June 2016 - Olive Branch

6 Jun 2016

How To Do A Proper Push-Up

Push-ups are arguably the most popular bodyweight exercise ever; and certainly the most common bodyweight chest exercise. THE BENEFITS OF PUSH-UPS: BUILDS STRENGTH: You will be lifting around 50% (knee push-ups) to 70% (toe push-ups) of your bodyweight during a proper push-up . Push-ups are an efficient way to build your strength for your upper body muscles, especially your chest (pectoralis major), triceps (triceps brachii) and your shoulders (anterior deltoid). They can also train your

Common Mistakes! — Push-Ups

By Alan Leung

Continuing from last week’s blog post on how to do a proper push-up, this week’s blog is addressing the common mistakes that people make while doing push-ups. Keep your eye open for them - now you have the knowledge to do them better! Rotated Hand Position: Placing your hands on the ground incorrectly causes undue strain on the wrists and puts the elbow in an unstable position. Solution: Hands should be straight but slightly

Hot Beverages Cause Cancer! — WHO/IARC Report

By Alan Leung

As I’ve written before on the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) report on red meat, they have just come out with a new study on coffee, maté and very hot beverages. In this latest study, 23 scientists from across the globe convened in Lyon, France to comb over the thousands of studies of both humans and animals, they have available to determine the evidence for causing cancer in coffee, maté and hot