Posts tagged health
Weightlifter, Powerlifter, Strongwoman, Future Bobsledder
My Workout For Friday September 07
I earned 1509 points for my workout on Fitocracy!
Body Weight Lunge +60 pts
- 10 reps (+15 pts)
- 10 reps (+15 pts)
- 10 reps (+15 pts)
- 10 reps (+15 pts)
Body Weight Squat +16 pts
- 10 reps (+8 pts)
- 10 reps (+8 pts)
Jump Squat (Toyotas) +14 pts
- 8 reps (+7 pts)
- 8 reps (+7 pts)
Snatch +323 pts
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+68 pts)
- 55 lb x 3 reps (+55 pts)
- 75 lb x 2 reps (+53 pts)
- 85 lb x 1 reps (+46 pts)
- 95 lb x 1 reps (+49 pts)
- 105 lb x 1 reps (+52 pts)
Clean and Jerk +556 pts
- 85 lb x 3 reps (+80 pts)
- 105 lb x 2 reps (+77 pts)
- 125 lb x 1 reps (+71 pts)
- 135 lb x 1 reps (+76 pts)
- 145 lb x 1 reps (+81 pts)
- 150 lb x 1 reps (+84 pts)
- 155 lb x 1 reps (+87 pts)
Romanian Deadlift +213 pts
- 125 lb x 8 reps (+71 pts)
- 125 lb x 8 reps (+71 pts)
- 125 lb x 8 reps (+71 pts)
Front Barbell Squat +212 pts
- 135 lb x 5 reps (+85 pts)
- 155 lb x 2 reps (+66 pts)
- 175 lb x 1 reps (+61 pts)
One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch +115 pts
- 26 lb x 6 reps (+47 pts)
- 31 lb x 2 reps (+31 pts)
- 44 lb x 2 reps (+37 pts)
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Reads of the Week
Hello all! My senior year at UNC has started and I’m off to a great albeit busy start! The reads of the week will most likely not be posted weekly but I will still post them a couple times per month.
My Workout For Wednesday August 01
I earned 1006 points for my workout on Fitocracy!
Body Weight Lunge +60 pts
- 10 reps (+15 pts)
- 10 reps (+15 pts)
- 10 reps (+15 pts)
- 10 reps (+15 pts)
Body Weight Squat +26 pts
- 10 reps (+8 pts)
- 8 reps (+6 pts)
- 8 reps (+6 pts)
- 8 reps (+6 pts)
Power Snatch +240 pts
- 65 lb x 2 reps (+40 pts)
- 85 lb x 2 reps (+46 pts)
- 95 lb x 2 reps (+50 pts)
- 100 lb x 2 reps (+51 pts)
- 105 lb x 2 reps (+53 pts)
Power Clean and Press +369 pts
- 105 lb x 2 reps (+71 pts)
- 115 lb x 2 reps (+76 pts)
- 120 lb x 2 reps (+78 pts)
- 125 lb x 1 reps (+66 pts)
- 120 lb x 2 reps (+78 pts)
Body Weight Glute Hamstring Raise +69 pts
- 8 reps (+23 pts)
- 8 reps (+23 pts)
- 8 reps (+23 pts)
- supersetted with shoulder presses
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press +153 pts
- 20 lb x 8 reps (+51 pts)
- 20 lb x 8 reps (+51 pts)
- 20 lb x 8 reps (+51 pts)
- supersetted with Glute ham raises
Running (treadmill) +43 pts
- 0:00:30 || 12.4 mph (+13 pts)
- 0:00:30 || 11 mph (+9 pts)
- 0:00:30 || 10 mph (+7 pts)
- 0:00:30 || 10 mph (+7 pts)
- 0:00:30 || 10 mph (+7 pts)
Foam Rolling +46 pts
- 10:00 (+23 pts)
- 10:00 (+23 pts)
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My Workout For Friday July 27
I earned 923 points for my workout on Fitocracy!
