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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

My Latest Article For Healthy New Age on Power 90, Power 90X, and Power 90X Plus

When I'm not posting here or writing my column for The Examiner, I have a regular gig with HeartCore Corporation. Here's one of my latest articles at Healthy New Age: "What is the Difference Between Tony Horton’s Power 90, P90X, and P90X (Plus) Extreme?" By Carol Bardelli

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My Numbers

Body Fat & Lean Mass Measured With An Omron Bio-impedence Body Fat Meter
Start Age 47, Present Age 49, Height 5 Feet Tall (on a good day)
9-20-09 123 Pounds, 24.1 Percent Body Fat - Post Flu
9-5-09 119 Pounds, 23.4 Percent Body Fat
8-21-09 121.5 Pounds, 23.8 Percent Body Fat
8-10-09 126 Pounds, 26.9 Percent Body Fat
7-18-09 131 Pounds, 29.7 Percent Body Fat
6-30-09 128 Pounds, 27.3 Percent Body Fat
5-27-09 125 Pounds, 25.6 Percent Body Fat
4-23-09 122 Pounds, 23 Percent Body Fat
2-15-09 123 Pounds 24 Percent Body Fat
The rest in descending order:
4-05-07 124 Pounds, 29 Percent Body Fat,
5-22-07 120 Pounds, 28 Percent Body Fat
6-18-07 119 Pounds 21.0 Percent Body Fat
7-20-07 118.5 Pounds 20.8 Percent Body Fat
7-26-06 117 Pounds, 19.2 Percent Body Fat
7-31-07 115.5 Pounds, 18.5 Percent Body Fat
8/15/07 115 Pounds, 18 percent Body Fat
8/29/07 115.5 Pounds, 18.5 percent Bodyfat
09/02/07 114.5 Pounds, 18 Percent Body Fat
9-6-07 113 Pounds, 17.6 Percent Body Fat
9-13-07 112 Pounds, 17.3 Percent Body Fat
9-24-07 113 Pounds, 19.6 Percent Body Fat
9-28-07 112 Pounds, 20 Percent Body Fat
10-7-07 116 Pounds, 18.6 Percent Body Fat
10-14-07 114 Pounds, 18.2 Percent Body Fat
11-1-07 114.5 Pounds, 18.7 Percent Body Fat
11-16-07 114.5 Pounds, 19.9 Percent Bodyfat
11-25-07 116 Pounds, 17.1 Percent Bodyfat,
12-30-07 112 Pounds, 21.4 Percent Body Fat
1-4-08 115 Pounds, 23.3 Percent Body Fat
1-15-08 115 Pounds, 22.9 Percent Body Fat
2-1-08 114 Pounds, 18.6 Percent Body Fat
2-15-08 115 Pounds, 19 Percent Body Fat
2/29/08 113 Pounds, 18 Percent Body Fat
3-17-08 Post Flu & 26 Days Off Diet & Exercise 120 Pounds, 23 Percent Body Fat
3-24-08 117.5 Pounds, 22.1 Percent Body Fat
4-05-08 119.7 Pounds, 23.2 Percent Body Fat
4-24-08 120 Pounds, 20.9 Percent Body Fat
4-14-08 116.5 Pounds, 21.9 Percent Body Fat
5-29-08 122 Pounds, 22 Percent Body Fat
6-8-08 119 Pounds, 22.7 Percent Body Fat
6-24-08 Day One Fat Loss Phase, 122 Pounds, 24 Percent Body Fat
7-17-08 118 Pounds, 21.4 Percent Body Fat
9-17-08 116 Pounds, 20 Percent Body Fat
11-05-08 118 Pounds, 19 Percent Body Fat
1-02-09 118 Pounds, 25 Percent Body Fat.

Carbohydrate Wisdom

Any diet that provides 100 grams or less of carbohydrate daily is classified by this article as low carb. This will quickly deplete the glycogen stores in muscles and liver. Fatty acids stored in adipose tissue (fat cells) are now released into the blood and processed by the liver and some are turned into glucose and some remain fatty acids and both provide ATP for muscle contraction. One of the by products of this process is ketone bodies which can provide energy to brain and nervous system. The problem with gluconeogenesis (non glucose turned into glucose) is it provides fuel to the muscle LESS efficiently than glycogenesis (glucose). The end result is increased muscle fatigue, decreased muscle power, which leads to poor athletic performance. - Fat Loss Coach Charles Remington

Carbohydrate Wisdom

Topping off Your Fuel Tank

If you exercise hard, you need to understand the importance of carbohydrate in your diet. Knowing how much carbohydrate to consume before, during, and after competition and training are important to athletic performance.

