Simple back strengthening move

Strength Resurgence has A Simple Movement To Strengthen Your Back (And Prevent Low Back Pain Too!).

Execise to strengthen your lower traps

SquatUniversity exercise to strengthen your lower trap: Her MISSING Back Muscle!🤯

 

Fixing a tight lower back

SquatUniversity How To Fix A TIGHT Low Back!🤯caused by a QL in spasm from a hip issue (glute activation and stability). 

Exercises:

Lock clams

Suitcase carries 

 

Hip mobility exercise

SquatUniversity with The SECRET Hip Mobility Hack!

Hip airplane. Try ten slow reps.

ATHLEAN-X with exercises for knee pain

Athlene-X on  How to Fix Knee Pain With SIMPLE Exercise (FOREVER).

Stand on one foot and write the alphabet with the other

Bodyweight Romanian deadlift

Hip bump, then progress to hip bumps with circles

Box squat

Drop squat

Suitcase reverse lunge

 

 

Squat Univerity on improving push ups

SquatUniversity on correct push up technique and How To Get Better At Push-Ups In Weeks

 

Glute Medius exercises ranked 3 2 1

SquatUniversity on the three Best Glute Medius Exercise (Ranked WITH SCIENCE)).

3: Loaded single leg RDL

2: Loaded single leg squat

1: Side plank, but also lifting the top leg. Try five to ten seconds.

 

And how to do kettlebell swings properly

A couple of YouTube shorts showing correct techniques for kettlebell swings.

Athleanx STOP Doing Swings Like This!

SquatUniversity Her Kettlebell Swings Were POWERFUL!

 

Lower back pain and kettlebell swings

Mark Wildman explains Why You Have Low Back Pain After Kettlebell Swings.

Weighted ways to increase flexibility

SquatUniversity with 4 Easy Ways To Get FLEXIBLE Fast!

The best exercise to increase hip bone density

Talking With Docs with the Single Best Exercise To Improve Hip Bone Density? We Review The Jump Down And Hop Exercise.

Athlean-X's teo dumbbell lat exercises

Athlean-X shows The ONLY 2 Dumbbell Lat Exercises You Need (NO, SERIOUSLY!).

Protecting your shoulders when doing tricep dips

Beyond Measure Fitness Training demonstrates How to tricep dip without hurting your shoulders.

How to do a Romanian Deadlift

Sharelle Grant shows How to Romanian Deadlift Properly (Avoid Back Pain).

Three exercises to strengthen the gluteus medius and stop back pain

ChristinaNicci has three exercises to strengthen the gluteus medius in Strengthen THIS Muscle to Stop Back Pain.

 

The third exercise is supported hip airplanes

 

Sing better

Adam Mishan's how to sing better instantly for guys

 

Repairing Tendons

Tim Ferriss' Simple Exercises That Can Repair Tendons, Isometrics vs. Eccentrics, and More — Dr. Keith Baar (this is 1:47:57 long)

 

UC Davis Health's 3 Isometric Exercises for Strengthening Tendons and Ligaments with Dr. Keith Baar | UC Davis Health

Building grip strength

Tim Ferriss's What Actually Builds Grip Strength (Scientist Explains)

Emil Abrahamsson's Hangboard Training 2 Times Per Day For 30 Days

Bulletproof ankles

SquatUniversity's Exercise For BULLETPROOF Ankles!

 

Squeeze a ball between your ankles when doing calf raises. 

8 more guitar practise tips and 5 simple strumming tricks

Jo Bywater Guitar Tuition's 8 Guitar Practise Tips That Work (in under 6 Minutes)

 

And 5 Simple Strumming Tricks to instantly boost Your Rhythm Playing

Beach push-up (or get up)

Original Strength's The Beach Push-up for Age-proofing Your Body

Cooking salmon

Detroit 75 Kitchen's How to Cook Restaurant-Quality Salmon at Home

20 second omelette

Chef Rocco DiSpirito's SCHOOL OF ROCCO: The 20-Second Omelette with Herbs & Cheese SCHOOL OF ROCCO: Extra Credit

Athlean-X's 5 Exercises That Fix 95% Of Your Problems

Athlean-X's 5 Exercises That Fix 95% Of Your Problems

Doorway face pull

Dead arm hang done two ways

Hip drop

Bridge reach over

Dive-bomber pushup

Bonus: Step up and reverse lunge combination 

Spider crawls for your shoulders

mountaindog1's Why Are Spider Crawls So Good For Your Shoulders?

