Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Flu Vaccine Fails 99% of the Time

Flu Vaccine Fails 99% of the Time

I have never had the flu vaccine and never will. By eating nutritious foods, supplementing to bring up my deficiencies in certain nutrients, and supporting detoxification, my genetic vulnerabilities, and staying away from as many toxic exposures as I possibly can, I have not had a severe flu in at least 5 years. When I do get a little bit of it, the symptoms are not very bad at all and I can get rid of them in about a day, maximum two. 

Purely observing those who get the flu shot I have noticed it does nothing for them and often makes them quite sick. Dr Brownstein has just put up this great review of a scientific study which explains more about the ineffectiveness of the flu vaccine.

"The authors found that flu vaccines probably reduced influenzas in healthy adults from 2.3% without vaccination to 0.9% with.That means that the difference between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated is 1.4% or 0.014. Therefore, 71 people would need to be treated with the flu vaccine to prevent one case (1/1.4%). In other words, the flu vaccine did nothing for 70 out of 71 who received it. That means this study found the flu vaccine failed 99% (71/72)."

The above passage is enough for me to continue building my health and doing what we do.  

Thursday, 1 February 2018

Solid Deadlift at 14

Solid Deadlift at 14

Many people are afraid strength training at a young age will injure young athletes. I don't find this to be the case if you program properly and stick within some guidelines. The young rugby league players I train are all getting much stronger, increasing their performance on the field, and reducing their risk of injury because they are correcting many weaknesses they have that could lead to injuries down the track suck as weak VMO's, hamstrings, and lower backs.

This morning Mani deadlifted 70kg for 5 reps with pretty solid technique. He has only done the lift about 11 times in his life and weighs 55kg. We don't lift maximally. This final set of the day was the heaviest he has gone and as you can see it was not a grind by any means. I think this is important for anyone training young athletes to keep in mind. We push hard but it is within their technical limits. It is about long term progress, so as a coach don't get overexcited and try to reach records in the first few years of training. We are building a foundation for years of lifting and competing to come. You must keep that in mind.
We are constantly talking and monitoring how the young blokes feel throughout a session and from week to week. We adjust training loads and nutrition accordingly. They have a lot going on with school, rugby league training both at school and club level, and rep teams, and many other sports such as OzTag. All these things have to be taken into account so that you don't burn them out and can keep them keen to train and progress safely. 

Its great to see the commitment levels at such a young age. I just hope they keep enjoying their training and make it a part of their life forever.