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Troubleshooting: Dumbbell Bench Press By Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS
Monday, December 10, 2012
Troubleshooting: Dumbbell Bench Press By Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS
Troubleshooting: Dumbbell Bench Press By Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Tim Kennedy's Arm Workout
Fill out your sleeves with this routine from the Most Dangerous Man in the world.
By M&F Editors
Since he’s a combat-tested Army Green Beret sniper with a Bronze Star to his credit, Tim Kennedy could easily have served as our military representative for our 21-Gun Salute. Hell, Kennedy’s story is so incredible that we’ve featured him twice over the past two years. Since he also happens to be one of the top-ranked middleweight MMA fighters in the world, however, we’re including him for an MMA-flavored approach to great guns. Either way, you can’t argue with the man’s physique—or his results in the cage.
One exercise of note is the Cuddyer Killer, which you won’t find with a Google search (trust us, we tried). “We got it from the football staff at the University of Texas,” Kennedy says. “They do it with their wide receivers. Anchor your fingers down with your thumb, then just ‘flick boogers’ as hard as you can with all five fingers at the same time. You can do it either for reps or for time.”
Tim Kennedy’s Arm Routine
| Excercise | Sets | Reps |
|---|---|---|
| Chinup | 3 | 8 |
| EZ-bar Curl | 4 | 8 |
| Isometric Barbell Curl Hold | 4 | 10-15 sec |
| Chain-weighted Dip | 4 | 5-8 |
| ^ Superset w/ Cable Chop with Triceps Rotation | 4 | 8 each side |
| Single-arm Chain Curl | - | 12 each side |
| Band Triceps Extension* | - | 100 reps |
| Barbell Forearm Curl | 3 | 10 |
| ^ Superset w/ Cuddyer Killer | 3 | 20 each side |
*Perform as many sets as it takes to complete 100 reps
Tim Kennedy's Arm Workout
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Calf Truth - Get More Out Of Calf Raises By Bending Your Knees
We probably can’t persuade you to put calves first in your workout or to spend more time on them than the paltry three sets you can employ to garner more calf growth that doesn’t require any extra effort. Simply bending and extending your knees on standing calf raises can activate more muscle.
It’s well known that standing calf raises with knees locked work the gastrocnemius- the big, meaty part of the calf- and that seated calf raises with knees bent target the soleus-the part that runs down the side of your calf below the teardrop shape. By combining a little bit of the latter movement with the former; you can work the entire calf area. On any standing calf raise, bend your knees a few degrees on the descent as you lower your heels. Hold the bottom position for a moment, and then extend your knees as you raise your heels and lock out. Bending your knees involves the soleus muscles in what would otherwise be a gastroc-only exercise, and it challenges your balance, so the gastrocs have to work harder to flex the feet. Because of the extra balance aspect, however; you’ll need to be more conservative with the weight you use at first.
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You can apply the same logic to get in extra work for your calves while training other leg exercises. Try Siff squats and Siff lunges: Perform squats or lunges while balancing on the balls of your feet (heels raised the entire time). It’s very challenging but ensures constant tension on your calves. It also builds strong and stable ankles.
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Calf Truth - Get More Out Of Calf Raises By Bending Your Knees
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Warren Buffett Has Early Stage Prostate Cancer
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WEDNESDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he has prostate cancer and will undergo radiation treatment in the coming months.
The 81-year-old chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said in a letter to investors on Tuesday that he has stage 1 cancer, an early form of the disease that is treatable.
"The good news is that I've been told by my doctors that my condition is not remotely life- threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way," Buffett said.
After receiving the diagnosis last Wednesday, Buffett said he had other tests that "showed no incidence of cancer elsewhere in my body."
[Read: Warren Buffet Is Right.]
In his letter, Buffett said he expects to begin two months of daily radiation treatment in mid-July. It will restrict his travel, "but will not otherwise change my daily routine."
He added that, "I discovered the cancer because my PSA level [an indicator my doctors had regularly checked for many years] recently jumped beyond its normal elevation and a biopsy seemed warranted."
Experts noted that prostate cancer that is caught at stage 1, when it is localized to the prostate, is highly curable. According to the American Cancer Society, four of five prostate cancers are caught at stages 1 or 2, and the overall 10-year survival rate for men diagnosed with prostate cancer is 98 percent. About 242,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States each year, and about 28,000 die from the disease annually.
"Many patients can be cured if their prostate cancer has not spread," the U.S. National Cancer Institute noted on its website, and even "some patients whose cancer has not spread very much outside the prostate gland can also be cured."
[Read: Warren Buffett and the Mythical 'Congressional Reform Act.']
Typical treatments include surgical removal of the tumor, hormone-depletion therapy (male hormones are thought to act as "fuel" for prostate tumors) and radiation treatments.
If the tumor is deemed to be slow-growing, based on changes in levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), doctors often advise forgoing treatment and doing "watchful waiting" instead.
Speaking to msnbc.com, Dr. Christopher Kane, chief of urology at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, said that the fact Buffett is at stage 1 "implies the cancer is confined to the prostate, or that there is a low risk for metastases [spread] to other parts of the body."
In his letter to investors, Buffett noted that his condition at the present time is good. "I feel great -- as if I were in my normal excellent health -- and my energy level is 100 percent," he said.
More information
For more on prostate cancer, go to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Shingles Vaccine Safe, Underutilized
Comment (4) Tweet Share on LinkedIn Related Articles Video: Kids and Sleep Why These Famous Vegetarians and Vegans Pass on Meat How to Find the Right Doctor CDC recommends it for people 60 and older. April 23, 2012 RSS Feed Print MONDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- The shingles vaccine is generally safe and well tolerated by patients, according to a new study.
