The Best Health and Fitness Articles of the Week #116 – Yoga is Good For Your Brain, Heavy-Ass Dropsets, and DIY Farmer’s Walk Bars

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Here’s a recap of the best health and fitness articles I’ve read over the past week.



A 20-minute bout of yoga stimulates brain function immediately after

We all have time for a quick 20 minute yoga session, don’t we? I know I do, but I admit that I don’t make time for it, even though I know all of the benefits. I really should make it a goal of mine to do yoga at least a couple of times per week.



Better than “Bulletproof” Coffee

Uh oh, someone is calling out Dave Asprey, the creator of Upgraded Coffee. She makes some very interesting counterpoints to Dave’s claims. Personally, I really like Dave Asprey, but I do find some of his beliefs to be somewhat questionable. This was really a great post. Her blog is going into my regular rotation!



High Intensity Back Training – Heavy Ass Dropsets

Dropsets are hard enough, but to reach failure on a dropset and then go back up the ladder with more weight is going to take a strong mind and a will that most people probably don’t have. Keep your bucket nearby 😉



Suja Juice, Cold Pressed Juice delivered to your door

These juices sound delicious. Too bad they’re so expensive. For the cost of three of these you could buy all of the ingredients needed to make all of the different flavors. Of course, most people don’t typically have a cold-press juice machine. I’m actually going to use the ingredients in these to make smoothies.



DIY Farmer’s Walk Implements

I was going to build my own farmer’s walk handles using 4×4’s but the cost of all of the plumbing parts needed to attach sturdy handles to the wood (about $130 total), I would rather spend another $30-50 for professionally welded bars. But this version of DIY farmer’s walk handles is much more affordable. If I purchased these parts new at Home Depot it would cost around $60-70 total (I already priced it) , but I bet I can find these pipes at the scrap yard for under $20.

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