Minute Class www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTDocfhdA1Y Bikram Yoga inpsired Class with Maggie Grove youtu.be/V5i5Qz2IGJE Power Yoga for Weight Loss youtu.be/yUtK7v3dsr0 Strong Yoga For Beginners Workout youtu.be/xglmLhDppmo Meditative Bhakti Yoga Flow youtu.be/mQnAvEbDNPg Cardio Yoga Workout youtu.be/hy-qss2Takg Yoga Workout 1 hour Yoga For Weight Loss youtu.be/yUtK7v3dsr0 Power Yoga Flow youtu.be/XpGnuK_u4gQ Bhakti Yoga Class youtu.be/K9scEzgir-8 Yoga for Beginners youtu.be/EaKZ3Xtxf5A Mindfulness Meditation youtu.be/2K-ZcAgka2g Gentle Yin Yoga Full Class youtu.be/Z3AlyD1CIJw Click below to subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/heartalchemyyoga Our Sites www.heartalchemyyoga.com plus.google.com/+HeartAlchemyYoga facebook.com/heartalchemyyoga instagram.com/travlinyogini twitter.com/travlinyogini www.pinterest.com/travlinyogini

UK Athletics Trials 23.6.12 - 852 (1k) by Dave Collier

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Asha Philip helping Jodie Williams off the track after the final, during which a hamstring injury brought her race (and seemingly her season) to an end. Here is the Press Association coverage of the story: www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gPmUMo4td...

pelvic shift forward by Lesley Powell

II. PELVIC SHIFT FORWARD

Purpose

Weight transference and level change is essential for propulsion of our bodies in space. This allows us to move from sit to stand and move us in gait.

To start

Lie in constructive rest position. Put the attention to your feet. Think of the feet having two lanes, an outside and inside. Place weight equality on both lanes with the aches gently lifted. How does this change the placement of the knees? The feet should be lined up with your sitz bones. The knees are at 90 degrees flexion.

The movement

1. Press down on the feet to engage the hamstrings. The pelvis should remain quiet. Can you press down on the feet without tightening the lower back? The buttock’s muscles should remain release and the sacrum wide.

2. Using the muscles at the top of the thighbones, the muscles around the femur head start lifting the pelvis up and towards your feet.

3. Bring the pelvis high enough to extend the hips. The middle and upper ribs should remain soft on the floor.

4. Slowly lower the pelvis down to the floor using the legs. The spine is in neutral. The sacrum and the tailbone should come down to the floor almost as one piece.

5. Repeat three more times

Observation

Were the feet grounded the entire time? Did the knees wobbled? Imagine from the sitz bones, an airplane is taking off

in the direction of the heels with the pelvic lift.

PELVIC SHIFT LATERAL

Purpose

The use of the legs in adduction/abduction is needed with weight transference laterally. This is important in gait and movements that move side to side.

To start

1. Lie in a constructive rest position with the hands on both greater trochanter

The movement

1. Press down on both feet and perform a small pelvic shift forward. Lift the hips only a few inches.

2. Put the hands on the greater trochanter and glide the pelvis to the left. The greater trochanter and the hips should remain in the same line and equal distance away from the floor.

3. Lower the pelvis back to the floor remaining to the left. The tailbone is in relationship to your left heel.

4. Lift the hips up a few inches with the pelvis remaining in this shift.

5. Glide the pelvis back to center.

6. Lower the pelvis back to the original position.

7. Perform a small pelvic shift forward and glide the hips to the right.

8. Lower the pelvis down in the right shift

9. Lift the pelvis up in the right pelvic shift lateral

10. Shift the pelvis back to center and lower

11. Repeat the set three more times

Observation

Was the shift of the pelvis side to side with the greater trochanter remaining horizontally parallel to the floor? Where did you feel the movement, the legs or the back?

Standing Wide Legged Standing Stretch by Charles Wills

Standing Wide Legged Standing Stretch -upavishta konasansa. A powerful standing posture that strengthens the legs, lengthens & releases tight hamstrings, opens the heart & chest muscles. It can be practiced in reclined position on the mat as a restorative version.

Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012.

Qualificazioni del 20 Settembre 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujNaKTcqV8 1st Place Final

youtu.be/CQDov2saQPY 3rd Place Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-65hBgdOo Viki Gomez Show

Subaru Vancouver Half Iron & Sprint Triathlon: Ian Young Transitions From Cycling into Running by Susan Gittins

IMG_2036 by Rafa Nostra

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Ian Young was second to eventual Half Iron winner Jeff Symonds at this point, but had trouble in the 10k run, pulling out after the first lap. Someone said it was a pulled hamstring. I did take a photo of him looking dejected as he headed for a physio tent, but decided not to upload it.

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Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012 - Semifinali e Finale Maschile - 22 Settembre 12 - September 22nd - Soccer Freestyle World Final - Men Semifinals and Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujNaKTcqV8 1st Place Final

youtu.be/CQDov2saQPY 3rd Place Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-65hBgdOo Viki Gomez Show

[Sven] Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012 - Qualificazioni 20 Settembre 12 - September 20th - Soccer Freestyle World Final by Francesco Sciolti Vecchio Account

Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012.