Shingles, which affects more than 1 million people each year in the United States, is a painful contagious rash caused by the dormant chickenpox virus, which can reactivate and replicate, damaging the nervous system.
Elderly people are especially at risk because immunity against the virus that causes shingles declines with age.
[Read: Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Disease Risk.]
In this study, researchers looked at data from more than 193,000 adults 50 and older who received the shingles vaccine, also known as the herpes zoster vaccine, over two years. There was a small increased risk of local reactions (redness and pain) from one to seven days after vaccination. This finding matches the results of clinical trials.
The shingles vaccine did not increase the risk for cerebrovascular diseases; cardiovascular diseases; meningitis, encephalitis, and encephalopathy; Ramsay-Hunt syndrome; or Bell's palsy, the researchers said.
The study was published online April 23 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
[Read: Shingles Returns More Often Than Thought.]
The study supports the vaccination recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices "and reassures the general public that the vaccine is safe," study author Hung Fu Tseng, a research scientist with the Kaiser Permanente in Pasadena, Calif., said in a Kaiser news release.
Few people received the vaccine, which was licensed in 2006, the news release said. The CDC recommends it for healthy people aged 60 and older.
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The U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has more about shingles.
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Health Buzz: Brides Try Feeding Tube Diet
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Some brides-to-be are prepping to say 'I do' by inserting a feeding tube in their nose. Also known as the K-E method, it's the latest wedding crash diet, and it's raising eyebrows among health experts. The 10-day plan requires brides-to-be to live with a nasogastric tube inserted through their nose and threaded into their stomach. A protein pack dispenses a liquid mix of nutrients, but no carbs, supplying about 800 calories a day. (Most experts recommend healthy adult women get about 2,000 to 2,400 calories a day.) The feeding tube diet throws the body into starvation, and is touted as helping followers drop 20 pounds in 10 days. "People are taking an unnecessary medical risk by putting in a [feeding] tube," David Heber, director of the UCLA Risk Factor Obesity Program, told Time. "To do it for no reason seems to me overly risky. Without medical supervision … it's not safe."
7 Wacky Celebrity Diets and Weight-Loss TricksBest DietsIs a Gluten-Free Diet Smart for Weight Loss?
Miley Cyrus is looking leaner than ever these days, fueling mass speculation of an eating disorder. Earlier this month, she took to Twitter to defend her slim physique: "For everyone calling me anorexic, I have a gluten and lactose allergy. It's not about weight, it's about health. Gluten is crapppp anyway!"
While Cyrus' weight loss may be due to a legitimate food allergy, scads of other celebrities and non-famous folks alike are adopting a gluten-free diet—for weight reasons, not health. "It's definitely trendy now. Everyone is talking about it," says Elisabetta Politi, nutrition director at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, N.C. And the food industry is apparently cashing in on the trend, too: By 2015, sales of gluten-free foods and beverages are expected to hit $5 billion, according to Packaged Facts, a market research firm. "I see the positive side of being more aware of gluten and trying not to overdo it," says Politi, "but I don't think it's a good way to lose weight."
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, as well as many common food additives. It gives dough elasticity and baked goods their chewiness. (It's found in pizza, beer, burgers, and pancakes, for example.) Those who have celiac disease—caused by an overactive immune response to gluten in the small intestine—are encouraged to go gluten-free to avoid digestive symptoms like pain and diarrhea, and even permanent intestinal damage or malnutrition. There's no cure or medication other than a gluten-free diet. About 1 percent of the population suffers from celiac and about 10 percent have a less specific sensitivity, according to the Mayo Clinic. [Read more: Is a Gluten-Free Diet Smart for Weight Loss?]
Gluten-Free Diet: a Cure for Some, a Fad for MostBest Diets OverallSurprisingly Unhealthy Restaurant Meals
Everyone knows that trademark fast food like Whoppers and Big Macs doesn't fit comfortably under a "diet" label. But sit-down family chains have eye-opening menu entries, too, that can supply as much or more fat or salt as anything dished out at a drive-thru window. Here's a look at some of America's favorite family restaurants—and one juice joint—and their surprisingly unhealthy offerings.
Boston Market. You may think grabbing a Boston Market salad in lieu of rotisserie chicken is the healthier choice. Think again. Its chicken Caesar salad has 660 calories and 43 grams of fat—slightly more than what's in the half-chicken á la carte. The salad also has 1,590 mg of salt, approaching the 2,300 mg per day the government recommends you stay below, and exceeding the 1,500-mg limit for anyone who is 51 or older, African-American, or has hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease.
Olive Garden. "When you're here, you're family," goes the Olive Garden pitch, but you might think twice about feeding your family this much fat. The government urges adults to ingest no more than 20 to 35 percent of daily calories from fat. That equates to a max of 44 to 78 grams of total fat per day if you're on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet. Olive Garden's fettuccini Alfredo has a whopping 1,220 calories, 75 grams of fat, and 1,350 mg of salt—the caloric equivalent of two Big Macs and an order of small fries—and that's before the all-you-can-eat breadsticks, which have 150 calories each. Even without the creamy Alfredo sauce, the restaurant's dishes can be packed with calories, salt, and fat. The chicken and shrimp carbonara has 1,440 calories, 88 grams of fat, and 3,000 mg of salt, while the chicken parmigiana has 1,090 calories, 49 grams of fat, and 3,380 mg of salt, for example. [Read more: Surprisingly Unhealthy Restaurant Meals]
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