Linking Park: 2006-W42
This week's edition is built around tracking and measuring progress, not only regarding fitness and diets but those seem to be the areas that most people are able to tackle first on their way to true excellence.
Make a deal not only with yourself but pull others into the equation as well by doing your stuff in public: Register at FitDay and
get your free online diet journal and start tracking your foods, exercises, weight loss, and goals.
Some question remain and are asked similar to this one: What's the best way to keep track of your progress? Tracking is definite and removes the guesswork from training:
People may 'feel' that the weight is on or off, or people may 'assume' they made progress because of the time they spent in the gym, but how do they really know?
Make sure to read how everything that can be measured can be improved.The tools of the trade to have your workout logs and statistics always at hand -- or on a screen near you -- are the superior combo: Better together: Docs & Spreadsheets:
For example, vanilla ice cream: on its own, it's good, but throw some strawberries or chocolate jimmies on it and all of a sudden you've got something truly tasty.
Truly tasty and measurable, that is...Bookmark the page about articulations for reference. Come back to learn about the various flavors of adduction and abduction, flexion, extension, and rotation all with descriptions and some animated pics.
Whoever is your guru, check out what Tiger Woods has to say:
I don't know if I even have an aura, man. I just try to win.
Raymond David Salas on the other hand, states:I should clarify that I don't actually have a guru. I believe as Sai Baba says,
Be your own guru, your own teacher; you have the lamp within you, light it and march on without fear.
The rationale behind cravings: Make your taste test and decide
... after you've had enough water, you look for something salty. When you have enough salt to replace what was lost in sweat, the salty food suddenly becomes too salty, and you quit eating it. If you start paying attention to what your body wants or wants you to avoid, you will find it easier to maintain your energy level.
Especially important for the Ramadan aftermath is reprogramming your habit to drink enough water. Learn how to drink more water everyday:
There are a variety of reasons to drink plenty of water each day. Adequate water intake prevents dehydration, cleans out the body, and promotes healing processes. Substituting water for beverages high in calories can also help control weight.
Get in real shape with a Navy SEAL Workout. Just keep in mind that
there are no maximums on these physical tests. Prospective trainee should provide the best scores possible, i.e., give his best effort.
The pyramid workouts will help you make it through the tests and survive hell week.No -- I don't think so... but still, it might work in certain cases, considering the Cholesterol change. It is heavily based on supplements, though: The New Velocity Diet
is basically a liquid diet where you drink protein shakes all week and eat only one solid healthy meal on the weekend. You supplement with healthy fats and fibers and you have a post-workout drink after lifting.
Here is the best part:Part of me, the part that wants to be a monk, loved the idea. My favorite part of me, the party guy, objected. The monk won.
Monks rock.
To your excellent life.

