That title was not meant to be a riddle. Strap on those seatbelts, folks, because I am about to venture into a territory I don’t normally go: weight lifting. I gave up thinking about Olympic weights shortly after my collegiate career ended, though I would like to take a moment to thank my college lifting coach for making this distance runner rather competent on deadlifts, cleans, good mornings, etc. (as well as to apologize for never actually achieving an unassisted pullup)

If your child plays a middle or high school state-sanctioned sport, chances are he or she needs to have a current physical on file to participate. It’s a good thing: the general physical conducted by an MD guards again severe illness (heart abnormalities, scoliosis, etc.) and ensures that your child can hear and see while participating. Included in these physicals is a general orthopedic component, usually involving moving the arms above the head, bending over to touch the t

I wish I was built like some of the girls I ran with in college. They had symmetrical joints, dense bones, and solid ligaments. To this day, they can run 50+ miles a week and remain unscathed. Alas, I was not built this way; there was a time when I could catch a stress fracture like the common cold. Paradoxically, my brain and muscles are seemingly un-fatigable and were indeed made for endurance activities. And because brothers and sisters share a few genes, I’m not entire