Body Weight Lunge +52 pts
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
Front Barbell Squat +330 pts
- 45 lb x 10 reps (+55 pts)
- 45 lb x 2 reps (+31 pts)
- 130 lb x 3 reps (+66 pts)
- 150 lb x 1 reps (+52 pts)
- 170 lb x 9 reps (+126 pts)
Barbell Deadlift +447 pts
- 135 lb x 3 reps (+69 pts)
- 185 lb x 2 reps (+81 pts)
- 225 lb x 1 reps (+86 pts)
- 245 lb x 1 reps (+98 pts)
- 265 lb x 1 reps (+113 pts)
- woop woop!
Running +94 pts
- 0:09:00 || 1.0 mi (+94 pts)
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My Workout For Thursday July 26
I earned 1411 points for my workout on Fitocracy!
Body Weight Lunge +52 pts
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
Body Weight Squat +16 pts
- 10 reps (+8 pts)
- 10 reps (+8 pts)
Jerk +224 pts
- 35 lb x 5 reps (+32 pts)
- 85 lb x 3 reps (+36 pts)
- 105 lb x 3 reps (+42 pts)
- 105 lb x 1 reps (+28 pts)
- 105 lb x 1 reps (+28 pts)
- 105 lb x 1 reps (+28 pts)
- 115 lb x 1 reps (+30 pts)
Clean +129 pts
- 125 lb x 1 reps (+41 pts)
- 135 lb x 1 reps (+44 pts)
- 135 lb x 1 reps (+44 pts)
Clean and Jerk +200 pts
- 85 lb x 2 reps (+67 pts)
- 105 lb x 1 reps (+62 pts)
- 125 lb x 1 reps (+71 pts)
Parallel-Grip Pull-Up +44 pts
- 6 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+11 pts)
- 6 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+11 pts)
- 6 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+11 pts)
- 6 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+11 pts)
Standing Military Press +421 pts
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+74 pts)
- 45 lb x 6 reps (+74 pts)
- 65 lb x 8 reps (+91 pts)
- 65 lb x 8 reps (+91 pts)
- 65 lb x 8 reps (+91 pts)
Body Weight Ring Row +84 pts
- 10 reps (+28 pts)
- 10 reps (+28 pts)
- 10 reps (+28 pts)
Push Press +80 pts
- 85 lb x 1 reps (+25 pts)
- 95 lb x 1 reps (+27 pts)
- 105 lb x 1 reps (+28 pts)
Overhead Barbell Squat +127 pts
- 85 lb x 3 reps (+40 pts)
- 95 lb x 3 reps (+42 pts)
- 105 lb x 3 reps (+45 pts)
Foam Rolling +34 pts
- 10:00 (+23 pts)
- 5:00 (+11 pts)
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My Workout For Wednesday July 18
I earned 886 points for my workout on Fitocracy!
Body Weight Squat +8 pts
- 10 reps (+8 pts)
Body Weight Lunge +156 pts
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
- 10 reps (+26 pts)
Snatch +325 pts
- 70 lb x 2 reps (+51 pts)
- 85 lb x 2 reps (+57 pts)
- 100 lb x 1 reps (+51 pts)
- 105 lb x 1 reps (+52 pts)
- 115 lb x 1 reps (+56 pts)
- 120 lb x 1 reps (+58 pts)
- YES
Barbell Bench Press +104 pts
- 95 lb x 3 reps (+52 pts)
- 95 lb x 3 reps (+52 pts)
Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension +126 pts
- 15 lb x 8 reps (+21 pts)
- 15 lb x 8 reps (+21 pts)
- 15 lb x 8 reps (+21 pts)
- 15 lb x 8 reps (+21 pts)
- 15 lb x 8 reps (+21 pts)
- 15 lb x 8 reps (+21 pts)
Upright Cable Row +96 pts
- 110 lb x 10 reps (+32 pts)
- 110 lb x 10 reps (+32 pts)
- 110 lb x 10 reps (+32 pts)
Front Plate Raise +34 pts
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+12 pts)
- 15 lb x 10 reps (+11 pts)
- 15 lb x 10 reps (+11 pts)
Foam Rolling +37 pts
- 16:00 (+37 pts)
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My Workout For Monday July 16
I earned 2086 points for my workout on Fitocracy!
