Author: Milo F. Bryant
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MILO BRYANT: Don’t ignore goals for lack of challenge
The letters and phone calls about the next Fitness Challenge have been plentiful, and each one has been appreciated.But there will be no Fitness Challenge 2008.The Olympic Games take place in August. The Gazette is sending me and three other journalists to Beijing to cover them. I’ll be gone the month of August, right in…
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Nothing going the Rockies’ way
DENVER • There should be mulligans in baseball. The Colorado Rockies could stop now, put us and them out of misery and have a do-over. There’s nothing going right for the defending National League champions. Nothing. Blame Clint Hurdle. He’s the one managing largely the same team that went to the World Series in October…
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MILO BRYANT: Adult test for fitness smart but not perfect
Just when you thought the government had forgotten about the fitness level of us “experienced” folks, it comes out with standards.Two things:1. It’s about time.2. The government almost got it right.The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports recently released a new Adult Fitness Test, similar to the President’s Physical Fitness Challenge that a lot…
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Opinion: Cutler will have to manage disease
ENGLEWOOD • Jay Cutler left the Denver Broncos headquarters Monday with three boxes and a bag of prepared meals. He had a backpack and what looked like a drink container. The little black bag wasn’t visible. Still, it was there. Somewhere. It’s going to be there for the rest of Cutler’s life. It’ll be at…
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MILO BRYANT: 5 big diet no-nos
There are five huge diet nonos that all of us fall victim to at some point.Today we’ll go over those nonos and how to fix them.No-no: Grocery shopping on an empty stomach.This one kicks my butt! And I know I’m not alone. We try to make sure our stomachs are satiated when we hit the…
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Patriots should have been punished more for spying
The e-mail came during the NFL playoffs. Only now is there a halfway decent response to the inquiry. The words in the e-mail were to the point. The questions asked were simple enough, but the answer is anything but simple to explain. “I need your professional help to explain the New England Patriots to my…
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MILO BRYANT: Build leg strength, balance
Well, we’ve come to the last week of body-weight exercises for the legs. Understand, these are exercises for people who have advanced leg strength and range of motion, and strength throughout that range of motion.Remember to check out the blog at milobryant.blog spot.com to see videos of these exercises.Let’s get right to them.Leg progressionStart this…
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Opinion: Injuries weren’t only reason Colorado lost to Detroit
DENVER – Typically the mantra of a team facing elimination in the playoffs is something about winning a game.Can’t win four in a row until you win one. But there are usually reasons why the losing team continues to lose. So even winning one becomes a problem.It was a huge problem for the Colorado Avalanche…
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MILO BRYANT: Easy moves can tighten rear, thighs
We talked about several types of push-ups in March. Quite a few of you like them. But there were many more irritated because you thought I was neglecting the gluteus maximus.Over the next few weeks, we’re going to focus on body-weight leg exercises. We’re going to hit muscular endurance, muscular strength and explosiveness. We’re definitely…
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Opinion: Little things are Rockies’ biggest problems
DENVER – Athletes and their coaches constantly talk about doing the “little things” the right way. They talk about the “little things” so often that the little things have become one sport’s biggest clichés. The only problem with the “little things” cliché is most people don’t know what the little things are. Given the Colorado Rockies’…