 

 

Another fix for anterior pelvic tilt

resilientrehab has a video Don’t Stretch Your Hip Flexors To Fix An Anterior Pelvic Tilt- Do this instead where he argues that an anterior pelvic tilt is caused by a forward tilt

 

The Last Conversation

On the 11th of October, 2019, Sarah Dorman had just left work and was driving home. She called her father to discuss her Birthday dinner in two days time. She never finished the call. Watch this powerful video where her father tells her story.

Seated face pulls

In the video I Wish I Knew About This Posture Fix 10 Years Ago Will Harlow shows how to do seated face pulls with a band.

 

Improving reflexes and hand eye coordination

Boxer emil in the video How to master superhuman REFLEXES (boxing) shows how to improve reflexes and hand to eye coordination using a tennis ball.

 

Single leg hip thrusts

The Doc Lyss Fitness YouTube channel demonstrates single leg hip thrusts with a dumbbell in Why I Ditched Barbell Hip Thrusts for This Exercise.

 

Eagle Hang to open the shoulders

The Zach Height YouTube Channel has a video The Eagle Hang is the Best Shoulder Opener.

 

John Oliver on Netanyahu allowing the funding of Hamas

Netanyahu funded Hamas, like giving a bear a gun is a short video of a segment of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver where Oliver discussed Netanyahu allowing Qatar to send money to Hamas so as to weaken the Palestinian Authority.

 

Why do we have seven days in the week?

We have seven days in the week because the ancients thought we had seven planets, and each day was named after a planet. Well, that's according to Neil deGrasse Tyson in this short video.

Note that at the time they believed there were seven planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun and the Moon. The Sun and Moon were considered planets from the Greek word meaning wanderer.

According to The names of the days of the week - origin and meaning, the Romans named their days of the week after the planets. The five real planets were also names of their gods. The Vikings then copied this practice.

English appears to have inherited most of its week day names from Norse, although there are exceptions.

Sunday: The Sun

Monday: The Moon

Tuesday: Named after the Viking god Tyr, the god of Justice and War. He is the Nordic equivalent of Mars.

Wednesday: Named after the Viking god Odin, also knows as Woden. Odin is most equivalent to the Roman god Mercury.

Thursday: Named after Thor, who because he deals with lightning and thunder, is equivalent to Jupiter.

Friday:  Name after the Norse god Frigg, who like Venus, was the god of love.

 Saturday: Saturn 

Renouned Aboriginal Tracker Alexander Riley

Alexander (or Alec) Riley served with the NSW Police until his retirement in 1950 with the rank of sergeant.

I have read reports that Riley was once denied access to a property to search for a lost child because of the racism of the property's owner, the grandfather of the child. He later returned after the property owner had died and found the child's remains. I can't find the original report I read, but I have found mention of the incident in 'Tracker' Riley's great-great nephew revisits history with stage performance.

 This also led me to information on two other renowned trackers, both called Jimmy James:

 Jimmy James (tracker, died 1945)

 Jimmy James (tracker, died 1991)

 

What happens when AI takes your job?

Albertatech explains What happens after AI takes your job (hint, it's not a life of luxury):

 

Another hip stretch

Roger Frampton demonstrates A powerful hip stretch that anyone can do!

A couple of guitar tips

Anton Glushkin shows that you don't need to press hard on the frets in How to Play Guitar Effortlessly (Fretting Hand Secret):

Acousticidaho demonstrates how to hold a guitar pick in Don't hold the guitar pick like this:

Pasta aglio, olio e peperoncino

A collection of Pasta aglio, olio e peperoncino videos (in order that they appeared in YouTube).

In Spaghetti with garlic, oil, and chili (SPAGHETTI AGLIO E OLIO): Authentic Italian recipe Giallozafferano recipes shows Michelin-starred chef Luciano Monosilio making the iconic dish.