Qualificazioni del 20 Settembre 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujNaKTcqV8 1st Place Final

youtu.be/CQDov2saQPY 3rd Place Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-65hBgdOo Viki Gomez Show

(L-R) William G. Gale, Yair Listokin, Jay Shambaugh and Claudia Sahm have a panel discussion on law, macroeconomics and recessions at an Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center event. by Brookings Institution

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Elephant Zakouma National Park in Chad by inyathi

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Elephants very quickly learn where they're safe and where they're not, this is one of a number of bulls that hang around the Zakouma HQ area during the dry season.

For roughly 6 months of the year between June and November Zakouma National Park is almost entirely inundated with floodwaters at this time elephants would often disperse into the surrounding area of what is now the Salamat Faunal Reserve. During this time Arab horsemen from the Darfur region of neighbouring Sudan would come to hunt the elephants as they had done for perhaps several hundred years. Traditionally a group of up to 20 horsemen armed with lances would charge a herd aiming to separate out one of the elephants. A single horseman would then ride in front of this elephant to draw its attention and get it to pursue him allowing the other men to ride in and spear it from behind with their lances. They would aim for the elephant’s hamstrings in its hind legs which if severed would bring the animal down and ensure it could not get up again. Huge numbers of elephants were killed this way and in response the surviving herds in the region have learned that at the first sign of horsemen their best defence is bunch up into tight groups to ensure that no individual can be separated out.

Today this is no defence the horsemen are Janjaweed militiamen and members of the Sudanese armed forces and they come not with the lances used by their ancestors but with AK47s, belt-fed machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. This habit of bunching up into a single large herd has meant that the poachers can easily kill 50-60 elephants in a single attack by simply machine gunning the terrified animals as they try to escape. In 2005 an aerial count found 3,885 elephants in Zakouma and the surrounding area in under a decade the population was reduced to just 430 and had stopped breeding due to the constant stress. Since African Parks took over Zakouma the poaching has been almost entirely stopped and the elephants are breeding again the population now stands at around 470.

Ten years after the 2008 economic recession, the government is ill-prepared to defend itself against the next economic downturn. Interest rates remain low, partisanship remains intractable, and the federal debt is rising at an unprecedented rate. These factors will hamstring traditional monetary and fiscal stimulus.

In his new book, “Law and Macroeconomics,” Yale Law Professor Yair Listokin argues that we can respond more quickly to the next economic crisis by deploying a policy approach whose proven success is too rarely acknowledged: regulation. He proposes that we take seriously the idea that law can function as a macroeconomic tool, capable of stimulating demand when needed and relieving demand when it threatens to overheat economies. And though history has demonstrated that law is an unwieldy instrument of macroeconomic policy, Listokin argues that under certain conditions it offers a vital alternative to the monetary and fiscal policy tools.

On Tuesday, September 10, at an Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center event, Listokin presented the key findings of his research, and panelists deepened the discussion by addressing the following questions:

What role does the law play in stimulating aggregate demand?

How can laws and regulations complement traditional fiscal and monetary policy approaches to stabilizing the business cycle?

Can regulations act as an effective alternative to fiscal and monetary policy during economic downturn?

Which regulations should lawmakers implement to combat economic shocks?

Photo Credit : Chris Williams

Zakouma's elephant herd from the air by inyathi

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For roughly 6 months of the year between June and November Zakouma National Park is almost entirely inundated with floodwaters at this time elephants would often disperse into the surrounding area of what is now the Salamat Faunal Reserve. During this time Arab horsemen from the Darfur region of neighbouring Sudan would come to hunt the elephants as they had done for perhaps several hundred years. Traditionally a group of up to 20 horsemen armed with lances would charge a herd aiming to separate out one of the elephants. A single horseman would then ride in front of this elephant to draw its attention and get it to pursue him allowing the other men to ride in and spear it from behind with their lances. They would aim for the elephant’s hamstrings in its hind legs which if severed would bring the animal down and ensure it could not get up again. Huge numbers of elephants were killed this way and in response the surviving herds in the region have learned that at the first sign of horsemen their best defence is bunch up into tight groups to ensure that no individual can be separated out.

Today this is no defence the horsemen are Janjaweed militiamen and members of the Sudanese armed forces and they come not with the lances used by their ancestors but with AK47s, belt-fed machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. This habit of bunching up into a single large herd has meant that the poachers can easily kill 50-60 elephants in a single attack by simply machine gunning the terrified animals as they try to escape. In 2005 an aerial count found 3,885 elephants in Zakouma and the surrounding area in under a decade the population was reduced to just 430 and had stopped breeding due to the constant stress. Since African Parks took over Zakouma the poaching has been almost entirely stopped and the elephants are breeding again the population now stands at around 470.

After so many years of poaching most of Zakouma's elephants still generally stick together in a single big herd and often keeping to the thick bush making it easier to spot them from the air.

Hamstring Myofascial release by Stephen Carhart

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Supta Padangustasana Prep 2 by Elsie Escobar

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Red Bull Street Style Lecce 2012.

Qualificazioni del 20 Settembre 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujNaKTcqV8 1st Place Final

youtu.be/CQDov2saQPY 3rd Place Final

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-65hBgdOo Viki Gomez Show