Friday, December 31, 2010

Ljungberg signs for Celtic

Scottish giants Celtic have signed former Arsenal winger Freddie Ljungberg after the 33-year-old passed a medical on Thursday.

He could make his debut for the Glasgow outfit in Sunday’s crucial Old Firm derby with Rangers at Ibrox.

Ljungberg won 75 caps for Sweden, had a stint at West Ham and was most recently plying his trade in the United States, first for the Seattle Sounders and then the Chicago Fire.

The Swede had a week-long trial with at Parkhead and watched the club defeat Motherwell 1-0 on Wednesday night to move one point clear of Rangers on top of the Scottish Premier League.

He will be officially unveiled as a Celtic player on Friday at a press conference at the club’s Lennoxtown training headquarters.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Cardiff star Bellamy gives up captaincy of Wales

Wales star Craig Bellamy will relinquish the role of national team captain because of ongoing injury concerns.
Bellamy, 31, has battled consistent knee problems and said although he is committed to playing for his country, he will not be able to play every game.
“Being captain is a great honour, but it’s not the reason why I turn up for Wales,” Bellamy said.
“I’ve always said that I’ll never retire (from Wales duty) but I have to be clever over which games I play and which I don’t.”
“I’m not going to be able to play every game, it’s impossible.”
Bellamy says he has told new Wales boss Gary Speed about his decision and declared his intent to play for his new manager.
“I’ve made Gary aware of my decision. I feel, with the young squad we have, it would be best (to give up the captaincy). I will get right behind the next person who does it,” he said.
“I told (former manager John Toshack who made Bellamy skipper) that he would be better giving the armband to someone who will be there week-in, week-out.”
“I watched (Speed as national captain) turn up every game and lead from the front … he’s a person I trust completely.”
“He’s an incredible appointment (as manager). I admired him so much as a player, I was privileged to play with him. It was impossible not to be impressed as a youngster coming through.”
Bellamy also criticised the way in which Toshack got Wales to play, and said he was looking forward to a different approach towards the game under Speed.
“Wales need an identity, at the moment we haven’t got one,” he said.
“We’re very easy to play against. I’m not blaming Toshack – he wanted to play counter-attacking football, but it’s not in our mentality.”
“We’re hard workers, so why not get at (the opposition)? I’d never felt so disheartened after games (under Toshack) because we weren’t able to have a go. I don’t think that the players were good enough (to play Toshack’s way).”
“(Under Speed) we’re going to train with intensity and play with intensity – that hasn’t been the case for the last six or seven years.”
“Our players aren’t made that way and our crowds aren’t made that way – that’s why (the fans) never turned up. Teams must have loved playing against us in the last couple of years.”

Saturday, December 18, 2010

BUILD YOUR MUSCLE WITHOUT STRESS

Building the muscle has been the subject in many individuals mind, and they keep on doing it the wrong way. but with this little write-up you would be amazed at the product of a non-stressful gym or building of muscle.
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Training too frequently or in excess.
· Training too long.
· Inadequate recovery.


Mainstream bodybuilding literature and science has traditionally focused on
the symptoms rather than on the prevention of over-training. You often read
articles on 'over-training syndrome' and ‘planned over-training.’ This is
unnecessary – if you are in control of the training and recovery process, if you train
for predetermined periods, and recover in predetermined ways then you don't need
to know anything about over-training ‘syndromes!’
How to avoid over-training IF you are training WITHOUT drugs:
· Never perform more than 4-12 TOTAL work sets per workout. Yes, this is
far less than the bodybuilders’ suggested 12-24 sets per muscle group, but
unless you are in contest to see how many sets are possible per workout, your
focus should be to spark the muscle into growth and go home.
· Never train continuously for longer than 12 weeks. Hard-gainers will
actually benefit from taking a half week off every sixth week of hard training
to allow your muscular, neural, hormonal and immune system to FULLY
recharge. Try this one tip and watch your strength go through the roof!
· Never follow a program out of a popular bodybuilding magazine – unless you
are on steroids. Chest on Monday, Back on Tuesday, Legs on Wednesday,
and so forth. I question any body's workout intensity and recovery ability if
they can make weekly gains from this conventional approach - which clearly
reflects a blatant acceptance of tradition without any thought applied.
· Following 3 sets of 10; 3 sets of 12; 3 sets of 8 – any program that begins with
3 sets of whatever was clearly copied from someone else – and again, clearly
reflects the historical mistake of copying tradition without any thought
applied. Doing 3 sets of whatever for each exercise in the workout is

surefire way to over train.
· Never train more than two days in a row. I question anybody’s recovery
ability to train more than two days in a row. It typically takes up to 24 hours
to fully replenish your glycogen reserves, so by taking a day off every two
days you are allowing your energy reserves to be replenished and optimized.

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Friday, December 10, 2010

sports quotes

It’s not where you start
but where you finish.

April Heinrichs
USA Soccer Coach


                                      People don’t win
because they’re physically stronger.
It’s because they’re
stronger between the ears.

Alex Shaffer
Alpine skier

“Whether you think you can,
or think you can’t,
you’re probably right.”

Henry Ford
Ford Motor Vehicles

You work your whole life to try
to be the best you can,
Even if it’s for only one day or one week.
Lindsay Davenport
Former World Number One Tennis Player

You have to compete every day of your life,
in everything. You compete if you’re sick, if
you’re injured, if you don’t feel like playing.
It doesn’t matter.
Lloyd Carr
University of Michigan Football Coach
 
Some people think failure is the end of the world.                
Failure should be a challenge. If you don’t get         
knocked on your ass ten or fifteen times in your             
life, you’ll never reach your level of excellence.
Nick Bolletieri
Famous Tennis Coach

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just
like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price
we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
Vincent Lombardi
NFL Football Coach

Thursday, December 9, 2010

gym tips

How to avoid over-training IF you are training WITHOUT drugs:

· Never perform more than 4-12 TOTAL work sets per workout. Yes, this is
far less than the bodybuilders’ suggested 12-24 sets per muscle group, but
unless you are in contest to see how many sets are possible per workout, your
focus should be to spark the muscle into growth and go home.

. Never train continuously for longer than 12 weeks. Hard-gainers will
actually benefit from taking a half week off every sixth week of hard training
to allow your muscular, neural, hormonal and immune system to FULLY
recharge. Try this one tip and watch your strength go through the roof!

· Never follow a program out of a popular bodybuilding magazine – unless you
are on steroids. Chest on Monday, Back on Tuesday, Legs on Wednesday,
and so forth. I question any body's workout intensity and recovery ability if
they can make weekly gains from this conventional approach - which clearly
reflects a blatant acceptance of tradition without any thought applied.

· Following 3 sets of 10; 3 sets of 12; 3 sets of 8 – any program that begins with
3 sets of whatever was clearly copied from someone else – and again, clearly
reflects the historical mistake of copying tradition without any thought
applied. Doing 3 sets of whatever for each exercise in the workout is a
surefire way to over train.