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Body Weight Lunge +234 pts
- 10 reps (+39 pts)
- 10 reps (+39 pts)
- 10 reps (+39 pts)
- 10 reps (+39 pts)
- 10 reps (+39 pts)
- 10 reps (+39 pts)
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Body Weight Squat +8 pts
- 10 reps (+8 pts)
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Clean +178 pts
- 95 lb x 2 reps (+42 pts)
- 110 lb x 2 reps (+46 pts)
- 130 lb x 1 reps (+43 pts)
- 145 lb x 1 reps (+47 pts)
- Failed at 160 which would be a PR
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Pull-Up +28 pts
- 3 reps (+12 pts)
- 10 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+16 pts)
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Barbell Squat +293 pts
- 150 lb x 3 reps (+66 pts)
- 195 lb x 2 reps (+76 pts)
- 220 lb x 8 reps (+151 pts)
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Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press +312 pts
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+104 pts)
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+104 pts)
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+104 pts)
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High Pull +186 pts
- 165 lb x 2 reps (+62 pts)
- 165 lb x 2 reps (+62 pts)
- 165 lb x 2 reps (+62 pts)
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Body Weight Ring Row +102 pts
- 12 reps (+34 pts)
- 12 reps (+34 pts)
- 12 reps (+34 pts)
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One-Leg Romanian Deadlift +504 pts
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+84 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+84 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+84 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+84 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+84 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+84 pts)
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Goblet Bulgarian Split Squat +204 pts
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts)
- 35 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts)
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Foam Rolling +37 pts
- 16:00 (+37 pts)
Female Specific Responses to Fasting
This is a really interesting article on intermittent fasting and how it affects women. It seems that most women might not actually benefit from IF.
I’m definitely rethinking my nutrition after reading this.
Learning Parkour
Now that my Junior year of college is over and I’ve taken a week to chill, I’ve decided to talk about a new activity I’ve been enjoying — Parkour. Parkour involves moving quickly and efficiently through your environment but also encourages self improvement both physically and mentally.
For 2 hours every Saturday in the past 6 weeks, I’ve been taking a Parkour Fundamentals class with a training group in Chapel Hill, North Carolina called Fifth Ape that also teaches martial arts and other movement classes. Colin Pistell is owner and head trainer of Fifth Ape and he was my teacher for most of the course.
During these 6 weeks, I learned how to approach, vault, climb, balance on, and descend from walls, rails, and other structures. There was also crawling in dirt, childhood games, and a myriad of other movements one doesn’t typically see on their college campus.
Each week of the fundamentals class we worked on new skills that built upon one another with the program culminating on the 6th session into a long form run—an extremely physically and mentally demanding venture where teacher and students go out and run for about an hour and go over obstacles as they encounter them.
In this post I’ve summarized what I learned each week and at the very end is a reflections section with some of my thoughts on parkour after having finished the course.
Never Leave the Playground
This is probably one of the most inspiring and awesome videos I’ve ever seen on staying fit and healthy into old age! Meet Stephen Jepson, a 71 year old man who hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to play and have fun. And he’s thriving!
I want to be as healthy as he is when I’m that old!
Check it out
Handy "Cooking Oil Comparison Chart"
This is an awesome chart comparing different cooking oils and color coding them depending on whether they have Omega 3’s, saturated fats, monounsaturated fats, Omega 6’s, etc.
It also tells you whether each oil is refined and whether it would be better for cooking or for a dressing.
From EatingRules.com
Reads of the Week 4/16 - 4/22
Happy Monday! This week and part of next week is exam week for me. Wish me luck! And good luck to any other students suffering through exams! Have a great week everyone!
This week I have a ton of posts on intermittent fasting. Definitely check those out if you are interested. I’ve been intermittent fasting for about a year now and love it!
