I found this interview and loved it straight away. R.I.P to a true warrior of boxing.
Nov
6
If you like to get inside the mind of fighters, then I think you will like this video. Hopkins has his haters, but I really like his boxing brain. Evans was paying him 100 % attention. I could watch things like this for ages, hope you all enjoy.
Nov
6
McRib contains same chemical in yoga mats.
As any fast food connoisseur worth his weight knows, the McDonald’s McRib is back for a limited time (through November 14th!), but some people are set on taking the fun out of the 500-calorie marketing gimmick. While we all know the McRib doesn’t actually contain rib, do we really want to know what it does contain? Whether you like it or not, we’re about to find out.
Reportedly the sandwich’s ingredients include “a flour-bleaching agent used to make the soles of shoes… and foamed plastics like gym mats.” Hungry for more? Mixed in with all of those slivered onions, dill pickles and tangy barbecue sauce, there are roughly 70 other ingredients, with the bun alone containing 34, jam packed with chemicals that we can’t pronounce. And then there’s the “meat”…
The McRib, at its heart, is, well… heart. The slab of “restructured meat product” consists of salt (980 mg, more than half your recommended daily intake) and pig innards, like tripe, heart, and scalded stomach.
Time Magazine’s Healthland blog reports that among the McRib’s 70 ingredients are azodicarbonamide, ammonium sulfate and polysorbate 80.
While the amounts are very small, the blog notes that azodicarbonamide, “a flour-bleaching agent that is most commonly used in the manufacture of foamed plastics like in gym mats and the soles of shoes, is found in the McRib bun.”
The blog says azodicarbonamide is banned in Europe and Australia as a food additive.
Nov
2
Should you eat white or brown rice?
A. Brown, because it has more fiber and vitamins.
B. White, because it has fewer calories.
C. Doesn’t matter — they are pretty much the same.
The answer is C. Brown rice isn’t a cure-all. After all, the Japanese, famed for their healthful diet, regularly chow down on white rice. And while a cup of cooked brown rice has 3 grams more fiber than the same amount of white rice, a Brazilian study found that brown rice contains “antinutrients” that may actually block the absorption of some of its own nutrients.
So, eat white rice if you really to—just keep the portions reasonable. What’s on top matters more, so go easy on the sauce!
Nov
2
Source: Men’s Health Magazine
DON’T start your workout with crunches
You can do lots of crunches and situps and still have a weak core. We see that all the time. The reason: Classic ab moves like crunches and situps work the muscles that allow you to flex (that is, round) your lower spine.
True core exercises, on the other hand, train the muscles that prevent your spine from rounding. They also allow you to transfer force from your lower body to your upper body (in a golf swing, for an example), and vice versa.
Core exercise target the same muscles that crunches do, but they also include your hip and lower-back muscles. So what’s a true core exercise? One that trains you to keep your spine stable and in its natural alignment. Besides the plank (more on that in a minute), scores of exercises qualify, including the side plank, mountain climber, and even the pushup.
DO start with core exercises
We’ve seen that people achieve far better results when they do core exercises at the beginning of their workout instead of at the end. Teh reason: By training your core when your muscles are fresh, you achieve the fastest gains in strength.
We’ve seen that people achieve far better results when they do core exercises at the beginning of their workout instead of at the end. Teh reason: By training your core when your muscles are fresh, you achieve the fastest gains in strength.
That’s important, because the core is the limiting factor in almost every exercise. A weak core is what keeps most men from lifting more weight in the squat and deadlift and just about everything else. If we focus on strengthening their core first, they’ll ultimately be able to lift heavier weights, which allows hem to work more muscle and burn more calories. We’re thinking about long-term success.
Oct
9
… or I would call it a “Wake up Call”. Sure wasn’t expecting the ending …
Oct
6
Source: By Dan Rafael/ESPN.com
Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko realizes he is a big favorite every time he steps into the ring, and he will be again when he defends his unified titles against former cruiserweight world champion Jean-Marc Mormeck.
Klitschko will make the 11th defense of his second title reign against the 39-year-old Mormeck on Dec. 10 at the ESPRIT Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany.
“I know that I am the favorite in all my fights but I also know that each opponent is motivated to be in the best shape ever when he fights me,” said Klitschko, who is 17-2 in world title bouts and will be participating in his 20th title fight. “Mormeck is one of the most experienced fighters I have ever faced. He has had many world title fights, has a very good technique, can take a lot of punches and is very intelligent inside the ring. To underestimate him would be a fatal mistake.”
Mormeck acknowledged his underdog status. “I can imagine what the odds will look like for me against Wladimir Klitschko, but I know my skills.”
The fight will be the first for the 35-year-old Klitschko (56-3, 49 KOs) since a landslide decision victory against titlist David Haye in their heavily hyped July 2 bout in Hamburg, Germany.
In 2007, Haye, also a former cruiserweight champion, went to Mormeck’s native France, survived a fourth-round knockdown and rallied to knock him out in the seventh round to win the cruiserweight title.
After the loss, Mormeck (36-4, 22 KOs) took nearly two years off before returning as a heavyweight. He has won each of his three heavyweight bouts against second-tier opposition: Vinny Maddalone, Fres Oquendo and Timur Ibragimov.
“I had Haye on the canvas and shortly before a knockout, which Klitschko could not do,” Mormeck said. “What I missed out against Haye I will now do with him. Wladimir has a glass chin which I will break. He cannot stand punches. Against his brother (fellow heavyweight champion) Vitali I would have thought longer about fighting him, but against Wladimir I believe I have very good chances. On Dec. 11, I will travel back to Paris with a suitcase full of championship belts. I enjoy being the underdog in this fight and I will shock the boxing world.”
Mormeck’s accomplishments have primarily been as a cruiserweight. He stopped Virgil Hill in the eighth round to win a belt in 2002. He defended it four times, including winning a decision against Wayne Braithwaite to unify two titles in 2005. In his next fight in 2006, Mormeck met O’Neil Bell to further unify the division and was knocked out in the 10th round at New York’s Madison Square Garden Theater.
Two fights later, Mormeck gained revenge when he won a decision against Bell in France in the rematch. In his next fight, Mormeck was knocked out by Haye.
Oct
5
If you watched 24/7 then you’ve seen this Speed Bag Platform being used by the pros. Irongloves will have it installed by next weekend, making for a total of 3 speedbags for everyone to use!!!
