Fight or Flight 1 Comment Thursday, September 12th, 2013 Guest post by: Tyler MintonI woke up on the cold bathroom floor. I knew I hadn’t fallen asleep, but couldn’t remember exactly at what point I had pulled myself out of the tub filled with hot water and epsom salt. After taking a minute to climb to my feet, I find my way to the scale. My eyes are shaky so I lean closely to see a dreadful number; 175. Still five pounds away from my goal
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10 Reasons Why This P90X Cast Member Switched To The Daily HiitPosted onSeptember 9, 2013byJoe BovinoI have a long history with P90X.In addition to appearing as a cast member in the Arms & Shoulders DVD, I participated in the test group, became an early success story, used the program over the years to stay in shape, coached others, and consider its co-creator, fitness celebrity Tony Horton, a close personal friend who’s as good as it gets.But, truth be told, I prefer The Daily Hiit workouts to P90X these days. Here are 10 reasons why:1. It’s NewI’m P90X’d out. P90X works by creating muscle confusion to overcome fitness plateaus, but it doesn’t confuse my muscles like it used to.
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Wayne Westcott Ph.D. C.S.C.S.Resistance exercise has various benefits for older adults including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and fall prevention. Follow these guidelines for success.Men and women who do not perform regular resistance exercise experience progressive muscle atrophy throughout the aging process. Research indicates that inactive adults lose about half a pound of muscle per year during their 30?s and 40?s. The rate of muscle loss may double to one pound per year in people past 50 years of age
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by Sarka-Jonae Miller (The Best Years in Life) Every diet that actually works has one thing at its core: calorie reduction. Whether eating certain foods increases fat burning or scheduling your meals at different times actually improves digestion is widely debated, but the fact that eating less causes weight loss is indisputable. And what provides greater calorie reduction than fasting? Many religions include periods of fasting, saying it is good for the soul. Proponents say that fasting is a healthy way to rid the body of toxins and maintain control of cravings.
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KB USA KettleBellsIf the masses are flocking to a specific trend then it goes without saying that there are also companies supplying equipment to fuel the fire.Needless to say, the high intensity interval training, and, directly related, endurance event craze, has spurred new and exciting equipment. Both well-established industry veterans and newcomers to the dance have provided the oxygen, kindling and fuel necessary to keep the blaze roaring. And you can certainly guess that the bottom line is burning up.“Sales have definitely been growing and we have been able to reach out to new market segments,” said Amber Shaputis, Marketing director at MoveStrong Functional Fitness Equipment.
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True Paleo Protein 5 Comments Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 Guest post written by: Judah BouletPhoto by Tim Olson“Cricket is my reason for living.” Harold Larwood, a professional cricketer in the 20’s and 30’s said this in reference to the sport he so loved. As we look forward to the later half of the 21st century, with global populations reaching 9 billion people, far surpassing the earth’s carrying capacity, could it be that Cricket, the insect, be the reason for all of us living? As the world’s population grows the demands for a sustainable protein source to meet the nutritional needs of the worlds inhabitants, in all corners of the globe, while maintaining some sense of wilderness presence, is absolutely necessary.Entomophagy is the practice of eating insects. This practice happens to be widely accepted and normal in most corners of the world, by many cultures, outside of the US, Canada, and Europe. What many do not know is that insects happen to be a highly valuable source of nutrition, and relatively inexpensive to raise. They also represent a potential highly sustainable source of protein to meet the world’s rising populations. They are easy to raise, do not take up much space, do not make much waste, and do not require much biomass to grow, and there are thousands of varieties each with a different taste.While you may initially scoff at eating an insect, many of you have probably eaten a close relative of all insects, and actually call it a delicacy. The next time you have King Crab or Lobster, realize you are eating an arthropod, just like a cricket. Arthropods are arthropods, whether it is the $40 lobster in front of you or the crickets outside. You may consider insects disgusting, scavengers of the earth, but realize for a moment what those lobsters and crabs are doing on the ocean floor. It’s not so sexy.Insects also happen to be a true paleo protein. If we look at the human family tree and we look to our closest primate relatives, we see that many of these species ate insects. It is easy to extrapolate to the conclusion that in the evolution of our species, insects were a part of the diet. If we look to modern day hunter gatherer tribes, we also see a reliance on insects as part of their nutrition and diet. If we want to truly “eat paleo”, should we at least not consider bugs?Just like any common day American protein source, there is a range of nutritional components. Some insects have a greater percentage of fat, compared to protein, and all have a low carbohydrate profile. (See table 1) While relative amounts vary from insect source to insect source, insects also provide a source of bioavailable iron, zinc and calcium.5 Some sources also have high content of the omega 3, alpha-linolenic acid.6Table 1This table taken from http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectnutrition.html Insect Protein (g) Fat (g) Carbohydrate Calcium (mg) Iron (mg) Giant Water Beetle 19.8 8.3 2.1 43.5 13.6 Red Ant 13.9 3.5 2.9 47.8 5.7 Silk Worm Pupae 9.6 5.6 2.3 41.7 1.8 Dung Beetle 17.2 4.3 .2 30.9 7.7 Cricket 12.9 5.5 5.1 75.8 9.5 Grasshopper 20.6 6.1 3.9 35.2 5.0 Grasshopper 14.3 3.3 2.2 27.5 3.0 June Beetle 13.4 1.4 2.9 22.6 6.0 Caterpillar 28.2 N/A N/A N/A 35.5 Caterpillar 9.7 N/A N/A N/A 1.9 Termite 14.2 N/A N/A N/A 35.5 Weevil 6.7 N/A N/A N/A 13.1 Beef (Lean Ground) 27.4 N/A N/A N/A 3.5 Fish (Broiled Cod) 28.5 N/A N/A N/A 1.0 While each insect has its own nutritional profile, biochemical analysis and comparison of the protein amino acid breakdown of cricket protein shows that it is a complete protein source and contains all essential amino acids. Comparing ground crickets, with no chemical processing needed, to three traditional pure protein sources, the profile stacks up rather sharply.