As far as I'm concerned if you are not working towards a goal ie. the light at the end of the tunnel, then you cheating yourself out of a very fulfilling experience.
This picture courtesy of Tom "the terrible" C.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Do you TRAIN or WORKOUT?
Yesterday someone asked me where I workout. I stewed upon the question for awhile and replied, "I don't workout." To elaborate, I believe as a crossfitter there is no such thing are working out. Yes we have work outs everyday, but we do not simply go through the motions just to way we've "worked out". On the contrary, I believe to train, is to work towards something; a goal or an event what have you. Training is not mindless activity where you find yourself thinking about whats for dinner midway through the workload. No, training is a well-devised game in which the trainee executes to the best of his/her ability until the goal is accomplished.
As far as I'm concerned if you are not working towards a goal ie. the light at the end of the tunnel, then you cheating yourself out of a very fulfilling experience.
This picture courtesy of Tom "the terrible" C.
As far as I'm concerned if you are not working towards a goal ie. the light at the end of the tunnel, then you cheating yourself out of a very fulfilling experience.
This picture courtesy of Tom "the terrible" C.
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Hi Hildie,
I thought I had left a comment earlier about a nutritional question I had ... but I guess I either forgot to hit post or had some other technical error.
Let me gather my thoughts again and I'll post soon!
David
Okay I remember now ...
1. What are your thoughts on the supplement glutamine? I was intrigued by reports that it is used for burn victims to heal their muscle and other tissues at a quick rate. Sounds like it is effective! Would a hard core CrossFitter benefit from glutamine?
2. (This is a funny one) Is there a limit to human bone density? Is it conceivable that one could have bone as strong as steel, titanium, etc?
Who holds the record for the densest, strongest human bone tissue? Could that person shrug off a devastating blow with a 2x4 to the humerus or even the radius?
Thanks!
David
Big D, it is always a pleasure to answer your questions.
1.L-glutamine is one of the 20 amino acids and has caught fire in recent decades as one of the best supplements for aiding in muscle recovery. Found in beef and dairy, glutamine is thought to enhance intestinal permeability an relieve muscle soreness. Its cheap and may be what you are looking for so I say go for.
I think ~5g post-workout may give you what you are looking for.
2. All this bone to steel business is pretty silly but refers to a very serious pathological condition known as osteopetrosis. In this condition, normal bone metabolism is altered maybe by a hyper secretion of calcitonin (Ca++ from blood to bone), resulting in hyperabsorption of calcium. This is not a good thing remember because this would decrease serum calcium levels and of course calcium is essential for muscle contraction, in particular cardiac.
So to answer your question, yes you could be the next wolverine but you won't be happy for very long.
Cheers,
Hildie
Hildie,
I think I have an opportunity soon to get scanned by the body composition machine in the kinesiology lab.
I'll let you know the results.
David
Big D,
That is a great opportunity. I'm sure the test will be facilitated by Dr. George King; he is an excellent exercise physiologist! If you get the chance try to take both the BODPOD and hydrostatic measurements. The hydrostatic measurement will give your a value for your relative density and from that you can calculate body fat percentage. If I had to guess I'd say you are around the 15% range. I know you joke about all the spare weight you have but you do have a lot of muscle and that will show well in the test. All the best!
Hildie
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