I like to eat meat A lot Red Meat Almost bloody and everybody always tells me some variation of, "you're so health conscious, you're going to kill yourself, clog your arteries and die of heart disease from all that meat you eat" Yeah well, WRONG BITCHES! Mike Roussell just got this study published, Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study: effects on lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition I'll skip the sciencey stuff for this gem: heart-healthy dietary patterns that contain lean beef elicit favorable effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) lipid and lipoprotein risk factors that are comparable to those elicited by a DASH dietary … [Read more...]
New Year, New (Jacked Up) You!
January 3, 2012 by
New Years resolutions gotta love em. They say number one is to lose weight and number two is to exercise more....they kinda go together but I digress... Lot's of new people in the gym today, the regulars are pissed and the newbies seem to be either A. Frustrated (they have no clue whats going on) or.... B. Here way too long doing waaaaaayyyy too much...somebody is going to be really sore tomorrow. and there was a guy doing "CrossFit" or so he said. It looked more like a 10 minute long spasm with a dumbbell in his hand. PEOPLE, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY? It's great people want to get in shape but seriously, do you really think it's good to go from zero … [Read more...]
Achievement, 10,000 hours, Grit and why you’re not a pro athlete…..
December 27, 2011 by
First things first: the best predictor of lifetime sporting achievement is your parents. Genetics matter, a lot. the talent pool at the truly world-class level is deep and wide. Those without the basic prerequisites, height, size, strength, speed etc. will not make the cut. [Tweet "Just trying hard doesn't get you a $120 million dollar contract."] That said, practice can go a long way to getting the most out of the abilities you do have. the old Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. has a lot of truth to it...but lets face it there are not too many 5'6 point guards in the NBA or 5.5 second 40yrd dash guys playing cornerback in the … [Read more...]
Heart beats like a rabbit? Yeah, that’s BAD
December 23, 2011 by
That super fast resting heart rate that you think is, "normal" or "genetic" or "the way it's always been"... yea, that sh@t's killing you..... No, seriously...it could be Increased heart rate may signal higher death risk- Serena Gordon, USA Today Compared to people whose heart rate was consistent at less than 70 beats per minute at both readings, those whose rates increased from less than 70 beats per minute to more than 85 beats per minute had a 90 percent higher risk of death from heart disease. In those whose heart rates started at between 70 and 85 beats per minute, an increase to more than 85 beats per minute at the follow-up reading signaled an 80 percent … [Read more...]
The Voice of Reason: RIP Ron Smith
December 21, 2011 by
This post has NOTHING to with fitness/ training/ sports performance etc. etc. It has to do with the world becoming a little less informed, a lot dumber and much less entertained....and in Baltimore we need all of the above we can get. "Radio Man", WBAL's Ron Smith died Monday night. The Ron Smith Show was BY FAR my favorite talk radio show, and as anyone who knows me understands, how I love talk radio. It wasn't just because of Ron's political leanings, which I must admit, are very much in line with my own. It was because when I listened to his show I learned something. He always welcomed actual, true debate on any issue....he never cut callers off, called them names, … [Read more...]
Beginners and Desk Jockey Syndrome
December 21, 2011 by
I've been doing this whole training thing for a while now and I can honestly say that 99% of all the people I train have the same problems when they first come to me. Mainly they sit toooooo much. This results in (from head to toe): Upper Cross Sydrome: Extended cervical spine (head pushed forward), tight pecs, weak underactive scapular retractors and tight upper traps Poor pelvic alignment: Usually to the anterior... Caused by weak glutes, hamstrings, tight hip flexors, tight spinal erectors and weak abs. Basically everyone gets "desk jockey syndrome". We sit in front of a computer hunched over waaaay too much and end up with like this... As a trainer we have … [Read more...]
ICE CREAM AND “RIPPED” ABS
December 20, 2011 by
I love this business.... http://youtu.be/0W2WmHnraFQ Hat Tip Dave Tate @ http://www.elitefts.net/ … [Read more...]
