Researchers found that in nearly 5,000 adult Americans, greater urinary BPA levels were associated with a much higher body fat percentage and greater risk of obesity. It’s a FACT! If you’re having more trouble losing body fat and you’re doing all the correct things and its still not coming off, Read more…
by Keith Devlin – NPR The BMI Formula BMI = weight in pounds/(height in inches x height in inches) x 703. The 703 is to convert the index from the original metric version of the formula. CDC Recommendations: Below 18.5 = Underweight 18.5 to 24.9 = Ideal 25.0 to 29.9 Read more…
1. A mix of two food components may have a double slimming effect in the body. According to a test tube study done at the University of Georgia, a mix of quercetin and resveratrol stops growing fat cells from taking up more fats. And the mix kills fully-grown fat cells Read more…
Meats 1. American Bison 2. Antelope 3. Barbary Sheep 4. Bighorn sheep 5. Bushpig 6. Camel 7. Capybara 8. Caraba 9. Caribou (reindeer) 10. Cattle 11. Dall Sheep 12. Deer 13. Domestic Goat 14. Domestic pig 15. Domestic Sheep 16. Eared seal 17. Earless seal 18. Groundhog 19. Guinea pig Read more…
People in their seventies who take an extra 4 g leucine with every meal synthesise more muscle mass. Nutritionists at the University of Texas discovered this when they did a small study of eight healthy elderly people. Leucine is an amino acid that gives muscle cells’ anabolic machinery a boost. Read more…
(AAOS Now 11/12) It started showing up in earnest at the 2008 Olympics-tape on athletes-not white cloth wound around ankles, but swatches in various colors applied in seemingly haphazard patterns to the body surface. By the 2012 Olympics, the tape was regularly seen not only during the London games but Read more…
I get asked this question at least once a week and my response tends to shock people at first. Most parents of athletes have at least educated themselves enough on the subject to know enough that heavy weights shouldn’t attempted until they hits thirteen or so. They have been told Read more…
What is Cortisol and Why Should I Care? Cortisol is a hormone released by the adrenal glands. Most famous for being released as part of our flight or fight response (hence described as the “stress” hormone), cortisol is a vital hormone and has import well beyond just the fight or Read more…
If there is one thing we get to brag about, it is our team. ICON Performance is VERY proud to announce that John Sardos is joining our training staff. John is currently the Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Birmingham Southern College. John will train both athletes and individuals wanting to Read more…
