Life Hack for the Week 4-10-23

MONDAY’S: “Life Hack for the Week”:  Sports Life Hacks You Need to Know

–You should rub liniment on sore and strained muscles.  Some say use “horse liniment,” but there’s debate as to the safety to humans.  I say use a liniment which is meant for human use, like the stuff you might find at your local drug store.  If you’re unfamiliar with how liniments of this nature work, the ointment attracts blood to the applied area and promotes healing in “fatigued muscles, joints and tendons.”

–Find the sweet spot for shooting free throws.  On hardwood floors, the sweet spot is literally nailed into the ground right behind the free throw line.  That’s right, a noticeable nail should be hammered into the floorboards behind the center of the stripe. By lining up your right foot (or left, depending on your dominant hand) over its center, you’ll be shooting as dead-on at the bucket as possible.

–Pull ups, pushups and lunges—these are the three most basic and necessary exercises, according to NFL trainer Todd Durkin.  These are the three basic workouts everyone can do that will help maximize your performance on the field.

–”Pickle Juice Is a Miracle Cure.”  Pickle juice, this article claims, is effective as a cramp-buster.  Tests have proven that when ingested, the juice from a standard jar of pickles will treat cramping much more effectively than water, relieving muscles 37 percent faster than plain H2O.

–If you’re playing on a polished wooden basketball court, wipe the soles of your shoes off from time to time.  Once or twice over the course of a pickup game will keep the dust off and help you stay grippy.

–Want to extend the life of your athletic shoes, gentlemen?  How about making sure those nails on your big toes are properly maintained.  You’ll save a load of friction on the mesh toe of your cross trainers and prolong the life of your athletic socks by properly trimming your toenails.