One of my friends, Rick Kaselj, is a very bright kinesiologist, exercise physiologist and personal trainer. He sent me this article, which I wanted to share with you – and I will also be interviewing Rick in the upcoming podcast #108. The information that Rick provides, and his unique insight, is in my opinion perfect for 1) physicians and personal trainers who are trying to address mysterious aches and pains in their patients and clients and 2) people who are at a fitness plateau because they keep getting injured.
Let me know what you think of Rick’s article by leaving your comments below.
Why You Probably Have Muscle Imbalances
If you sit, drive, do computer work or watch TV more than an hour a day, there’s a good chance you have muscle imbalances.
And that’s not all.
There is good chance that those muscle imbalances have led to aches, pains and injuries in your body. Do you have any of those?
There is a good chance that those muscle imbalances have led to a fitness plateau or have slowed down your fitness gains. How have your training gains been of late?
Every 4 months or so, I drip saliva, bleed on paper and pee in a cup to find out what my essential fatty acids, amino acids, Vitamin D, minerals (like magnesium), hormones (like testosterone and cortisol), A1c (sugars/carb balance). Here’s a video of how it works, and if you keep reading this post, more information on how and why I do it.
The Bioletics Performance Performance Profile, from http://www.bioletics.com, is a simple way to get started with a profile like this. It allows you to to assess the key biological factors involved in performance and well-being, from the comfort of your own home. When you order the profile, a box arrives to your house that includes all materials and instructions for the following assessments:
Vitamin D
Mineral analysis and pH
Strength and recovery hormones
Metabolic-typing
30 min consultation
In this August 11, 2010 free audio episode: racewalking, heart rate predicting calorie burn, fiber and gas, bee pollen, running intervals, athlete’s foot, nutrition and body odor, road bike shopping, heel spurs, how stretching works, platelet rich plasma injections, meal timing, running surface and good travel hiking foods.
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In this video, hosted by Ben’s wife Jessa Greenfield, you’ll learn how to make a green smoothie with a blender and fresh ingredients. Jessa and Ben use a Vita-Mix 4500due to it’s superior ability to thoroughly pulverize vegetables and fruits. For NINE more fresh smoothie recipes, check out the August 2010 edition of Ben’s Body Transformation Club (just $7 a month for personal advice and tips from Ben and Jessa!)
The following is a guest post about why you may actually be doing more damage than good with those calcium supplements you are taking – this post comes straight from the desk of Dr. Carolyn Dean (visit her fantastic website by clicking here). Leave your comments and questions below!
Calcium is prominent in the news these days. A July 29, 2010 British Medical Journal meta-analysis says that “Risks outweigh benefits for calcium supplements.” This study indicates that calcium supplements cause more cardiovascular events (such as heart attacks and stroke) than the number of fractures they prevent.
The study analyzed data on 12,000 people involved in the 15 trials. The increased risk was about 30 percent. The seven authors of the study say the risk is modest but they are concerned that with so many people taking calcium supplements “even a small increase in incidence of cardiovascular disease could translate into a large burden of disease in the population.” They even go so far as to “suggest that a reassessment of the role of calcium supplements in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis is warranted.”
That’s a huge admission of failure of the main treatment for osteoporosis—high dose calcium supplementation.
Now, if you are a regular reader of my blog, you’ve heard me say all this before. Most calcium supplements are only absorbed 4%-15% and the other 85%-96% deposits in various body parts. These deposits create gall stones, kidney stones, heel spurs, atherosclerotic calcium plaques and breast calcifications. It’s the calcium deposits that are the problem. If these supplements were 100% absorbed we wouldn’t need so much and there would be nothing left over to cause problems.
In this August 4, 2010 free audio episode: the top 5 fitness and nutrition myths, a free book from Ben, tips for altitude exercise, training for a marathon with injuries, product reviews of Amino Vital, Kona Endurance, Animal Pak and testofen, good running drills, training in humidity, TRX training, making seeds more digestible, avoiding carbs before bedtime, is too much protein dangerous, doing multiple triathlons in a row, how to find a good natural physician, training with a broken collarbone and taking vitamin K.
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