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Interesting Thoughts on "Ghosts"
Interesting blog post I saw. You need a ghost. And you need to be afraid of it. Oh, I know. You ain't scared of nothing, and you still have that "No Fear" shirt from the 1990's to prove it. But I also know that every successful person, in any field, has a ghost or two that haunts them. A "ghost" is something that follows…
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Weight Loss Methods
Really good blog post from Dean Somerset a well respected trainer. I bolded a few key items. Intermittent fasting is a fantastic tool to help someone schedule their food intake to create a caloric deficit, which leads to weight loss. Keto is a fantastic tool if someone finds they're eating a lot of carbs and reducing them…
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Muscle mass should be a new vital sign, research shows
Interesting study/article on the importance of muscle mass. Can vouch from personal experience. Contracted sepsis and was in the hospital for 7 days. After I recovered, several medical professionals said being in decent shape saved my life, most people with it that bad go out in a body bag. Yes, exercise is important. A…
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Halloween Issues
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"Awards" Rant
They are organizing a step challenge at work, Some of my group was going to do it so I took a look. It involves measuring steps with a tracker or phone app. Since I don't have a tracker, I looked at the recommended phone app. When I looked at the app, this "challenge/award opportunity" came up. WTF, some app developer…
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Personal Experience with Statins
Would like to hear people's experiences with Statin family of drugs. Doctor put me on them since my score on a scale taking into account age, cholesterol levels and blood pressure put me in a slightly elevated risk of heart attack. My BP is great, doctor said my weight, diet and exercise are fine, it's heredity that is…
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Lose With Herbalife.
Happy Friday
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Insight on Fat Loss Training Programs
Insightful thought from a trainer I follow on social media: "If you are on your 10th fat loss training program or have never graduated from the fat loss training program I doubt the fat loss training program is the issue. Act like an adult and be accountable for the other 23 hours a day. Eat and sleep like an adult and…
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Jack Lalanne's Advice
Was listening to a Strength Matters podcast and their guest mentioned a picture he had seen of a black and white TV screen with Jack Lalanne's diet advice from probably 60 years ago. Had to look up the picture. Jack suggested eliminating or greatly reducing these items from one's diet: None of this nutrition stuff is new.
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Avocado Oil in Smoothies
Anyone have any experience good/bad with adding avocado oil to smoothies? TIA. Trying to up my healthy fats.
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Interesting Article on 4 Strength Standards before advancing to Other Movements
Interesting article: 1 – 25 Goblet Squats with 50% Bodyweight Before you graduate to barbell squats, you should be able to goblet squat to parallel using a dumbbell or kettlebell for 25 unbroken reps. It's a test of relative strength, which means it'll show you whether or not you're strong for your size. 2 – Eight Strict…
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Discipline or Regrets
Listening to a podcast and the person being interviewed quoted Jim Rohn: “We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” IMO, interesting thing to think about.
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Air Bike for Home Use
Wanted to know if anyone had experiences with higher end home/gym fan style exercise bikes. I'm looking at an Air Assault, Schwinn Airdyne Pro or the new Rogue Echo bike. My gym has an Air Assault and I have a love/hate relationship with it. The Pro and the Rogue bikes use a belt drive as opposed to a chain and are suppose…
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Recovery Methods
Nice article on recovery where Dr John Rusin share thoughts on the topic from 12 high end coaches. https://drjohnrusin.com/spark-the-recovery-process/?utm_source=WooCommerce&utm_campaign=f6b4c9bfca-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_abc722f1bb-f6b4c9bfca-518188973&mc_cid=f6b4c9bfca&mc_eid=23d44ad006
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Separating the Nutrition Facts from Woo
Listened to a nice interview of Mike Isaetel PhD in Sport Physiology. He made a great statement a about figuring out what is *kitten* when it comes to nutrition. He suggests getting a textbook from an entry level college nutrition class. He said it will be boring as *kitten* to read, but if you read it you will be able to…
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Coming Back From Injury
Nice story from trainer and fitness writer Lee Boyce on his comeback from a serious injury: http://leeboycetraining.com/6-months-ago-learn-walk-heres-discovered/ I've had several orthopedic surgeries and one point I really share with him is get back to the gym (assume you went to the gym in the first place). For me, even…
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Healthy 1 Month Detox
Here is a 1 month detox to to improve your mental health:
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What's Your Excuse for Not Exercising Today?
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Doies Bulking Get Too Much Press?
Would appreciate some thoughts. There is a lot of discussion on forums, articles on line, in magazines, etc on bulking. Many of the posters on here and many of the experts would suggest a male should not begin a bulk until they are in the 10-12% bf range. Looking around most gyms and even more on the streets, beaches, etc,…
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Squat Progressions
Nice article on squat progressions from Tony Gentilcore: http://tonygentilcore.com/2017/02/my-go-to-squat-progression-for-pretty-much-everyone/ As a bonus, the article has this link to a 97 page, how to squat article by Greg Nuckols http://www.strongerbyscience.com/how-to-squat/
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Belt Squat Machine
Anyone have experience with a belt squat machine like this? One of the gyms I belong to just got one and was in the process of setting it up. I saw this or something similar in a video at West Side Barbell so thinking it must be pretty legit. I have shoulder mobility issues and can't hold a barbell on my back so this has…
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Good Basic Guidelines for Those Starting on a Journey to Better Health
Some solid nutrition advice from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans for those starting out. https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/resources/2015-2020_Dietary_Guidelines.pdf High level summary: Consume a healthy eating pattern that accounts for all foods and beverages within an appropriate calorie level. A healthy…
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8 Hour a Day Office Job, 30 Minutes of Exercise a Day Not Enough
New study out saying the 30 minutes of moderate exercise recommended per day is not enough if you sit 8 hours in an office/car, etc. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/07/27/study-suggests-new-formula-for-physical-activity-8-hours-of-sitting-means-1-hour-of-exercise/ From the article: “The current…
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Do I Look Fat in This (Insert Article of Clothing)?
Does anything good ever come out of this question? Seems like it either produces a white lie or the truth which causes bad feelings or an argument. I'm guessing in most cases if someone has to ask they already know the answer.
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Great Reason to Lose Weight
Just about every preventable disease that can kill you or greatly interfere with you leading a full life is caused by, or exacerbated by, excess body fat.
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Why Athletes Struggle to Put on Mass (Article)
Nice article focusing on the training side of why people struggle to put on mass. Note, article states in 3rd sentence that dietary factors are a enormous driver, this article hits up problems with training.…
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Set/Rep Schemes for Size and Strength
Nice blog from Mike Robertson on set/rep schemes for size and strength. http://indianapolisfitnessandsportstraining.com/setrep/
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Paying the healthcare costs of obesity
Sonce a tax on junk food isn't popular, what are suggestions how the US can pay the increased health care costs of obesity and related conditions? For purposes of.this qiestion, raising taxes on"the rich" or corporations isn't an acceptable answer.
