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"Fat Head" The Movie

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Jordan vs James

Micheal Jordan #23


Lebron James #23


In your opinion, who is/was the better basketball player?

Row, Row, Row, Your Boat

Rowing is one of the few non-weight bearing sports that exercises all the major muscle groups, including quads, biceps, triceps, lats, glutes and abdominal muscles. Rowing improves cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength. High-performance rowers tend to be tall and muscular: although extra weight does increase the drag on the boat, the larger athlete's increased power tends to be more significant. The increased power is achieved through increased length of leverage on the oar through longer limbs of the athlete. Rowing is a low impact activity with movement only in defined ranges, so that twist and sprain injuries are rare. However, the repetitive rowing action can put strain on knee joints, the spine and the tendons of the forearm, and inflammation of these are the most common rowing injuries. If one rows with poor technique, other injuries may surface, including back pains.

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Staying on track

For the last 4 weeks my training and eating have been flawless. I just have to remember that going into the sectionals to not over train or get injured. Yesterday, I got a new PR(personal record) on the Snatch 185lb and the Clean & Jerk 255lb. Everything has been going as planned, working technique and efficiency on every lift and move. Still training 3 days on and 1 day off cycle. I do my Yoga 4 days a week and this helps my muscles recover. Practicing the self-discipline and persistence to stick with the course you’ve set to attain your goals and purpose is the single most important factor in determining whether you will achieve them. Self-discipline to stick with the direction you have set, or to purposefully change it, allows you to persist every day on your journey.



”Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." --Calvin Coolidge

Just Drink Water

Here's some stats on soda and sugar sweetened beverages:

•20 ounce bottle of soda = 250 calories, 16 tsps sugar
◦One per day for one year = potential weight gain: 26 lbs.

•20 ounce bottle sweetened tea = 210 calories, 14.5 tsps sugar
◦One per day for one year = potential weight gain: 22 lbs.

•12 ounce can of soda = 150-180 calories, 8-10 tsps sugar
◦One a day for one year = potential weight gain: 16-19 lbs.

Winter weather is snow reason to stop trail running

It’s finally that time of year. Last week we had a ton of snow here. I went for an adventure run yesterday morning. Running at Turkey Mountain after 12 inches of snow and ice was a whole new experience. Some runners dread this kind of whether, but not me. Being outdoors in fresh snow makes me happy. I just love being the first person to leave a footprint. One of my friend's called to see what I was doing, so I told him I was going to run the trail. He said I was like the mail man(rain or shine it gets done). Hahaha





3.6 miles 46:14 with Kiah

Flexibility

Despite the fact that flexibility is one of the ten CrossFit pillars of complete, well-balanced fitness. Increasing flexibility potential remains the downfall of most athletes training program. According to the ten general physical skills list, flexibility is allegedly as important as power or strength. So why don’t we take it more seriously? Stretching(Yoga)without a doubt, is all focused on increasing performance.

The Snatch

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events (the other being the clean and jerk). The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage (typically to mid chest height) (the pull) at which point the barbell is flipped overhead. With relatively light weights (as in the "power snatch") locking of the arms may not require rebending the knees. However, as performed in contests, the weight is always heavy enough to demand that the lifter receive the bar in a squatting position, while at the same time flipping the weight so it moves in an arc directly overhead to locked arms (the quick drop). When the lifter is secure in this position, he rises (overhead squat), completing the lift.

Why you got FAT

A New Way To Think About It

"Yoga strength is a tensile strength, born of holding sustained poses and using your own bodyweight as dynamic, living resistance... While weight-lifting builds bulk, it also shortens and tightens muscles. Yoga lengthens them, generating strength throughout the entire range of motion" -Unknown-


"To lots of traditional yoga folks, lifting weights is a symbol of everything they don't like: a meat-eating, testosterone-laden, Western-aggression macho thing. But in our new-school, guy-yoga, cross-training way of doing things, it's not just okay to push some steel along with practicing yoga; it's actually a great idea" -Unknown-

Red Bull gives you wings?

Consuming sugar-free Red Bull energy drink before exercise has become increasingly popular among exercising individuals. The main purported active ingredient in sugar-free Red Bull is caffeine, which has been shown to increase aerobic exercise performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of sugar-free Red Bull energy drink on high-intensity run time-to-exhaustion in young adults. Continue reading here: I personally don't drink this before I exercise.