<p>Awesome! Five pound party time (x 10) for CBB’s hubby!</p>
<p>How did he do it?</p>
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<p>As for the 93 year old skiier… the fact that he fell and broke his leg last year is confirmation of my thinking that downhill skiing isn’t the best idea for geezer fitness. Fantastic exercise, but definitely a high orthopaedic risk… I’m not exactly an accomplished skiier!</p>
<p>My biggest problem is that the economics don’t work for me. Even years ago, I found that a half day of skiiing was plenty – it’s really tiring. So lift tickets were just crazy expensive for a few hours. I think that enjoying some of the same mountains on foot (or on snow shoes) is probably a better all-around choice for me.</p>
<p>What most of us distance runners feel- and it seems to be very common- is that when we run a distance, we can’t imagine going much further! So if we run a half marathon, even if we have done many marathons, we can’t imagine how we did it or how we are going to do it in 2 or 3 weeks. It somehow seems like we can’t go a step more than we just did. But yet we do.</p>
Unfortunately, as is typical with products like this, they don’t list the amount of each ingredient.</p>
<p>So you could be getting anything from practically nothing to a serious amount.</p>
<p>The amount of theobromine is probably safe, but I’d be concerned about the maca, as it messes with your hormones. Chances are there’s not enough to cause a major effect, but everyone reacts differently. Right before a major event like taking the LSATs is maybe not the best time to be experimenting with your body.</p>
<p>Everything else looks pretty harmless, although vegetable proteins like pea and hemp are really gritty and hard to mix IME, and this stuff probably tastes pretty bad, even with 20% sugar.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback about the “LSAT super food.” I will definitely caution her about the specific ingredients - “theobromine” and “hormone deregulation” sound like pretty good reasons to steer clear. </p>
<p>And I agree with Idad that these sorts of supplements can send a bad message that what you need to do to be healthy is take a few pills or mix up a shake or two. My daughter is training for a February half marathon so she is getting exercise, but she also is not completely onboard with avoiding sugar - chocolate milk is still one of the four food groups to her.</p>
<p>I’m kind of at the point of thinking that there is little reason to even talk about diet, nutrition, or supplements while still drinking sugar. Over the long haul, nothing you could do will overcome the hurdles of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Not drinking sugar is Robert Lustig’s first rule for his pediatric obesity patients and I think it’s the first step for everyone interested in healthy nutrition.</p>
<p>Ounce for ounce, chocolate milk has virtually the same amount of sugar as Coca Cola: 24 grams in an 8 ounce glass versus 26 grams.</p>
<p>Having said that, I sure don’t have the answer on passing along nutrition advice to our kids!</p>
<p>They can add sugar-free syrup. I do treat myself to a tall skinny hazelnut latte once a week. That’s far better than what I used to do - venti pumpkin soy chai lattes every day!</p>
<p>So much for my morning run today… This should probably go into the rants thread - who the heck designs business parks without sidewalks?! I can run through these vast parking lots, but to get to the next one I have to cross or run along a 40-mph street with no shoulders where everyone is doing 50 mph? Rats.</p>
<p>Back to the basement for me. Third time through my new pair of workouts. Starting to get a little easier as it always does after little practice with each of the exercises.</p>
<p>Overhead DB presses are kicking my butt. Start with two DBs at my shoulders. Press one up, then press the other up while lowering the first one. That’s one rep per side. Ten reps per side. I’m using two 30lb DBs and the 10th rep is definitely a slow grind. I’m hoping to be able to kick these up to 35 lbs a few weeks from now, but we’ll see. Gotta work on my geezer guns, doncha know…</p>
<p>I know people who have done the 7 in 7s and 4 in 4 over holiday weekends. I think it is so stupid. We call it “stunt running”. I’m glad there are people that make me look pretty sane, though!</p>
<p>Oh, and to ensure the best possible nutrition, the Official Race Hotel has a 24 Hour Denny’s on site!</p>
<p>I can’t imagine what it must be like to wake up in Day’s Inn for the seventh morning in a row to eat breakfast at the Denny’s and go to start the seventh marathon in seven days at 6:00am on New Year’s Day. Somebody should write a sad country song about that…</p>
<p>Not too many big words. Clear explanation of why core stability is critical for both athletic performance and spine health.</p>
<p>On athletic performance - one end of the big muscles that control the arm (throwing, hitting, pushing) attach to the core/rib cage. One end of the big muscles that control the leg (running, kicking, etc.) attach to the core/hips. If those ends are moving, then you waste power running or throwing. If those ends at the core are stiff, you increase power running or throwing as all of the power is transfered to the arm or leg.</p>
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<p>My core workout today was the dreaded side plank rows and front plank pulldowns. Hate 'em. Then I did farmer’s carries with two 50 lb DBs. I have to pay a lot of attention to walk with those, and I’m not walking very far. I do them stepping down the agility ladder, so I can’t get sloppy and just shuffle along.</p>
<p>^i find it hard to believe that folks actually misinterpret his work…they couldn’t possibly have read any of it He’s so careful in his descriptions! Only lazy thinking could arrive at the boneheaded comment he quoted in the article.</p>
<p>As a testament to his approach, my close and be rant gf was down on the weekend (see earlier reports of debauch ;)) I hadn’t seen her since May. The first comment out of her mouth was “Wow, you even move differently now.” I realized that my little idad-McGill inspired workout routine and resulting core strength has “unpacked” some protective postures I think I adopted after the back injury so that my movement is more open and balanced. It’s hard to explain, but I guess I’d call it fluidity. It was funny that she picked up on it the first few minutes she was in the house I immediately knew what she meant.</p>
<p>So yay for Stuart McGill (and idad, for referring him :))</p>
<p>Well, the important thing is he did it – although I’ll be the first (along with D) to say he didn’t do it in the best possible way! He’s never been one for breakfast (just black coffee), so that didn’t change. Then he’d usually sail through lunchtime with more coffee, and eat whatever I had made for dinner. I’ve always been a pretty “healthy” cook, but he cut down on portion sizes, and skipped the glass of wine with dinner. If we went out to eat, he’d have what he wanted, but at home he was on his pretty strict regimen. On the whole, he’s become MUCH more aware of portion sizes, calorie content, etc, etc. He’s been maintaining - still usually no breakfast, but often some healthy leftovers for lunch and usually no alcohol, at least during the week. Next up - trying to get him on the exercise bandwagon!</p>
<p>Even though I’m (temporarily) off my usual exercise routine, I am still doing my planks. Any of you on Twitter? There’s a whole #plankaday group that makes it all kind of fun.</p>
<p>D (aka my “personal” personal trainer) has been doing Crossfit since moving to Cambridge. I think it satisfies her need for fairly heavy-duty, regimented workouts - a carry-over from her years as a competitive gymnast.</p>
Can they make a latte without the sugar or is it always in the steamed milk?</p>
He’s so careful in his descriptions! Only lazy thinking could arrive at the boneheaded comment he quoted in the article.</p>