A Snowboarding Story

This is Extra Point: Fit Cult's guide on what to watch, listen to and read in the world of fitness culture.

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Dear Rider, The Jake Burton Story. Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019) created his first snowboard in 1977 as a cheap alternative to skiing and over the next decade fought to gain respect for what media outlets called the “worst new sport.” Burton’s tenacity paid off and by the 1990’s, snowboarding hit the mainstream and made its debut at the 1998 Olympic games in Nagano, Japan. Dear Rider tells the story of this sporting visionary. Streaming now on HBO Max.

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Joe DeFranco’s Industrial Strength Show. A strength and conditioning coach, Joe DeFranco’s clients include players from all 32 NFL teams, the MLB, NBA, WWE and UFC. His podcast is a mix of advice, tips and even some recipes. Recent topics include the role genetics plays in athleticism, high performance versus longevity training and his thoughts on “Liver King.”

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The Case Against Stretching. In this piece from Outside magazine, Alex Hutchinson discusses the recent science on static flexibility and argues that according to the findings, “anointing flexibility as one of the five “major components” of physical fitness gives it undeserved importance.”