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HDL-C stands for High Density Lipo-protein and is considered the GOOD cholesterol. 

HDL-C Benefits

• helps to prevent dangerous blockages from developing in your blood vessels created by LDL-C (bad cholesterol)

• helps to keep blood vessels widened and dilated which promotes better blood flow. A big plus for weight lifters/bodybuilders

• reduces blood vessel injury through its antioxidant and anti inflammatory properties. 

Strategies For Raising HDL-C  …

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As the obesity rates in the country continue to rise, it is now apparent that no age group is safe. A newly published study of 16,400 children born in the United States in 2001 shows that 31.9 % of 9-month old babies and 34.3% of 2-year olds were obese or at risk for becoming obese. 

The study can be found in the January/February issue of American Journal of Health Promotion. 

Male children were at a greater risk than female children. 

The scary thing is that this was based on children born in 2001. The United States has become a much fatter country since then. Start one of these studies in 2012, and I am sure these numbers will climb. Sad, Sad. We are in a country where not only do adults neglect their body and health; they are now doing the same to their off-spring. 

Proper nutrition and good health should trump all ! It possess much more value than any of the material things people seem to fixate on. Lead by example and don’t be a such fat ass, you may be teaching your children to follow in your heavy footsteps. 

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Results from a study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggest that repeated max-intensity sprints yield better fat loss results than longer duration, low-moderate intensity cardio. 

There were 20 particpants who were split into two groups. 

Each group ran 3 times a week for 6 weeks. 

Group 1 performed max intensity sprints. 30 seconds in duration, 6 sprints per session, 4 minute rest between srpints. 

Group 2 ran for 30-60 minutes at 65% intensity. 

At the end of the 6 week  study, …

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10/6/2011

After a little break I am back to this training journal crap lol.

I have been doing extremely well with all my lifts and have entered into a new phase of my program. This means some new movements, new training styles and new focuses. 

I weighed 232 lbs. the other day. Wow danger zone. My midsection def suffered, but I can still see the top two abdominals which is good. I really feel as if I am making good progress in certain areas. The plan is to push hard through this month and then take a 6-10 day rest to fully recover. So lets do this. 

So tonight was shoulder and biceps. Two of my laggers. 

Shoulders was a pre-exhaust based workout. Once again, I pre fatigued the delts by performing all the isolation movements. Then on the last set of each isolation movement I supersetted with …

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A recent study by University of California, San Diego (USSD), pediatrics researchers showed that fast food lunches accounted for 36-51% of a child’s daily caloric needs. Furthermore, it was found that fat constituted 35-39% of the calories. 

The problem starts with the parents. They are either …

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From the 8th annual F as in FAT: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2011 report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

States with the highest adult obesity rates: …