(Table 2)Table 1 The amino acid profiles of whole crickets are comparable per 100g to other protein isolates in regard to AA Breakdown. per 100 g values listed in grams NOW Brand Soy Isolate Now Brand Egg White Now Brand Whey Concentrate Whole Ground Cricket L-Alanine 6.00 2.61 3.20 5.55 L-Arginine 4.20 4.58 1.69 3.68 L-Aspartic Acid 8.38 7.04 6.59 6.29 L-Glutamic Acid 10.50 11.62 11.99 9.07 Glycine 2.63 2.53 1.10 3.62 L-Histidine 1.75 1.62 1.00 1.94 L-Isoleucine 3.63 2.96 3.80 3.09 L-Leucine 6.03 4.93 0.04 5.52 L-Lysine 4.70 3.80 5.77 4.79 L-Methionine 3.93 0.77 1.63 1.93 L-Phenylalanine 4.25 3.17 1.96 2.86 L-Proline 2.83 3.10 3.83 4.50 L-Serine 5.13 3.17 3.08 3.72 L-Threonine 3.48 2.32 4.25 2.75 L-Valine 5.17 3.03 3.39 4.42 L-Tryptophan 1.63 n/a 1.01 0.6* *all cricket data taken from Wang et al
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“You pick and apple when it’s ripe”Last night I took a break from updating Eat Stop Eat to go to a very special event.The Macallan – One of Scotland’s most beloved Whisky distilleries and the makers of one of the world’s truly great single malt whiskies, was holding an event to kick off the launch of it’s new series of Scotch – names the 1824 series, aptly named after the year the distillery was founded.During the event we were able to taste each of the four new offerings (they called them ‘expressions’) and even got to pair them with their cheeses and chocolates of choice. All and all a good night (Apparently rambling about scotch occasionally on my blog and twitter is a good thing )To mark the event they flew in their ‘chief wood guy’ (who’s name completely escapes me) to talk about the importance of the wood they use to make their casks – the giant barrels that the whisky is stored in while it ages.Now, I was there to take a break from writing and enjoy some drink, but as usual I started to pick up little nuance – little ideas, that I think will help you with understanding weight loss, muscle building and the like.I can sum the whole concept up as ‘You pick and apple when it’s ripe’ but to explain what I mean, we need to go back to talking about the barrels.The people at the Macallans are crazy about their wood – and with good reason – this is where their scotch gets the vast majority of its flavor and color (Macallans is one of the rare few scotches that does not add coloring to their scotch).The barrels (casks) are only ever made of Oak – either American Oak from the Kentucky area, or Spanish Oak. The process used to make the casks is very ‘old school’ – hand made, fired, aged with sherry… Everything you’d expect from the romantic attachment they have to the lure and history of their drink. Interestingly, after the 100 year old oak is cut into planks it has to age and dry – they do this naturally. They don’t put it into an oven or a kiln, they just leave it outside for a couple of years. Yep, not weeks or months, but years.And this is where I started to see an underlying unity between the story I was being told about aging wood to make the casks that hold one of the world’s most beloved scotch and weight loss.We have a romantic attachment to the idea of things being done naturally, and with the idea of not rushing a process. We intuitively see a value in this approach
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Glenn Cardwell: Intermittent Fasting Intermittent Fasting When was the last time you were on a fast, eating a lot less than normal? The time you had the flu? That medical procedure that required a 12 hour fast, but delays extended it to 16 hours?
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More good news for those of us short on workout time: A new study shows that Tabata definitely lives up to its reputation as a 4-minute fat-burning miracle workout.In the study, participants performed 20 seconds of bodyweight squat jumps, then rested 10 seconds. They repeated this sequence eight times for a total of 4 minutes and ended up blasting away an average 13.5 calories per minute (some participants burned even more!) and doubling their metabolic rates for at least 30 minutes afterward.“This particular style of interval training has profound effects even on short-term post-exercise metabolism,” says lead researcher Michele Olson, Ph.D., principle researcher at the Auburn University Montgomery Kinesiology Laboratory. “It would take five times the amount of typical cardio exercise to shed the same number of calories you can in a four-minute Tabata.”The important thing to note about Tabata is the intensity factor. We’re not talking four minutes of brisk walking: You better be going “all out” in order to reap these amazing benefits
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Today’s Workout: Rest Hello friends and TGIF! You are all probably wrapping up work and getting ready to hit the gym go to happy hour, but let me briefly talk to you about an exercise routine that can last up to 7 minutes. Yes! only 7 minutes. If you’ve been reading my blog posts this week, you will notice that I have been incorporating a series of fast interval exercise routines after my runs.
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