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So I had an awesome time this weekend caught a lot of fish and was on the boat 85 percent of the day so there was no lifting/exercise involved :-/ and had too many carbs lol oh well not gonna die! Gotta find some time to exercise between work, grocery shopping (my favorite), a 4 hour class, and reading a 200 page book for a test tomorrow—aannnddddd reality hits me like a ton of bricks!
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Watch your sodium intake! Interesting article on the increased risks associated with salt.
“Most recently, a study published in the journal Stroke made headlines confirming a direct link between sodium intake and increased stroke risk. The Institute of Medicine estimates that 100,000 deaths a year could be prevented with population-wide sodium reductions…”
By: Ellie Krieger
Check out the rest of the article here!
99 Days Until my Bday ;)
Chest and some Tri’s
ActivityPoints
Barbell Bench Press
50 lb x 12 reps
50 lb x 12 reps
50 lb x 12 reps
50 lb x 12 reps
+232 pts
Bench Dip (Seated Dip)
15 reps
15 reps
+16 pts
Incline Dumbbell Curl
10 lb x 15 reps
10 lb x 15 reps
10 lb x 15 reps
+102 pts
Seated Bent-Over 2-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension
15 lb x 15 reps
15 lb x 15 reps
15 lb x 15 reps
+69 pts
Dumbbell Bench Press
15 lb x 12 reps
15 lb x 12 reps
15 lb x 12 reps
+201 pts
Push-Up
10 reps
10 reps
10 reps
+57 pts
Weighted Sit-Up
14 lb x 20 reps
14 lb x 20 reps
14 lb x 20 reps
+120 pts
Thrusters
40 lb x 4 reps
+51 pts
Push Press
40 lb x 12 reps
40 lb x 12 reps
+82 pts
Dip Station Straight Leg Raise
25 reps
20 reps
20 reps
+33 pts
Stair Machine
0:10:00
+63 pts
Rowing (machine)
0:05:00 || 1000 m
+85 pts
Total+1111 pts
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Found this article on how we get hooked to bad foods..
“Once the food is consumed, the brain is flooded with calming opiates; over time, the mere visual or verbal suggestion of these foods trigger this dopamine-opiate craving and the desire—rather than the need—to eat. Furthermore, as any shopper can attest, the most addictive foods are the most available, the most attractively packaged and often the least expensive. (It’s no accident, for example, that stacks of chocolate stand guard at the check-out line in most Trader Joe’s—right across from the stacks of beer.) This overstimulating environment results in what Kessler calls “conditioned hypereating.” For anyone who has struggled with those last few cookies in the box, Kessler’s theory rings true…”
By Susan Cheever
Read the rest of the article here!
