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Yummy, Yummy, See My Big TummyPosted by Grayiron - February 4, 2008 on 4:42 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Bodybuilding Great-Grandmother is GonePosted by Grayiron - February 2, 2008 on 11:26 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Thoughts About Getting “Pissed Off”Posted by Grayiron - February 1, 2008 on 1:55 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
One Arm RowsPosted by Grayiron - January 28, 2008 on 4:24 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
The Foolishness of Hero WorshipPosted by Grayiron - January 23, 2008 on 3:27 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Pectoral MadnessPosted by Grayiron - January 21, 2008 on 4:02 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Protein Keeps Hunger at BayPosted by Grayiron - January 18, 2008 on 2:29 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Beware: “Natural” Doesn’t Necessarily Mean SafePosted by Grayiron - January 15, 2008 on 3:12 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Does Testosterone Therapy Improve Quality of Life?Posted by Grayiron - January 11, 2008 on 7:03 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Sunshine and Health BenefitsPosted by Grayiron - January 8, 2008 on 4:16 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Fast Walkers Live Longer than Slow OnesPosted by Grayiron - January 1, 2008 on 2:39 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Can Smokers Get it Up?Posted by Grayiron - December 31, 2007 on 4:07 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Are Fish Oil Capsules as Good as Fish Itself?Posted by Grayiron - December 28, 2007 on 2:06 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Coffee is a “Good Guy,” TooPosted by Grayiron - December 24, 2007 on 4:35 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Big Medical Myth BustersPosted by Grayiron - December 22, 2007 on 5:48 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Soft Drinks are YuckPosted by Grayiron - December 21, 2007 on 3:37 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
The Case for Less Intense CardioPosted by Grayiron - December 17, 2007 on 4:49 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Protein & ProstatesPosted by Grayiron - December 10, 2007 on 4:52 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Studies Show How Fruits and Veggies Reduce CancerPosted by Grayiron - December 8, 2007 on 6:09 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off
Windshield WipersPosted by Grayiron - November 28, 2007 on 10:15 pm | In Exercise Demonstrations, Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Share Photos - Free Video Hosting Forget those little bitty crunches and "going for the burn." Real core exercises like old fashioned bent-legs sit-ups, wood choppers with weighted cables, and windshield wipers (no equipment needed) are the real way to a stronger, firmer gut. If you're a beginner, enter slowly. Use the bent-knees side to side motion first. Then
Big Biceps and Small Waist May Determine LifespanPosted by Grayiron - November 24, 2007 on 11:36 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Once again, Jack LaLanne had it right. He said, "Your waistline is your lifeline." And it's true. But decades ago when LaLanne was coming up with snappy bumper-sticker type slogans about health, many in the medical field labeled him a nut. Now, we know that he had it right all along. In this report from Rueters we see that United Kingdom researchers recognize the limitations of the BMI as a
Fatherhood: Increase Your Chances of Living to 100Posted by Grayiron - November 19, 2007 on 11:08 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off It's probably a little late for most male Gray Iron readers to do anything about it, but recent studies indicate that having four or more children increases the likelihood of living to 100. Wow! When I read that headline I thought it sounded a little goofy, and if you read my blog regularly you know that I am generally suspicious of many claims that are supposedly backed up by "scientific
Workout Benefits May Require Less Frequency Than You ThinkPosted by Grayiron - November 16, 2007 on 3:29 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off The benefits of progressive strength training workouts continue for older men, even after they switch to a less intense workout schedule, according to the results of a new study published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine. So what is the ideal number of workouts per week for people over 50? Gray Iron thinks that nobody knows for sure, and it probably varies somewhat from one person
Disney’s Blubber BoatsPosted by Grayiron - November 10, 2007 on 3:12 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off The "It's A Small World" ride at Disneyland opened in 1964 when people were a lot trimmer. The famous California theme park will shut down the ride in January for ten months to make the water canals deeper and build stronger boats. They need to do this because people are fatter and causing the boats to completely stop in the middle of the ride. When the boats get stuck, a crew member has to ask
Are 20% of Americans Self-Destructive?Posted by Grayiron - November 9, 2007 on 11:32 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Regardless of overwhelming evidence that smoking is the nation's number one preventable cause of death, 1 in 5 Americans still smoke. The idea that there is an irreducible number of people who will smoke, no matter what, is probably true; but it is much less than one in five people. Utah, for example, has a (smoking) prevalence rate of only 9 percent. In another state, Oregon, the tobacco
Controversial Atkins Diet Takes a HitPosted by Grayiron - November 7, 2007 on 10:43 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off “I think the Atkins diet is potentially detrimental for cardiovascular health, if maintained for a long duration and without attempts to lose weight,” said Dr. Michael Miller, director of preventative cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. “A stabilized Atkins diet is not the way to go." Read the full report here. But also let me summarize the findings in plain talk: Eventually
What the Heck is “Metabolic Syndrome”?Posted by Grayiron - November 5, 2007 on 11:15 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Medical terms such as “metabolic syndrome” enter the common vocabulary and many times people really don’t know what they mean. The first few times I heard the term, I didn’t have a clue. Simply put, metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical conditions that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. It is a very common and dangerous medical problem. Metabolic syndrome means
Bulgarian Split SquatsPosted by Grayiron - October 30, 2007 on 1:30 pm | In Exercise Demonstrations, Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Share Photos - Free Video Hosting Bulgarians are real "thigh busters." Play the video and little explanation will be needed. Daughter Jennifer demonstrates and prefers a 3-count on the descent and a 1-count coming up. Try varying the tempo and reps. And if your body weight alone isn't challenging enough, hold a pair of dumbbells. A few sets of these and your
To Grunt or Not to Grunt, that is the QuestionPosted by Grayiron - October 25, 2007 on 10:43 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Deep breathing is essential in a good workout. But when does deep breathing become grunting? And does grunting actually help? Or is it merely a form of exhibitionism? To grunt or not grunt, and what constitutes a grunt, these are the questions discussed here. So before making that next giant exhalation in public, understand about grunting's value and protocol. Go to Grunting.
