Youth Training Tip: Martial Arts
March 9, 2010 in: Blog
The Best Martial Art for Kids Under 6 is any Style of Chinese Kung-Fu.
The Best Martial Art for Kids Under 6 is any Style of Chinese Kung-Fu.
5th Place Match – Alex Whitehead (Vestavia Hills) 37-14 won by pin over Johnathan Mitchell (Central-Phenix City)
5th Place Match – Shane Martin (Vestavia Hills) 31-21 won by decision over Jiamante Moore (Lee-Montgomery) 27-16 (Dec 7-1)
Congratulations to Geoffrey Bostany for winning State Wrestling Championships! 6A 135 lb Class.
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A weight increase of 10 pounds in reps for a major lift (squat, bench, deadlift, row, etc.) translates into a gain of one pound of lean muscle.
You got to see this cool video! Please don’t try this at home!
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Did you know there is a diet pill that not only causes weight loss, but also reduces cholesterol, reduces blood pressure & reduces the risk of heart disease? Did you know there is a diet pill that not only causes weight loss, but also reduces the risk of cancer? Did you know there is a [...]
Dr. Barry Sears grew up in Long Beach, California, where he exhibited both an athletic and scientific bent. After graduating from Palisades High School at the age of 17, Sears went to Occidental College to major in chemistry. He played both basketball and volleyball in college, and even after he earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry [...]
Daniel L. Gwartney, M.D. has consulted for numerous companies within the sports nutrition field. He has aided in product design, raw materials sourcing and technical writing for several dietary supplement manufacturers. Additionally, he excels in novel product applications for proprietary and patented materials. Dr. Gwartney brings his knowledge and skill as a clinical pathologist and [...]
BIOGRAPHY:
Paul Chek is a world-renowned expert in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology. For over twenty years, Paul’s unique, holistic approach to treatment and education has changed the lives of many of his clients, his students and their clients. By treating the body as a whole system and finding the root cause of [...]
Dr. Ann de Wees Allen, Chief of Boresha’s Medical Board, is known in the industry as the “Alpha Scientist”. Dr. Allen is in the forefront of scientific breakthroughs, including the Glycemic Index, Brain Glycemic Index, Cephalic Response, Adipose Tissue Fat Storage, Fat Cell Key Codes, Obesity, Diabetes, Childhood Obesity, Low Glycemic Food Development, Low [...]
About John Parrillo
The following is written by Jason Butcher who has personally worked with Parrillo Principles for over 20 years not just on myself but hundreds of athletes and average people who wanted the best and fastest results:
For more than 25 years Parrillo Performance has been about creating the best products, training techniques and diet [...]
Bio & Publications
Education
B.S. Biology, The American University, Washington D.C.
M.S. Exercise Physiology, Kent State University, Kent OH
Ph.D. Skeletal Muscle Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX
Post-doc, Endocrinology and Metabolism, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Fellow of ACSM
Fellow of NSCA
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Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Chief Executive Officer of the International Society of Sports [...]
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Anthony L. Almada has worked within the natural products industry since 1975, starting as a retail clerk in local health food stores. He performed his undergraduate degree (physiology, minor in nutritional biochemistry) at California State University, Long Beach. He obtained his [...]
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50-60% of the population is gluten sensitive or intolerant. Try to eliminate gluten, seeds and some nuts from your diet for one week and see if you don’t function better.
1. Lowers one’s LDL cholesterol (the bad) and raises HDL cholesterol (the good). This will reduce the chances of plaque build up in your arteries thus reducing your chances of atherosclerosis.
2. Less joint pain and inflammation (especially EPA) by regulation the body’s inflammatory cycle, will reduce your chances of getting arthritis early and keeping arthritic [...]
FitDay is a popular online diet and weight loss tracking journal with over 2.2 million members. It lets you track and achieve your long-term fitness goals based on your daily foods and exercises. It analyzes this information and shows your daily calorie intake (fats, proteins, carbs), weight loss from each activity, long-term diet analysis and [...]
This is great site for nutritional breakdown information to help design diets with and dissect current diets that you might have been given as a part of your program. It is a pretty comprehensive site that still refers to the government’s antiquated food pyramid system, yet the breakdown menus are definitely helpful when one doesn’t [...]
