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Warrior Dash 2011
not a ton of photo's because my wife asked someone how long it would take to finish, and they told her about an hour, and I was done in 40 minutes (there was a lot of mud, 3 days of rain, else I would have been done in like 32 or 33 I think) so I walked up behind her and tapped her on the shoulder. Anyway, here are the…
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BMR information for those who want it
I wrote a blog article which goes over BMR in depth if you guys are interested, feel free to paruse it and comment, and check out my other posts that I think could help some of you out, things like protein, beginner strategies for both diet and exercise, long and short term underfeeding (which correlates directly to the…
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10 answers to common questions
I thought I'd post some quick answers to common questions that we see a lot. I won't give long, detailed responses, but some short answers that will hopefully be able to head off many of the questions that are repeated daily. 1) Q: I haven't lost weight for 2 weeks, am I on a plateau? A: No - there's really no such thing…
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you don't need a big gym to work hard
I do all my HIIT training and cardio (when I can't go outside) here. Please note, I DON'T do my weight training on that lame combo machine. We have a real gym for that, with actual free weights (which I prefer for most things). For reference the whole gym is about 24 feet long and about 9 feet wide, and yet I get a killer…
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This guy is great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=598KCyPutIU everyone should watch this!
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my latest blog post - diet pills
no I don't receive any kind of benefit from this blog, I write it to spread the word of good health as I see it. Please feel free to leave feedback, comments, or sign up for it (which will get you an email when I post a new blog entry) http://bankshealth.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/my-take-on-diet-pills/ I cover all kinds of…
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Check it out
I assure you, even though I've blocked out my last name, this is my certificate! :tongue:
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FYI Just dance 2 for the Wii
My wife just bought it today. I'm listening to it in the back ground. LOL! She says it's AWESOME, like a zumba class except at home. I don't know cuz I haven't tried (dancing's not really my thing), but I figured I'd let you guys know, I know a lot of you guys like zumba. She's wearing her HRM too and says it's a good…
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my latest blog post - Low carb diets
http://banks1850-machinations.blogspot.com/2011/03/low-carb-diets.html hope you guys like it. feel free to follow it, share it, comment on it, or question me about it. -Banks.
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This week's blog post is out - on Beginner Exercise
http://banks1850-machinations.blogspot.com/2011/03/starting-new-healthy-lifestyle-part-ii.html enjoy, feel free to follow it if you like. Or ask me any questions on it if you want.
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nice little abdominal article from ACE
http://www.acefitness.org/getfit/studies/BestWorstAbExercises.pdf proudly I can say that I incorporate all these exercises for my clients.
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latest blog post is up 2 parter, this one is nutrition
here's my latest blog post guys. http://banks1850-machinations.blogspot.com/2011/03/starting-new-healthy-lifestyle-part-i.html This is a 2 part blog, covering starting out with a new healthy lifestyle. This week is nutrition, next week will be exercise. enjoy! -Banks
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Listen to your body? I say not always!
I hear that term all the time on MFP. "Listen to your body." and I know people mean well when they say it. But come on. Our bodies are not always telling us what's good for us. EXTREME case in point, a recovering heroine addict, should they listen their body? Less extreme case in point, a chocolate craving. And don't sit…
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Mind if I rant?
as rants go, this one will be pretty mild I think. But if you don't like it, tough for you, I don't care, it's how I feel. OK, Can I just say I HATE HATE HATE when people read the original post of a thread, then comment waaaaay down the thread without reading any other comments. If you don't want to read, or at least skim…
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Blog on Short and Long term underfeeding
I've started a blog on the nutrition and wellness that I'll be updating weekly. feel free to read up. http://banks1850-machinations.blogspot.com this week is on short and long term underfeeding.
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Take my quiz
I made a quiz that should test your level of nutrition and health knowledge. See how you do on it. There are 12 questions, post your answers here and I'll grade them as I can. I won't show the answers but if you want to know what you got wrong, you can PM me and I'll send you them. Please don't cheat, that's kinda useless.…
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latest blog post is up
this one is called calorie deficits. It's probably a bit remedial for many people on MFP simply because so many posts on here already cover calorie deficits, and I do my blog for the general public, but give it a peruse if you like. Heck, even follow it if you want.…
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A decent generic Circuit for beginner and intermediates
As a personal trainer, I do a lot of work with those that are new to "gym" type exercising, including weight training, alternate forms of cardio, HIIT training, Plyometrics...etc. I feel that it's important to promote muscle confusion and keep your clients guessing with regards to muscles. Doing the same thing day after…
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Whole mess 'O' research to peruse.
Here are a bunch of cool research articles published in the last 15 years or so. Almost all deal with nutrition, metabolism, and obesity. I'll reserve any opinions until you read them. Feel free to post yours, I'm interested in discussion.…
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Serious question for everyone
OK, if someone posts something on the boards (and remember, these are publicly accessible boards people, not private thoughts like a Facebook board), do you think it's ethically and morally ok to post a reply that questions their post, or even point out the error if you feel it's wrong? I'm not talking about someone asking…
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Observational science and the health industry.
when I was in college, I was a chemistry major, one of the basic rules they taught us (I mean they REALLY drilled it into our heads) was that observation is good, but repeatability under controlled circumstances is king. When we speak of health and wellness, there are a multitude of theories out there, some extremely…
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Is observational science good for nutrition study?
I'd like to post a hypothesis, and let's discuss. Firstly, please read the following description of observational science. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observational_science now, Think about what that means with regards to health topics and nutrition. Do you think that observational science is a good method to predict…
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Question for other Trainers out there
So what do you do when you have what you consider a "bad" session with a client. I can't say it was truly bad, she got her work in, but I just felt like it wasn't all that inspiring for her, and at the end I left wishing I had done different things. Do you acknowledge to them that you didn't like the session and want to…
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Another Research study on Metabolic rates
take a look here http://www.ajcn.org/content/46/4/622.full.pdf+html titled: Effects of exercise and food restriction on body compositionand metabolic rate in obese women conducted by: James 0 Hill, PhD; Phillip B Sparling, EdD; Toni W Shields, MS; and Patricia A Heller, R There are some interesting results here. The…
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Response to the Time Article about Exercise
I'm sure many of you have read the Time article that talks about how exercise doesn't equal weight loss. I hate that article personally, but judge for yourself here: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857-1,00.html Cedric X. Bryant, Chief Science officer of American Council on Exercise (Ph.D., and…
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what to consider when choosing a food
I notice, from time to time, that the members of MFP can sometimes have a tendency to over-think this thing we call better health through healthy eating and exercise. To that point, I'm going to give you what I consider the 4 most important things to take into account when choosing foods. The holidays are a great time to…
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Why I think weight isn't a proper goal
Firstly let me clarify something so people don't take this the wrong way. I think losing weight to regain (or for the first time gain) good health is an admirable and worthy goal. I'm not saying this to diminish, in any way, the accomplishments people are shooting for. Over the course of 4 plus years on MFP I've gone from…
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Am I the only one?
These forums are riddled with people that talk about how hard their journey is, has been, is going to be. I realize that I'm now at the point where it's different from many of the folks here on MFP, but I wonder. Am I the only one who has enjoyed the weight loss, fat loss, muscle mass increase, better nutrition and health…
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My top five exercises
There are so many exercises out there, so many ways to improve our physical selves. I thought it would be cool to tell you the five that I employ to make myself better. Some of these may not be everyone's cup of tea, and that's fine, but for me, they are what I use regularly to keep myself at top shape. Feel free to add…
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Supporting scientific techniques and topics
There are lots of support groups in MFP, little sub groups of members that cluster around a specific area of common interest. I like my health and fitness topics with a healthy smattering of real, scientific method based research. It's how I've always been about stuff, if I can't test it, reproduce it, and quantify it, I…
