Thoughts.

Via Jim Biancolo, interesting research claiming ibuprofen (taken chronically, for endurance athletes) paradoxically contributes to MORE inflammation.

I always view prescriptive articles based off of one study with skepticism, but it’s worth considering–I have heard before of ibuprofen’s disruptive effect on muscle rebuilding/recovery, and there are some health risks associated with (very high, sustained) usage, so be wary of treating it as a vitamin, despite the joking reference.

We came in seeded 13th, and left 11th. Broke seed, good weekend, right?

While Ballometrics had a decent showing this past weekend, we’re far from our full potential.
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I’ll get it out as soon as I can, ideally by this afternoon and pretty definitely by this evening.

In the meantime, I’ll let the results speak for themselves.

AMP
Bucket
Kung Fu Grip
Ballometrics
Flight

I’d be disappointed with anything less than a quarterfinals appearance; ideally we’re still playing for a title come Sunday afternoon.

The Dartmouth contingent rises this weekend, with fully five ’08s on tap. Expect Ballometrics to continue ascending towards the (Chesa)peak(e).
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I recently received a question from a commenter on my old “Forehand Hucks” post asking about how to compensate for the natural OI that comes with the grip I epouse for flicks.

The easiest (and best) way to control for this is with your shoulder tilt. It’s easy to think that some wrist tilt can compensate, but the plane of the throw, flat or otherwise, is decided by your shoulders. A throw that naturally comes out OI becomes flat becomes IO if you adjust the plane along which it’s thrown.
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Simple question. What’s your answer when you’re:

• Tossing with your buddy at the park?
• Warming up for your third game on Sunday?
• Walking to work?
• Getting up to go to the bathroom?
• Standing on the line waiting for the pull?
• On the way home after practice?

If the answer is ever “nothing,” you’ve got room to improve your improvement. Better your better.

What are you working on today–right now–to make yourself better?

Sorry for the lack of substantial content lately; first week of classes. Been taking a page out of Seth Godin’s writing of late; working on brevity and a bit of thought provocation, which is convenient since it takes less time to ask questions than answer them (admittedly the pet peeve that leads to the long drawn-out posts I often write–I’ll get back there in due time, hopefully with more read-able content).

Ballin’.

8-0 is a pretty solid return to competitive ultimate. Great squad to play with, too–true to form, Ballometrics is, in fact, full of ballers.

Game by game:
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Once more onto the field.

Pool of 5 to start means plenty of ultimate (5 games!) to be had on day 1, with a good shot at winning a first-round bye for Sunday. Schweet.
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