Most people normally don’t eat five or more small meals per day, but instead eat two or three larger meals for the sake of convenience and tradition. Yet studies have shown that a common American “gorging” diet – in which a person obtains total calories in only a few meals per day – may lead [...]
Ingredients: Make 4 Cookies
- 1.0 Cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal (raw)
- 4 heaping tablespoons Omega-3 Peanut Butter
- 2 Scoops your favorite protein powder (Chocolate might work better here)
- 1/4 Cup Water / Skim Milk to allow for mixing
Breakdown per cookie:
Cal: 212
Pro: 13 grams
Carbs: 18 grams (3 fiber)
Fat: 11 grams
Research shows that free radicals can wreak havoc on muscle tissue health, slowing recovery and impairing performance. With the right diet, athletes can take advantage of antioxidant power to ward off these effects.
By Lisa Dorfman
Lisa Dorfman, MS, RD, CSSD, LMHC, is Director of Sports Nutrition and Performance and an adjunct professor at the University of [...]
An actual “gratitude list” from a recovering food addicted individual:
1. My clothing always fits – I’m in no danger of dying by strangulation.
2. The comments I get from people are so funny I laugh all day
3. I really love those comments from women – I never get tired of hearing “You look great!”
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Fatburgr is a fast food nutritional guide which gives you information on nutritional content (calories, fat, carbs, fiber) of the food you order in your favorite restaurants. Currently information is available for popular restaurant chains like McDonalds, KFC, Wendy’s, Burger King etc., with new ones added daily.
Browse nutritional content of menu items by restaurant or [...]
NutritionalToolbox is a comprehensive food nutritional information database which lets you look up information (e.g. calories, vitamins, minerals) on more than 40,000 foods including brand name grocery items and fast food products.
You can browse foods by categories (fish, fruit, beverage etc) or search with keywords. There is an “Add to total” button next to each [...]
1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attack than the Aussies, British or Americans.
Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attack than the Aussies, British or Americans.
African drinks very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attack than the Aussies, British or Americans.
Italian drink large amount of red wine [...]
How many of you out there enjoy your eggs? Good, as a matter of fact that’s great, keep it up and continue to read on because you may very well be on the road to increasing your egg intake and thus increasing your muscle mass. But what about all you out there that are neglecting [...]
Carbonated beverages have been around quite a while. But the side effects of these fizzy drinks are far more than we were led to believe. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, nor do I think out government or more specifically, the FDA, is actually out to get us. I believe, they are smart enough, just don’t [...]
I was sitting here today thinking to myself, what’s the very worst food you can eat if you’re trying to lose weight, burn fat, tone up, etc?
One food that is often eaten by dieters, but ironically works against them in losing weight is rice cakes. Yes rice cakes! You are probably eating one right now [...]
1. A Gallon of Water a Day. 128 ounces that’s all. It’s imperative that one gets plenty of the life giving substance that has so many functions that pertain to fat loss and muscle accrual that there is no room for discussion. Split the gallon up evenly as you can during the day. Don’t fret over [...]
Those little Creatine Chews sure are great. Makes it easy to get plenty of creatine – especially in the loading phase. But they’re pricey. So I’ve put together a recipe for creating your own creatine candies at a price that’s less intimidating. However, if you’re short on time, spending the few extra bucks for the [...]
It’s been spread around the world like wild fire—‘Soy is healthy and good for you.’ That’s what a billion dollar marketing campaign will do. And that’s what the soybean industry has done. They have spread the word of soy being good for you. All it would take is a quick search online and you will [...]
Don’t knock it…till ya tried it!
2 whole eggs + 6 egg whites
1/2 cup oatmeal
2 scoops IsoPure (or any other whey)
3 Sweet & Low or Equal
**2 Tbsp peanut butter
**1 Banana
*makes 5 – 6 waffles
**can take out one of these, but have to keep one.
Oatmeal Mix
Time: less than six minutes
What You’ll Need:
Instant Quacker Oatmeal
2 scoops whey protein
microwave safe bowl
nonfat milk (optional)
sugar free jam (optional)
your choice of artificial sweetener
Mix oone cup instant oatmeal with 1.75 cups water in a microwave safe bowl. Miicrowave on high for 2 minutes and let stand for 30 seconds afterward. Stir in 2 level scoops [...]

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