Mel Siff

Facts and Fallacies of Fitness Fat Loss and Spot Reduction Part 2

If so much doubt may be cast on laboratory experiments, does this mean that they should be ignored? Certainly not, because meticulously designed experiments can be of enormous benefit to the furtherance of knowledge. It is just vital that one carefully ... Read >

Facts and Fallacies of Fitness Fat Loss and Spot Reduction Part 1

The issue of exercise of one body region to promote fat reduction locally in that area would appear to have been settled by research: local reduction of excess fat is not possible. Studies have examined the effects of electrical stimulation or low resist... Read >

Dr Mel Siff Talks Core Training Mythology Resources

Some very active coach sent me this letter and requested to remain anonymous for the mean time because he does not wish the discussion to be tainted by focus on who he is and who he trains, rather than what the problem is. For a start, please sea... Read >

Core Training Cognitive Dissonance by Mel Siff

Now that more and more scientific evidence is emerging to show that deliberate attempts to activate transversus abdominis, to "suck in the abs" or to use various related tricks to enhance "core stability", balance and strength, it is i... Read >

Stretching Facts and Fallacies of Fitness Part 2

Static flexibility is generally not associated with dynamic production of strength and constitutes only the one aspect of functionality. Unfortunately, most articles and books stress the safety of static stretching, thereby deterring instructors and coac... Read >

Stretching Facts and Fallacies of Fitness Part 1

Research and experience have established beyond a shadow of doubt that flexibility is an essential component of all sporting fitness. Most training programmes begin with a warmup and stretching phase before progressing to the main training exercises. St... Read >

Supertraining Strength Training for Sporting Excellence

The great strides made in sport during the past few decades are a major tribute to the practical application of exercise science and systematic training. In keeping with the Olympic motto, the human being today is definitely stronger and faster. Plateau... Read >

Supertraining is Based On An Integrated Model of Sports Development

Here is more information on the background of the book Supertraining; Without a doubt the greatest recent success in challenging these limits of performance was enjoyed by the former Soviet Union, whose extremely efficient system of sports development ... Read >

Supertraining s Objective and Target Audience

It is the objective of the book Supertraining to explore the phenomenon of strength and to apply to physical conditioning the discoveries arising from this quest, with a particular emphasis on the devel­opment of special fitness and preparedness for spor... Read >

Facts and Fallacies of Fitness by Mel Siff Intro

Toe-touching is dangerous. Squats damage your knees. Never hold your breath during exercise. Aerobic training is essential for cardiac health. Ballistic stretches are harmful. Straight knee situps damage your lower back. Weight lifting slows you do... Read >

Supertraining by Dr Mel Siff Objectives and Audience

It is one of the objectives of the book Supertraining is to show how a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of strength can enable one to consistently and safely develop all types of specific strength with­out resorting to drugs. Although its tit... Read >

Facts and Fallacies of Fitness What are Plyometrics Part 2

Plyometrics or the 'shock method' means precisely that - a method of applying mechanical shock to force the muscle to produce as much tension as possible. Depth jumps involving an explosive rebound after a relaxed drop from a height onto the ground are t... Read >

Dr Mel Siff with More on Weightlifting Pulling Technique

The discussion on weightlifting pulling styles that I have been enjoying with Istvan Javorek on IWF list continues: Istvan Javorek: In addition, I would like to share some of my ideas from my upcoming book: The Step-by-step phases of the classica... Read >

Dr Mel Siff Discusses Kettlebells

This is an exchange between Dr Mel Siff and a member of the Supertraining Yahoogroup. A member wrote: Dr Siff, the information on the kettlebell training was informative. Many of the studies and techniques can be found in Pavel Tsatsouline's ‘The Rus... Read >

Gordon Ramsays World Kitchen Recipes From the F Word For a Tenner

Amazon describes the latest Gordon ramsay cookbook as follows; What do you fancy for dinner tonight? Italian? Chinese? French? With so many varieties of cuisine on offer in our globally-growing lives, Gordon Ramsay has put together an amazing book fea... Read >