HybridCalisthenics Pasta Aglio e Olio: Light & Easy!

SteveatVivalidi Pasta Aglio Olio

andy_cooks Babe wanted Aglio e olio for dinner

Thomas_G aglio e olio my favorite midnight pasta

Lennardy 3 levels of aglio e olio pasta

 

 

 

Chistian Nationalism: The Good and Bad News

Nope Brigade | Ph.D. Candidate has a video up on YouTube looking at The Good and the Bad News About Christian Nationalism.

 

Unfortunately, it mostly seemed bad.

When is technical debt a problem?

Dev Tools Made Simple has a video The Real Problem with Technical Debt (And How to Actually Fix It) which has some interesting comments by Kevlin Henney on the origins of technical debt and when it's good and when it's bad.

The passing of musical legends, and the musicians we love

On the 12th of June I woke to the news that Brian Wilson had died. Brian was a musical genius who created some of the 20th Century's greatest pop songs. His music enriched the lives of countless numbers of people, from fans to musical greats, and his death brought sadness to many. Virginia Trioli wrote a wonderful column God Only Knows Brian Wilson was a humble music fan, just like the rest of us describing how Brian was such a fan of other great musicians whilst himself inspiring generations of musicians: "about how much they loved his songs too, about how meaningful they have been in their lives as fans and musicians". Her writings inspired me to try to record my thoughts about another musician.

Later on the 12th of June I came across this video in my Facebook feed. It's Amanda Palmer and Antje Duvekot performing "Houdini's Box" as a tribute to Jill Sobule. That's when I learnt of Jill's death. Jill died in a house fire on the 1st of May.

But let's return to Brian for a moment. I'll be honest, when I heard of his death my initial reaction was surprise that he lived so long. Don't get me wrong, I love songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations". But, his music wasn't part of the soundtrack of my life. I'm not young, I'm 60. By the time I started listening to music, Brian was well down the dark well of addiction and mental illness, and the Beach Boys were musical history. The only Beach Boys song to be a hit during my living memory was Kokomo, hardly a classic of the genre. Sure, I have "Pet Sounds" and it's a great album. But it's not something I've played countless times. I don't have an emotional connection to it. It's great music, but that's all it is to me. It was groundbreaking in it's time, but it's not part of my time.

Back to Jill. Jill was a working musician, not a star. In their tribute, Amanda talks about Jill's constant touring, crashing with a network of friends. She had a couple of minor hits in the 90s with "I Kissed a Girl" and "Supermodel". Her 1995 self titled album was never going to be on Rolling Stones greatest albums list. Yet, it's one of the most listened in my collection. For Jill was a storyteller, one who told stories through her songs. Songs like "Margaret" and "Karen by Night" told quirky tales whilst "Vrbana Bridge", about the traffic deaths of Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić on the Vrbanja bridge in Sarajevo, touched me deeply. Her more recent work includes songs like Island of Lost Things and the autobiographical musical "F*ck 7th Grade" (which according to the New York Times was "for the nerds who grew up to be the cool people").

It's fair to say that I noted Brian's death but I grieved when I found out that Jill had died.

Variety has listed a series of Jill Sobule tribute shows, dubbed "Jillith Fair", to be held around the US and featuring artists such as Amanda Palmer, Lisa Loeb, Margaret Cho and Tom Morello. Proceeds go to causes Jill supported. If you're brave enough to travel to the US in the next few months, perhaps you could catch one. If not, then you might enjoy "America Back"

Jill had A Good Life and will be deeply missed.

The ABC's obituary.

Dan Condon of Double J spoke to Jill in 2017.

Trump - America's First Fox News President

This is something I've been thinking about for a while.

Donald Trump's primary news source appears to be Fox News. Not only that, but he appears to believe virtually everything they broadcast. I think that makes him unique amongst Presidents of the United States. He's also in their target demographic - a self entitled old white conservative male, quick to jump to conclusions, who sees things only in black and white and who, because of a distinct lack of curiosity, is profoundly ignorant about the world around him.

