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Update - June 21 2002
The latest and greatest at johnberardi.com

The Large Professor - Johnny's Little Island
In this issue you'll gain insight into the pathology of JB, as this month's ranting is focused on an alienated adolescence, an emaciated educational system, and a suffocating status quo.

Going Postal - June's Email
Since this is our first monthly issue, the quality emails have been few and far between. But we've rounded up a few choice ones for your reading pleasure.

That New Article Smell - Gladiator Training Part 1
This month our good friend and true hockey aficionado, Ryan Foster submitted an excellent 3 part article delving into the theory and practice of hockey training. For this update we'll give you part 1, which will focus on how to develop a periodized hockey program and how to structure the first phase, the hypertrophy phase.

Remembrance of Things Past - Improving the Immune Systems of Athletes
By John M Berardi. First published at www.skifaster.net, 2001.
Athletes, listen up! How many times have your intense training programs been interrupted by the cold, the flu, or even whopping cough and typhoid fever? Well, maybe not the latter two but the cold and the flu seem to be the arch villains of progress. Simply put, if you’re sick, you can’t train. In this article, I review a four-tiered strategy for improving recovery and immunity. Apply the system and you’ll no longer be mistaken for a victim of the black lung.

Remembrance of Things Past - Weightlifting and Post Exercise Muscle Recovery
By John M Berardi. First published at www.fitdv.com, Mar 2002.
The optimal frequency for training a body part is a topic that’s been debated but never resolved. On the one hand, you want to wait until the muscle has fully repaired itself and begun to overcompensate with increased size and strength. On the other hand, you don’t want to wait so long that you actually begin to detrain. In this article, I address the consequences of a damaging workout, I outline the cycle of muscle repair, and I discuss how to promote more rapid recovery to allow for more frequent training.

Science Link News - June's News
Hey, we've got a new web site. What more do you want?