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Great Paper on Natural Bodybuilding
http://www.jissn.com/content/11/1/20 Adequate protein consumption during contest preparation is required to support maintenance of LBM. Athletes require higher protein intakes to support increased activity and strength athletes benefit from higher intakes to support growth of LBM [5,22–28]. Some researchers suggest these requirements increase further when athletes undergo energy restriction [13,16,22,28–33]. Furthermore, there is evidence that protein requirements are…
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Sinusitis – What an absolute bastard
Since I can remember, I’ve always had asthma, always been allergic to pretty much everything. I specifically remember always needing a tissue too, because I always had a snotty beak. Basically I have an over-active immune system. The primary immune response is to produce histamine, which in turn produces swelling and snot and stuff.…
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Weekly Workout
Hello, My workout today/tonight will come from the great book that you can read and download for free at MonsterSupplements.com/Kickstart2015 I’ll warm up with the Bas Rutten Shadow Boxing Workout and then complete the workout shown below: I’ll then cool down using my foam roller and a few yoga poses such as child’s pose.
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Rhodiola rosea – Adaptogen
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0944711300800550 Rhodiola rosea in stress induced fatigue — A double blind cross-over study of a standardized extract SHR-5 with a repeated low-dose regimen on the mental performance of healthy physicians during night duty V. Darbinyan1, *, , A. Kteyan1, A. Panossian2, E. Gabrielian2, G. Wikman3, H. Wagner4 Study Summarise: 56 healthy young men who worked night…
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Put Your Back into it Infographic
So, after having mild whilplash (and a b*stard of a headache) following a car accident last week, this infographic from Furniture at Work is quite interesting. I never realised that stiffness in your back and neck, can cause headaches. This is pretty interesting because I ALWAYS have headaches around my eyes, and I’ve been hammering…
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Study of the Week
It may mess with your bowels a bit, but perhaps in regards to Cardio Vascular health, it’s good for you: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2087877 Association Between Dietary Whole Grain Intake and Risk of MortalityTwo Large Prospective Studies in US Men and Women. “These data indicate that higher whole grain consumption is associated with lower total and CVD mortality…
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New Goals for Jan and Feb
Training Increase muscular endurance by doing a Tabata interval every day In the mornings on ‘rest’ days and at the end of workouts Morning Tabatas = Goblet squats with kettlebell Single leg deadlifts Russian Twists V sits Increase Back and Glute Flexibility by stretching everyday – Upper back flexibility required for Garcia Guillotine Not a…
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Why Arguing is Pretty Ironic
Why I never ‘engage’ with bellends and their arguments Why do people argue? To pass the blame onto someone else, to make out they have done nothing wrong, to try and ‘prove’ that their view is the right one, or that they are correct about a particular ‘fact’ somebody disputes. Whatever one’s motivation on trivial…