To quote CNN in Fox News takes pro-war position as MAGA media feuds over Israel-Iran conflict:

Carlson could have been alluding to the 79-year-old president, whose Fox fixation is so well-established that CEOs and foreign leaders jockey for airtime with the hopes that Trump will see their segment. 

Trump is very much the product that Fox News sells to its advertisers. 

That's why I call him America's first Fox News President.

Anti-Intellectuals on the Left

An interesting video by Nope Brigade on how Leftists Can Be Just As Anti-Intellectual as the Right.

 

This is from the video description:

If you have a critique of academia and academics, great. Me too. What is NOT a critique are simplistic sweeping statements based in reactivity, a profound lack of critical thinking and a refusal to navigate nuance. How is this any different from what the Right does??? At least they’re honest about outright hating experts and knowledge.

Spot on! 

Tip to Reduce "Butt Wink" in Squats

SquatUniversity's Her Squat Tips Were Perfect! has a really good tip to tuck in your pelvis when doing a squat to help eliminate "butt wink".

 

Posture Stretch

SquatUniversity's Her Stretch for Perfect Posture!

8 Minute Abs and Glutes Routine

SquatUniversities The Ultimate ABs Routine

 

Lock Clam 2x25

Front Plank 2x30"

Side Plank 2x15"

Shoulder Taps 20 

Double Leg Bridge 10x5"

Exercises for lower back pain

Movement Maintenance on The #1 Ab Exercise for LOW BACK PAIN!

Posture Routine

SquatUniversity's Perfect Posture Routine

Bulletproof Shoulders

 SquatUniversity's Exercises For Bulletproof Shoulders

 

1. Start on your stomach, pressing overhead while keeping your hands elevated off the ground
2. Turkish Getups

ABC on cleaning up mould

 The ABC has an article How to clean up mould.

Resetting your pelvis

In this video How to Reset Your Pelvis Dr Christiana Marron shows the "shotgun technique to reset the SI joint". I have to say it didn't work for me, but the comments suggest it did for many others.

 

 

UK is now a clean energy leader

Engineering with Rosie looks at The UK's Stunning Grid Flip From Coal Giant to Clean Energy Leader (feat. ‪@JustHaveaThink‬).

 

Why is Trump still so popular?

In this YouTube Short Professor Heather Cox Richardson explains to KatieCouric why Trump's approval rating is still so high (TLDR: Fox News lies):

 

Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

Danielle Alvarez's Italian Wedding Soup recipe at This Italian wedding soup is a marriage of flavours, and you’ll be making it on repeat. 

Ingredients

Meatballs:

250g pork mince
250g beef or veal mince
1 egg
⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp fine sea salt
2 garlic cloves, peeled and grated on a Microplane
½ cup dried breadcrumbs
black pepper

 

Soup:

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, peeled and diced
2 celery stalks, finely diced
3 large carrots, peeled and finely diced
4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
¼ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional)
pinch of salt
½ tsp fresh or dried rosemary leaves, finely chopped
1.5 litres chicken stock
1 parmesan rind
½ cup dried ditalini or orzo pasta
1 head endive, leaves separated and washed, or 280g baby spinach salt and black pepper

Sausage Rigatoni

Jasmin Weston's Sausage Rigatoni.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
6 pork sausages, skins removed (e.g. Italian-flavoured or fennel-flavoured pork sausages)
300-350g rigatoni or other pasta
2 tbsp tomato paste
handful of fresh whole basil leaves, plus extra finely sliced leaves to serve
150ml thickened cream
125g freshly grated parmesan
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Boil a large pot of salted water, add pasta when boiling and cook until al dente. Reserve one cup of the pasta water before draining.

Heat the live oil in a fry pan over medium heat.

Break up the sausage meat and add to the pan

Once the sausage is about 2/3 done, add the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes

Add the basil leaves, cream, and a large portion of the Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.

Once the pasta is al dente, drain (don't forget to reserver one cup of the pasta water) and add to the pan

Use the pasta water a bit at a time to loosen the sauce to the required consistency. Use the parmesan to thicken if required. 

Server topped with the remaining parmesan an sliced basil.