Exercise:
- Cool New Glute Activation Drill: “The Side-Lying Clam Raise” bit.ly/JXzBYf from Bret Contreras
- 6 Ways to Help Your Rotator Cuff and Not Hurt It: bit.ly/I94YT8 from Rick Kaselj
- Monster Walks and Sumo Walks: youtu.be/jiD4eOaivqY from Bret Conteras
- The Pitfalls of Progressive Overload: bit.ly/JnEGOx Great post from Bret Contreras
- The Nerd Fitness Playground Workout -bit.ly/HGzbq7 from Nerdfitness
- 18 Months in the Making: Exercising Around the World - Nerd Fitness bit.ly/HQO51n
- The 80/20 Rule and Training: bit.ly/HR1naT SAPT Strength
- Can a Bigger Squat Make You Faster? | Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/HwFElA
Food/Nutrition:
- Prolonged sitting spikes insulin and glucose; 2min “light” walk breaks prevent them: http://bit.ly/Hn64cM from Travis Saunders
- Is this the end of dieting? More on Intermittent Fasting: ow.ly/amiCz from Adam Bornstein
- A Hidden Benefit to Intermittent Fasting http://bit.ly/I0fokt From Brad Pilon
- How Fasting Improves
Brain Function bit.ly/HdGBV1 from Mark’s Daily Apple - Alcohol actually increases insulin sensitivity: http://bit.ly/Jay9BR from BMJ
- How to Implement Fasting | Mark’s Daily http://bit.ly/K1SGsh
- Another great recipe from Neghar Fonooni - Turkey Kabob and the Best Sauce EVER: bit.ly/IsdMRD
Miscellaneous:
- Harmony and traininghttp://bit.ly/Jfhn5vfrom Colin Pistell
Reads of the Week 4/2 – 4/9
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Here is a list of some of the blog posts and videos I liked last week. I didn’t put out my own post last week but I should have one for this week about periodization. It will be my last post from the NC Multisport expo.
Food/Nutrition:
- Why You Shouldn’t Put Your Child On A Diet huff.to/I101fX from Yoni Freedhoff
- Is Eating Meat Ethical? shar.es/raLSv from Mark Sisson
- Why Fast? Part Two – Cancer: bit.ly/HfSQkN from Mark Sisson
- The 5 Most Dangerous Food Myths: http://bit.ly/HbViIA from Adam Bornstein
- Sweet Potato Baking Experiments: bit.ly/Hegv1D from Neghar Fonooni
- Want to eat more of the food you buy and throw out less of it? Know where and how to store it in your fridge: lifehac.kr/HVql9e from Life Hacker
Fitness:
- Hilarious post (complete with gifs!!) on 50 Signs You’re a Fitness Buff: bit.ly/HobFm7 from Sohee Lee
- Parkour Office Hours at Fifth Ape - How to do lateral vaults and arm jumps: bit.ly/HXhKo4 with Fifth Ape
Reads of the Week 3/26 - 4/1
Happy Tuesday to you, readers. Here’s my post from the past week explaining VO2max, lactate threshold, and their importance for endurance athletes, in case you missed it :). wp.me/p1vjNi-7G
And below are some of my favorite reads from the past week. I ended up finding a ton of nutrition/diet/recipe posts last week as well as a ton of miscellaneous posts.
Exercise/Training:
- 5 Not so obvious things that fit people should know: bit.ly/Hcd7oJ from Sean Hyson
- Aerobic Hill Sprints: bit.ly/GRVYQg from SAPT Strength
- Fixing the tuck under when squatting Part 2: bit.ly/GSLjVE from Tony Gentilcore
- Can switching from heel striking to forefoot striking help with compartment syndrome? bit.ly/GVkYGX from Alex Hutchinson
- Good Advice for Your Training and Your Health wp.me/p2djGc-2c from Garrett Perrella
Nutrition/Diet:
- The danger of high-sugar diets bit.ly/HdMAde from Greatist
- Awesome, easy egg casserole recipe from Nia Shanks: bit.ly/H4YuED
- Good guide on how to make homebrewed Kombucha: bit.ly/HGcyR3 from Mark’’s Daily Apple
- Do I Need to Refuel Mid-Workout?: bit.ly/H3ZbxZvia from Greatist
- Things You Need to Know Before Taking Supplements: bit.ly/GVzhtx from Breaking Muscle
- Check out this guide for how to pick the best Spring produce: bit.ly/Hl9Vrj from Greatist
- Can a hard workout block iron absorption? bit.ly/Hj1Wqo via Alex Hutchinson
Here’s a list from Greatist of the 63 best Health & Fitness apps.
There are some pretty awesome apps in this list! Check em’ out
