I thought some of my readers would be interested int his post, it really has a way of opening some eyes, you may not all agree with this information, but if you step outside your box and take a look at the overall picture, there is some truth to this article.
Calling all Registered Nutritionist and Dietitians!
I will need your help.
Random post? I know, it is 8 at night, I had nothing better to do, just kidding. I wanted to see before I go about researching this, if I had any followers, or followers who have followers who have a degree in nutrition, preferably someone knowledgeable and works in their profession. If you are someone or know someone that I can speak with, it would be a great help. Why? Well because my next article is due the 27th and I want to “interview” a registered dietitian or nutritionist with their degree or certification possibly (preferably degree) but I will consider certification. I don’t mean “interview” as in ask you questions about yourself, but questions pertaining to my topic that I need to write about (which I will not share with everyone until it is published) will share it with the person I interview. I will cite whatever information you give me as your own words, and make mention of you in the article because that is part of using a source (the same way I did in my article when I had my professor speak on the topic of plyometrics from his own perspective) – I quoted him and stated his credentials (degrees and certs).
If you would be interested, please email me or get leave a comment and we can discuss the details. P.S the interview will be conducted via email to keep it private. Thank you.
Shay-lon
Exorcising the Myths of Exercise…
I posted my opinion on Jim’s actual comment section of the post, LOL. don’t need to repeat my thoughts.
It must be stated before I start laying waste to myths about exercise – I’m not a doctor. I don’t recommend someone trying to run a marathon right off of the couch, though I’m sure that’s been done before by someone a whole lot crazier (or more dedicated) than me.
Let’s, for fun, explore a few myths associated with exercise. Nothing gets me fired up more than someone trying to convince me that I’m “lucky” that I’m trim and that they lack the ability to so much as go for a bike ride for one reason or another. As I’ve said before, I did decide to get fat a while back – I just changed my mind twelve hours later and bought some running shoes. In fact, there’s a guy in our running club who, at 250 pounds, is literally half the man he used to be… How does…
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Wearing a Weight Vest
Okay so for beginners, this shouldn’t be too long of a blog post, I know how some of you yawn at all my post and yet still manage to come back for more, LOL, Only kidding.
On a more serious note, have any of you considered wearing a weight vest while working out, or taking a run? Chances are a small number of people have actual done this and most of the time it isn’t something I would recommend in the first place unless you are a more advanced athlete or have a good fitness level where it will add to your skill and not hinder your progress.
Some of you are probably thinking, “why is she writing about wearing a weight vest if the chances of people actually doing this is very minimal?” well to be honest with you, because I had the chance to wear one while running a 800m run, and I turned down my chance because I didn’t think I could possibly hold an extra 20 lb and run a 800m with a decent time. I don’t always feel the need to show off my skill level and when I do, I make sure to not look like a dumb ass in front of elite athletes, and/or everyday general population. Neither group needs to see me make a fool of myself in order to make myself seem “cool”. Nonetheless, I have been looking into getting myself one, not because I feel the need to make a valid point, but because it actually occur to me that I have gotten stronger since that time and have developed a much higher level of confidence than I had in the beginning. I like to challenge myself without going crazy over the top.
Back to my point, I wanted to do a brief post on how adding a weight vest to your workout has its positives, but like I said, don’t feel obligated in going out to buy one, there is more than one way to get a challenge from a workout; but for those of you who may be interested, this will be a fun post for you to read.
- Combined with resistance training, the potential for performance enhancement increases.
- Good tool for variation
- Takes cardio exercises to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL
- Weight vest should be used occasionally (not all the time) to prevent injury and overuse
- You can choose how much weight is on your vest
- Known to increase strength and endurance – previously said
- Said to have musculoskeletal benefits
- Weight vest are not cheap items
- You need to be physically in shape before you consider going “rambo” LOL
- Not something I would recommend for children (yes, people have asked) – seriously what child wants to add an extra 20 lb while running around with his/her friends…
- Some people have complained of back and shoulder problems after using a weight vest
- Joint pains are another popular injury while wearing a weight vest
I think it obvious that if you are wanting to purchase a weight vest to add to your workouts, you will want to know what exercises will benefit you using one, how often you should use it and what weight would be appropriate for you specifically until you are ready for something heavier. It is also recommended that you give considerations to the environment you plan on wearing it in and the length of time you plan to have it on. Would love to hear from those of you who wear weight vest during your exercises, what exercises you add it to?
Your fitness blogger,
Shay-lon xoxo
Personal training: Helping a friend day 15 (I did not do day 14)
Hello Wednesday Bloggers,
Yesterday I did not write out the workout because it was a replica of what I did with John on Monday. Therefore, we will continue with today’s workout. I will warn you, this workout today made me rethink my future profession, LOL. No, but seriously it was challenging and I felt the BURRRN for sure while doing the workout with John, which by the way, he did well today. His next weigh in is on Sunday, so we will hopefully see some positives, and I will update everyone about his results on Monday sometime, or possibly Tuesday depending on my schedule.
Warmup:
- Treadmill- 10 minutes, no incline, 3.5 speed
Workout Session:
- Elliptical- 30 minutes, no resistance. (I had him do it at a speed he could maintain while I kept an eye out, so I could get a gist of what speed he was able to do without slowing down or taking breaks) He went all the way up to a 6.8 at one point but dropped to a 3.5 speed soon after that, so he was maintaining a 4.0-4.5 speed, although me mentioned that he would be okay at 5.0 speed (we shall see) hopefully that is right, because it would be good.
Ab Workout session:
- Planks- 3 sets of 1:14
- Curl ups (I timed him to see how many he could do in 1 minute) and we did 3 sets. The first round he did 24, the second round he did 27 and the final set he did 31. I was very proud of him.
- Planks- 3 sets of 30 seconds.
Cool down:
- We didn’t take a proper cool down, it slipped my mind today for whatever reason. Oops.
Overall the planks made me want to cry, normally I don’t feel the burn while doing planks until the 2nd set at 1:00 but, today was totally different, I felt them during EVERY set and it hurt like all hell and felt good afterwards. Anyways, he didn’t mind the curl ups, and I am proud of him for being able to do that many in 1 minute, that is a start. If anyone cares to know how many I did in 1 minute, I did
37 the first round, 48 the second set and 51 the final set and proud of it as well. Tomorrow we will have another go at cardio exercises and an ab session.
I wanted to ask all of you if anyone would want me to share my workouts that I do for a hour before John arrives at the gym, and if anyone wants me to share my own results when I workout with him. I am at the gym for a total of 2 hours, 1 hour on my own and 1 hour working out with John. I just want to see if anyone is interested in wanting me to post my own routines, etc. Let me know, I don’t care either way. Thank you for reading.
Your Fitness blogger,
Shay-lon xoxo
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