The average male athlete can store about 1,500 to 1,900 kilocalories (kcal) of carbohydrate: 60-80 kcal in the blood, 360-440 kcal in the liver and 1,300 to 1,400 kcal in the muscles. Two hours of exercise or a 20 mile run can deplete liver and muscle glycogen (stored carbohydrates) levels. Obvious signs of glycogen depletion are heavy, tired muscles, poor performance and possibly complete fatigue.

An athlete in hard training and competition can use several approaches to assure optimal carbohydrate stores before, during and after competition and training. Knowing how and when to consume carbohydrates will lead to improved performance and recovery. - From Body And Fitness

Carbohydrate Wisdom

Now, carbohydrates do play a part in the battle against the bulge, and they do have something to do with the increased incidence of type II diabetes among adults and children. But it really comes down to people not exercising enough and overeating in general.

However, I'm a firm believer that the types of carbohydrates you ingest and the times during the day when you eat them can make all the difference in the world.

Generally speaking, nutrient timing (in this case, carbohydrate timing) pays huge dividends in terms of how your body will metabolize and partition certain foods at specific times. Learning when these times are can make a vast difference when it comes to body composition changes.

Carbohydrates do serve a purpose and should be a part of your diet, especially if you're involved in any type of regular physical activity that includes a healthy dose of resistance training and high(er) intensity cardiovascular training (sorry, walking on a treadmill doesn't count). It's just a matter of learning the right types and optimal times to ingest them.

So please, put back the diarrhea-inducing Atkins chocolate bar and pick up an apple. You'll be okay, I promise.

From I'm Pissed Off By The Angry Trainer

My Past and Present Physical Stats

Age - 47
Height - 5 Foot Even
Highest Weight - 165 (1981)
Post Pregnancy Weight - 154 (2000)
Power 90X Start Date May 7th 2007
Pre Power 90X Start Weight 124 On April 5th 2007
Current Weight11/15/07 - 116 Pounds
High School Weight - 117 (18 yrs old)
Goal Weight - 110 Tentatively. I'm more interested in inches and body fat percentage lost than scale numbers.
Present Body Fat - 20% Down from 27.5% in May!
Body Fat Goal - Was 20 % Now 17.5%
Present Body Fat In Pounds - 24 Down from 34 pounds at P90X start.
Present Lean Mass - P 90X Start 83, Now 92 Pounds, 24 pound body fat
Lean Mass Goal - Was 85 Pounds, Now 92 Pounds, Goal 95 pounds, 20 pounds body fat
Chest - Start 34 1/2" Goal - 34" Now 33.5"
Waist - Was 31" Goal - 27" Now 27"
Hips - Start 37" Goal - 34" Now 35"
Thighs - Were R 22.5" L 21.5" Goal - 19" Now R 18" L 18.5"
Biceps - Start R L Both 10" On June 9 R L Both 11 1/4" Goal - 11.5" Now RL Both 11 3/4"

My Past Body Fat Percentage Tracker

7-17-00 Start of Body For Life 138 Pounds, 35.3 Percent
10-08-00 Finish of Body For Life 125 Pounds, 24.2 Percent
1-05-02 145 Pounds,35.4 Percent Body Fat
2-05-02 145 Pounds, 34.7 Percent Body Fat
3-05-02 139 Pounds, 33.5 Percent Body Fat
4-04-02 134 Pounds, 33.4 Percent Body Fat
5-05-02 133 Pounds, 30.1 Percent Body Fat
6-03-02 130 Pounds, 30 Percent Body Fat
7-25-02 130 Pounds 30.6 Percent Body Fat
8-08-02 132 Pounds, 32.5 Percent Body Fat
8-29-02 135 Pounds, 30.6 Percent Body Fat
1-13-03 138 Pounds Again, 34 Percent Body Fat
1-23-04 134 Pounds, 31.3 Percent Body Fat
2-11-04 129 Pounds, 31 Percent Body Fat
3-04-04 129 Pounds 30.8 Percent Body Fat
Start of Power 90 - 4-14-04 127 Pounds, 30.4 Percent Body Fat
05-06-04 125 Pounds, 30 Percent Body Fat
5-27-04 124 pounds, 30 Percent Body Fat
6-15-04 122 Pounds, 28.7 Percent Body Fat
7-02-04 119 Pounds, 29 Percent Body Fat
7-13-04 118 Pounds, 26.6 Percent Body Fat
7-20-04 117 Pounds, 26.5 Percent Body Fat
8-05-04 114 3/4 Pounds 26 Percent Body Fat
9-09-04 116 Pounds 25 Percent Body Fat
10-13-04 114 Pounds 26 Percent Body Fat
11-09-04 118 Pounds 28 Percent Body Fat

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

My Latest Article For Healthy New Age on Power 90, Power 90X, and Power 90X Plus

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