Naked Nutrition & Naked Juice
March 31, 2008
Over Easter weekend my wife and I traveled up to visit her family. I had packed the usual cooler full of travel snacks, some chicken, and leafy greens to eat over the weekend while away from home.
Unfortunately in an act of pure genius, I left the cooler on counter at my house.
Time to improvise.
2 hours into our trip we stopped at a grocery store off the highway. I grabbed some beef jerky, nuts, apples, and Naked Juice for us to have on the rest of our drive.
“No weight training for me, I’m just going to do cardio today!”
February 27, 2008
How many times have you heard something similar to that or said it yourself. I bet a lot. I hear it all of the time and have been guilty of telling people to just do cardio today instead of weights. Looking back and thinking about it, many of us have missed the boat with our “cardio day.”
Let’s break it down…honestly. Why do most people do “cardio” in the first place? To get in better condition for their daily lives? Maybe some, but most, I would venture to say do their cardio during the week to lose unwanted weight. Seriously, poll people you workout with and ask them why they would walk, jog, or do anything for more than 30 minutes at a time on a machine. Most will tell you that they are burning calories or fat…something like that. Some may be working on the fitness, trying to strengthen their heart or similar, but most are really trying to lose unwanted weight.
Getting Physical
February 7, 2008
So, you want to start a workout program? You want to get into shape? Lose some weight? Get buff? Feel good?
Time to get physical. But before you do, make sure that your workout plan as everything that it needs to get you where you want to be.
How do you like your salad? Just lettuce? No dressing, no croutons, no cheese, no carrots, etc…. That would be a really boring salad and wouldn’t get you anywhere nutritionally. You need to build up your salad and make sure you have a little bit of everything. Add as much as you can, without overdoing it. At the very least, it needs the important components. Proteins, veggies, fats, and maybe some sweet fruit.
Workout plans should be developed in the same kind of way. Throw on what you need, leave off the rest…but make sure you have the musts. Read more
Back on the Wagon
January 28, 2008
Holidays are awesome…parties, family, fun, presents, football games on TV, time off (some of us), etc… The Holidays can be an excellent time to reconnect with family and friends and with that, partake in many activities that can side track your fitness goals. For some, the stretch between Thanksgiving and New Years day can add 20 pounds, and seem to wipe out all of that hard work from months before. Read more
Mike Takes on the U.S. Government Pt 2
November 29, 2007
Yesterday I went postal on a U.S. Government report that was supposedly smashing diet myths. Today we’ll wrap up yesterday’s post by looking at the recommendations from that report. Again my comments are in bold.
Tip: High-protein/low-carbohydrate diets are often low in calories because food choices are strictly limited, so they may cause short-term weight loss (Adopting a long term lower carbohydrate nutritional plan is not that restricting. At first when your carbs are very low, yes you are restricted, but as time goes on you increase your calories and introduce more carbohydrates - just not lots of starches or sugars) . But a reduced-calorie eating plan that includes recommended amounts of carbohydrate, protein, and fat will also allow you to lose weight (The recommended amount of carbohdyrates is too high for a good weight loss plan. Yes, you will lose weight with this type of eating but no, it isn’t your best (or fastest option)). By following a balanced eating plan, you will not have to stop eating whole classes of foods, such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables—and miss the key nutrients they contain. You may also find it easier to stick with a diet or eating plan that includes a greater variety of foods (When you correctly adopt a lower carbohydrate eating plan you don’t stop eating fruits OR vegetables. The risk of nutrient deficiency with low carb diets is merely speculation by low carb haters. No study has shown nutrient deficiencies associated with lower carb eating).
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