Shaky Man in the Gym 3: Trembling, but no fear
The intrepid Shaky Man, Neil, goes forth and conquers.
Fat + sugar = metabolic derangement
A recent study of interest in the International Journal of Obesity explores whether problems with glucose metabolism (aka metabolic syndrome) are related to obesity (and hence the chemical properties of adipose [fat] tissue) and/or the diet itself.
The effects of the diet may be related to the digestion of the food (i.e. the pancreas having to deal with the sugar load, etc.), but interestingly, they can also be related to the way the brain and appetite hormones process the food. So basically we’re asking: How does a poor diet screw us up?
Get some ass
Having grown up in the 70s (BTW guys, there’s no apostrophe), the concept of “70s Big” always cracks me up. For those of you born after Magnum PI, you have to understand that the 70s was a very earthy, hairy, body-positive kind of time where the human physique was frequently revealed in all its resplendently awkward glory…
Boxing their own worst enemy
A lovely photo essay about boxers in Brazil captures the cognitive-affective game of training and boxing — that training for fitness and sport is really training mental and emotional strength to overcome oneself — or live to one’s fullest potential.
Beautiful photography brilliantly captures the fact that you can get a kickass workout without going to a fancy gym.
Quote o’ the day
From an article on why women need to weight train — heavy:
“Another reason women need to lift weights is to maintain bone density. Any women reading this who are over 40 years old have probably been emphatically prescribed copious amounts of calcium by their doctor. What the doc neglected to consider is the lack of stimulus necessary for your body to use valuable energy to build more bone. Maybe you should drop off a bunch of lumber in your doctor’s yard without mentioning why, and then get mad at him when he doesn’t use it to build a deck. He’s playing the same game with your body. Why would your body assume that you need more bone density if you never bear loads that would necessitate a stronger frame?”
“I am a 91 year old bodybuilder”
I have two favourite parts of this article:
1. He started at 85.
2. He took up judo to learn how to fall properly.
Weight training for roller derby
Years ago, I sat in academic job interviews, and hiring committees made pinchy faces about my publications. Oh sure, I had three books and a crapton of journal articles, but it wasn’t in Such-And-Such Journal or published by So-And-So Publisher.
Too bad that during those interviews, I didn’t have the publication awesomeness that I have now in my hot little hands: An interview in Five On Five magazine — The Official Magazine of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association! Yesssss my life could not get more rockin’!!!
Thanks to Maura Buse from the Boston Derby Dames for a great piece, in which I get to say “crap” about ten times.
ADHD: It’s the Food, Stupid
It seems totally self-evident to me that putting crap into little developing bodies would cause problems. Like, duh. But apparently this is a point of contention. To date, there’s still some controversy over the role of diet in ADHD. Not everyone is willing to accept that nutrition could play a role.
Things that make you go hmm: Religious participation and obesity
An interesting conjunction of variables from the folks at Northwestern University’s School of Medicine: Religious participation is correlated with obesity.
Paleo nutrient analysis – full day
Follow up on yesterday’s partial nutrient analysis of a Paleo-type diet. Here’s how I rounded out the day.
