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Music has huge impact
So I had been listening to audio books or to podcasts during my workouts and uncovered something crazy. I started listening instead to heavy Metal and Hard rock during my workouts, and my RPM's on the Eliptical or Bike went up by about 10% without noticing it at all! Godsmack, Disturbed, Korn, Breaking Benjamin, Linkin…
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Sugar Alcohol
I just ate a power bar (Reduced sugar), so it is listed as only having 1 gram of sugar, but it has 23 grams of sugar alcohol. What are the health benefits/detriments to sugar alcohol?
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Best time of day to work out
I've heard that it is best to work out 2x a day, to keep your metabolism high throughout the day. So for example, 30 minutes before work, 45 minutes after work, etc. Does anybody else work out late at night? I have been working during the 8:30 pm-10:30 pm range lately due to my work scedule and have been too tired to do it…
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sodium hinder fat loss?
I know sodium makes you feel bloated and isn't good for you in large amounts, I know it causes you to retain more water which makes the scale read higher.. But does it hinder actual fat loss? Im having a hard time keeping sodium at my goal. Im usually well over. Thank you
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Powerbar protein
What are y'alls opinions on the power bars? I like the chocolate peanut butter and chocolate crisp 300 cals 6 grams of fat (3.5 saturated) 210 mg of sodium 39g of carbs 1 g fiber 19 g sugar and 23 grams of protein. I usually eat one or two a day just to get in my calories and protein. But there is a lot of sugar and fat in…