“My life, my career changed when I met Mackie Shilstone. Mackie is not human. What he does day in and day out is only for the brave and true champions. The only thing is, no one has ever been...
(Mackie has)helped me a lot. I came to New Orleans; as you know I was coming off of a little bit of an injury the season before. So it was a combination of trying to prevent further injury as...
“For many years I have been very impressed with how Mackie Shilstone’s comprehensive and sophisticated approach – combining exercise, nutrition, and medical care, has benefited both elite athletes and everyday men and women.” Bob Costas, on Mackie’s book “Don’t...
”He gets in your head, he runs with you, he trains with you — he pushes you,” Hopkins, 41, said Sunday from Atlantic City, where a day earlier he stunned many by upsetting light-heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver via unanimous...
The Sit-to-Stand exercise is used to assess leg strength in the older age population, with the results being tied to the extent of sarcopenia, the aging loss of muscle and strength (dynapenia). Use a standard chair (with arms) that...
An individual, who is overweight or obese, with a dysfunctional lipid pattern, especially triglycerides, a blood fat elevated from excessive consumption of simple carbohydrates and saturated fats (fast food), may be at greater risk to postprandial (after a meal)...
Maintenance of flexibility, especially as we age, is important to reduce the risk of injury, such as hip fractures, which can have a high mortality rate in the elderly. As we advance in years over 60, there is a...