Let me just start by saying: I don’t believe in snacking. Snacking allows for a consistent release of insulin at regular intervals in response to each meal; regardless of the meal size. Insulin must then modulate the blood sugar response with each of those meals. Insulin is a fat storing hormone and whatever calories from a meal are not utilized right away, will be stored as fat.
While some people can experience a drop in blood sugar that can drive them to crave carbohydrates/sugar if they go too long without eating, I believe that if your meals are properly balanced, you can eat every 4 to 6 hours without feeling “starved.” Eating every 4 to 6 hours prevents repeated insulin responses which can lead to
Tracks
(Source: cooler-hulahips)
To Take or Not to Take-Nutritional Supplements-Pt. 2
Last week, we left off with Charles Poliquin’s 7 very good reasons for you to take supplements(reasons 1-2 appear in last week’s post.)…
…In April of this year, renown Canadian strength training coach Charles Poliquin, who has trained and/or consulted numerous world class athletes and professional sports teams, wrote this article: 10 Very Good Reasons for you to Take Supplements…here aremore of Charles’ very good reasons:
3. Poor food preparation –When food is cooked improperly, such as when using a microwave, it’s nutritional value is reduced. Fast food and many other foods in the Standard American Diet (AKA “SAD” ), are highly processed which strips foods of most of their nutrients. Nutrients in so called “healthy” carbohydrates like brown rice and whole grains are depleted during the refining process. Supplements that may help: niacin, iron, thiamine, potassium, vitamin E and vitamin B-6.
Renegade Rows
What constitutes a total body core exercise? Sounds like something you should be doing, doesn’t it? And you should. Thousands of “bad backs” later, the days of 500 crunches per workout are over! The way to get a truly integrated, functional, workout that properly challenges the core musculature is to, whenever possible, involve several large muscle groups in combination with that core movement.
Large muscle group, multi-joint movements tax the central nervous system, create a large energy expenditure and raise your heart rate resulting in more calories burned than when muscles work separately. Thus, giving you the maximum bang for your buck.
Renegade rows are a perfect example of such an exercise. Here’s how you do it:
