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I have faced some challenges in life maintaining my physical fitness due to some injuries. I injured by back in 2000 training in Alaska at Northern Warfare School. This injury eventually led me to be kicked out of the Army ROTC Program. I went on to complete three and a half years of physical therapy before I was able to…

You might have stimulated your vagal nerve somehow. That could explain the nausea. MFP is a poor place to try to diagnosis heart issues. If you notice the same thing again, I would strongly encourage you to go see a doctor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasovagal_response

No one conquers the world by sitting on the sofa

Lifting isn't the only way to build muscle. To improve muscle strength you need to reach muscle failure. This creates find tears in your muscle fibers that causes your muscles to repair the damage and increase muscle size. It really doesn't matter how you reach muscle failure just that you make it there. The military uses…

[http://blog.23andme.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CureTogether-PTSD-Graphic.jpg] This chart displays common treatment for PTSD (a type of anxiety disorder). Generally these treatments can also be applied to all anxiety conditions. You will see that diet scores high for effectiveness but exercise is even higher. (Exercise…

I would recommend a trainer if you are lifting and are not familiar with the correct techniques. They can point out mistakes before you develop bad habits. I use one from time to time just to give me some fresh ideas on new exercises. I do not think they are required unless you find that you are not motivated enough not to…

Lets look at this situation without the feminist overtones. There are really only a few options: a) Have both genders do the same exercise (in the case push-ups). Each gender has a different physical capability. Lets not talk about the extremes here, only averages. (Yes, there are many women that are strong and faster than…

Soldier, if you are over the height / weight standard you will be "tape tested" to determine your body fat %. If you are "bulky" you will be fine. If you are worried that you will fail because you are simply out of shape that you have failed as a Soldier. Remember the Soldier's creed and how it talks about maintaining your…

Recognizing the differences between the genders is not sexism. Modifying exercises to ensure that both genders are focusing on the same muscle groups is not implying anyone is weaker.

The answer I have always been told about the different between the two types of pushups were based on the differences in muscle usage and balance between the genders. I was once told that women tend to use more of their back during "standard" pushups than men do. The reason for asking a woman to go to her knees during…

I finish the Bataan Memorial Death March a couple times. I wish I could afford to do it every year but it seems like I only get the chance to go every other. I know it isn't running but marching 26.2 miles with a 35 lb pack is not for the faint of heart.

The body can shunt blood from the stomach in stressful situations to ensure you have enough blood for major organs. It is a natural survival mechanism. Things that you can do to help with this situation is ensure you don't eat before exercising. The body will want to vomit to remove undigested food from the stomach in…

It can take anywhere from a few seconds to several hours for the body to digest food that you have eaten. Simple sugars are the fastest to process followed by more complex carbs and finally protien. Fats are processed at different rates given their make up. The moral of the story is that it doesn't really matter when you…

As combat veteran all I have to say is that the WHO can stay the hell out of the United States. There was such a thing as liberty in this country once.

I think this argument has far more than one-sided. Should people evaluate their own beauty based on the unrealistic models presented by social media? – I think we would all agree that this is not the best of ideas. However, the answer to this question can often lead to the abandonment of any evaluation system. I.e. the man…

Like I said, I eat back my workout calories. I do a lot of cardio during the day so I normally eat around 2,000 calories or so (1200 calories + ~800 earned calories)

While everyone is different I found that keeping my calories set at 1200 and eating back my exercise calories that I loss weight very slowly. It might be because the machines I use over estimate my calories used. In any case, while my weight remains relatively the same, other fitness indicators have definitely changed…

Your body will naturally shunt blood away from the stomach in times of high-stress. You are having a reaction because your body has shopped the blood flow to the stomach but still stomach contents remain. In a real emergency vomiting could enable you to survive a life-threatening event. This is a natural reaction to stress…

The average blood donation of 500ml (~1.2 lbs) would contain roughly 450 calories. If you were going to add that amount to your available calories for the day I would suggest eating something that can help replace the lost blood (protein and minerals). Red meat would be a good choice over simple sugars. In either case, it…