If the food ingredients has more than 6 listed don't eat it --Michael Pollann, "Food Rules"

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Benny Jones Jr.

Army physical fitness standards lowered

February 1, 2012 All Blogs

Wired magazine is reporting the Army has commissioned research for a experimental weightloss program where they will inject Brown fat into their recruits to help them weightloss. WTF? Wow, I thought the whole point of Army indoctrination was to go through boot camp and to become an “Army of One”. And I thought all Armed [...]

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Workout, Chest & Back, 01/31/12

January 31, 2012 All Blogs

Chest & Back Workout
I was tired tonight and tempted not to workout at all as I have been burning candles from both ends. But when you are Carb cycling (low carb off-days, medium carbs on-days) if you are on your carb day and you skip your workout you can end up having a week [...]

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Fitness: Stretching in between your sets increases strength by 30%

January 31, 2012 Uncategorized

Fitness: Stretching in between your sets increases strength by 30% if you need to know what type and how to stretch buy this book at Amazon/BN/BAMM

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Wellness: Reflect on the treasures within you

January 31, 2012 Uncategorized

Wellness: Reflect on the treasures within you, gifts such as love, strength, courage, and empathy. Make a point of focusing on these positive qualities; learn to trust and respect all you have and all you are…

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On Nutrition: Avoid food products containing these ingredients

January 31, 2012 Uncategorized

On Nutrition: Avoid food products containing ingredients that no ordinary human would keep in the pantry such as cellulose? Xanthan? The food scientist cookbook is designed to extend the shelf life of food so whether or not they pose a hazard is not the question because we don’t know as they [...]

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Pulmonary embolism: everyone’s at risk

January 31, 2012 Uncategorized

A couple of weeks ago Serena Williams was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and you wonder how could an elite athlete get a embolism… An embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body [...]

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Workout & Fat Burning

January 5, 2012 All Blogs

Incorporating weight training into your regular exercise program can help burn unwanted fat pounds for two reasons. One reason is the muscle fiber and the second reason is an increase in your metabolic rate. Weight training, or as some refer to as strength training, should be performed a least 3 times per week. Although a [...]

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Workout, Chest & Back, 12/20/11

December 20, 2011 All Blogs

Chest & Back Workout
Workout started out slow (2/5) after I performed a 4min warm-up on the lifecycle I started the the workout with two sets of pushups superset with pull ups (see below). As the workout progressed and the music from personal Spotify play list (see below) picked so did my intensity. My pre-workout [...]

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Workout, Shoulder & Arms, 12/18/11

December 18, 2011 All Blogs

Shoulder Workout
This workout lasted 30 minutes. My pre-workout meal consisted on Chobani yogurt and a banana with Neurocore pre-workout powder. My overall intensity was probably around 4/5.
Warm-up
Perform 4 min warmup on the lifecycle
 
Shoulder Exercises
I performed a giant set consisting of the following exercises, sets, and reps taking very little rest in between exercises. In [...]

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Workout, Legs, 12/15/11

December 15, 2011 All Blogs

Leg Workout
In any event, my workouts tonight was about 60 minutes. My pre-workout meal consisted on Chobani yogurt and a banana with Neurocore pre-workout powder. My overall intensity was probably around 3.5/5 as I wasn’t feeling super intense but I wanted to GET IT IN so I did and I feel better for it.
Warm-up
1. [...]

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