Think forward to your training this January…
Will you be tired of the indoor trainer and the treadmill and that black line on the bottom of the pool?
Are you going to be struggling to stay motivated for those wet 5-hour slogs in this rainy/snowy winter climate?
Are you planning on ANY 2010 triathlon event from Olympic distance up to Ironman?
Then this brand new event is going to be perfect for you…
Head Coach Ben Greenfield is proud to announce The Official Pacific Elite Fitness 2010 Triathlete Training Camp, scheduled for January 18-25 in Sunny Endurance Mecca Training Grounds – Austin, Texas!
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Overview:
This camp is open to all levels and will be a unique all-inclusive experience at the brand new, completely furnished Dillo Endurance House in Austin, and features the following:
-All meals are included. Most are prepared in our kitchen but we also give you a sampling of the excellent local cuisine in Austin – some of the best Tex-Mex and BBQ around.
-We pick you up at the airport with a snack and a smile. No need to rent a car.
-You can ship your bikes down and we’ll have them assembled and ready when you arrive. Avoid the hassles at the airport and the ever-rising fees.
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In the featured topic of this free August 26 audio episode, to give you an idea of exactly what a doctor thinks about The Paleo Diet, I interview naturopathic physician Kalli Phillips. Also included in this podcast: heart rate monitors and calorie burning, transdermal magnesium absorption, running faster for triathlon and big news about the Pacific Elite Fitness Triathlon Camp.
Also in the introduction, be sure to listen in for a $10 free gift to be used at the Pacific Elite Fitness bookstore! Ben talks about it in full detail at the end of the podcast, but you can also click here to get the full scoop on the brand new Pacific Elite Fitness Triathlon Training Camp in Austin, Texas (also, e-mail Ben if you want the cycling kit pictured to the right…which will also include the BenGreenfieldFitness.com logo)
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Today’s post comes from John Gilbert, a wellness coach at Human Wellness Solutions who teaches fat loss, nutrition and human performance in Spokane, Washington. As a follow-up to Podcast Episode #55, John is responding to John Cloud’s recent article in Time magazine, entitled “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin.”
“The author makes a few important points…
Particularly, I enjoy his perception of exercise transcending the gym. Exercise, or more specifically in the authors view, physical activity, can occur anywhere and often is singularly thought of inside a gym. Raising the awareness of this perspective is most definitely significant. The author also discusses how people will exercise to eat more food than they otherwise could without gaining weight. The awareness of this approach to exercise is also significant.
Though these points are important, the confusion the article is likely to create in the public is a much greater negative than the positive points in the article. The article seems to perpetuate an already confused public as to what exercise physiologically does for the body. For example, he mentions, “fat turning into muscle” and quite blatantly makes the enormous amount of research on exercising to improve a better quality of life quite insignificant.
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This August 20, 2009 free audio episode features the latest research on: whether heart rate monitors are actually accurate when predicting calorie burn, listener Q&A’s about yeast infections in the gut, naturally fighting your age-related decrease in metabolism, whey protein allergies, a high heart rate during exercise, salt cravings, gymsticks and low back pain, and finally a featured topic with a double-interview about swimming nutrition and swimming form.
Featured Topic:
The featured topic begins with an interview of John Kenny, a pro triathlete, one of the world’s fastest open water swimmers and a recognized expert when it comes to marathon swimming, open water tactics and, in this case, eating while you swim! John talks about:
-Tactics and strategies in open water swimming…
-How a distance open water swimmer actually eats while racing…
-When to feed in a swim pack if you don’t want to “get dropped”…
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You’ll notice above that at the top right of this post, you have access to a “Podtrac Player” which will allow you to open the podcast and listen in a pop-up player while you move on to surf the internet. You can also simply click here to go to our iTunes page and subscribe to have your computer automatically download episodes as they are released. Finally, to help make our show even better, take just 5 minutes to complete the quick survey below:
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With the fast pace of a summer day, sometimes you don’t have much time to think about your meals, and instead must simply throw something together as quickly as possible. Rather than keeping your fingers crossed that you’ll open the refrigerator and perhaps produce something healthy enough for fat loss or weight control, why not just try any of the following five strange but quick summer fat loss recipes?
All of these tried and true recipes happen to be my “fall-back” meals when I need a quick bite to eat. Some may sound strange, but are surprisingly tasty and healthy.
High-Protein Chocolate Iced Coffee (50-100 calories)
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New! You’ll notice above that at the top right of this post, you now have access to a “Podtrac Player” which will allow you to open the podcast and listen in a pop-up player while you move on to surf the internet. You can also simply click here to go to our iTunes page and subscribe to have your computer automatically download episodes as they are released. To help make our show even better, take just 5 minutes to complete the quick survey below:
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In my nutrition consulting, I must often help husbands or wives who need to develop a healthy nutrition plan when their family or spouse doesn’t necessarily want to eat healthy. So here are eight ideas I’ve developed that allow your spouse to eat unhealthy when you are trying to eat healthy…
1. Serve every evening meal with a salad. Get your spouse used to a small salad PRIOR to dinner. They are very easy to make with mixed greens + 1 vegetables + dressing. Your spouse can use whichever dressing they like. But you use a light drizzle olive oil + vinaigrette.
2. Hamburgers: Use ground turkey instead of hamburger. Top with grilled onions, tomato, ketchup and mustard, and a slice of fat free american cheese. Use a whole wheat english muffin for your spouse, or a regular bun. You eat with no buns. You can serve with an ear of corn slathered with a wedge of cheese or butter for your spouse, but lightly salted or sprinkeld with lemon pepper for you. Fresh cherries are good for dessert with this one.
3. Pizza: Let your spouse order whatever they want. You eat ONE slice, and you cover it with mixed greens and dressing, then eat with fork and knife through the salad. This is actually really good, and tastes like veggie pizza.
4. Chicken or shrimp stir fry with brown rice. Get the frozen stir fry, sautee with chicken or shrimp and you eat with very light teaspoon of teriyaki sauce and 1 scoop of brown rice. Let your spouse add as much sauce as they want (you can get different sauces at grocery store), and cook white rice or yakisoba noodles on the side for them to include as well.
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