Who is No. 1 in Fatness?Posted by Grayiron - October 23, 2007 on 10:31 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off "The defeat of famine is the goal of all successful societies. Unfortunately, triumph often evolves into the other extreme -- gluttony." --Living the Fitness Lifestyle Beverley Balkau, director of research at the French National health research institute INSERM in Villejuif, led a study published in the journal Circulation that concluded obesity is becoming a global problem. It puts the rest
Smoking With Kids in The CarPosted by Grayiron - October 15, 2007 on 11:15 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off I can remember long car trips with my mother and stepfather smoking, and often with all the windows rolled up. My mother deluded herself by saying smoking was harmless to her because “I don’t inhale.” And since I didn’t smoke I was only inhaling "harmless" secondhand smoke. Effective January 1, 2008, such behavior by adults in California will result in a $100 fine. Gov. Schwarzenegger signed
A Cell Phone As Your Personal TrainerPosted by Grayiron - October 8, 2007 on 10:26 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off The prototype Wellness mobile phone from Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Inc. has a way of keeping track of a user’s health, according to company spokesman Noriaki Tobita. It can take your pulse, check your body fat, time your jogs, and tell you if you have bad breath. Spokesman Tobita calls the device a “hassle-free way of keeping track of a busy person’s health.” Call me an old coot — go ahead, it’s ok —
Advances in Dietary Supplement ResearchPosted by Grayiron - October 4, 2007 on 11:04 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Many of us take supplements of one kind or another. Personally, I am very careful about taking them and skeptical about many of the claims made by supplement manufacturers. I do not rely on their advertising claims. I hope you don't either. Some supplements, high quality fish oil (Omega 3) immediately comes to mind, have unquestionable value. While some others are suspect. A few have even been
USMC: Uncle Sam’s Mountain ClimbersPosted by Grayiron - September 27, 2007 on 8:47 pm | In Exercise Demonstrations, Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Share Photos - Free Video Hosting The Marines love this little gem of an exercise called Mountain Climbers. I was a jarhead so I speak from experience. But my guess is that the other branches appreciate its conditioning merits, too. If you are in fairly good shape, MCs are good ones to add to your cache, especially when they are used as part of a circuit or
Do You Think You Have Good Endurance?Posted by Grayiron - September 22, 2007 on 11:37 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Is anyone out there an ultra-marathoner (not something I'd recommend, by the way), or maybe a super triathlete, or veteran English Channel swimmer? Think you're tough? Can you run or swim till you drop? Well, this little lady named Godwit would laugh at your wimpy efforts. Don't believe me? Check it out here. It is an amazing world we live in. Have fun.
Smart PillsPosted by Grayiron - September 17, 2007 on 3:57 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off It probably won't surprise readers of my blog to learn that people who take supplements are generally better nourished than those who don't take them. In fact, a substantial proportion of seniors (people 51 and older) don't get enough vitamins and minerals from diet alone, and fewer than half of them take supplements every day. The widespread inadequacies should be considered when developing
Another Fat A– NationPosted by Grayiron - September 13, 2007 on 11:13 am | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off It should be small comfort to learn that the U.S. is not the globe's only gluttonous country. In fact, most highly developed nations have the same "Super Size Me" problems. The Aussies have come up with an idea to trim the blubber -- and also reduce their growing cost of health care, which in the end must be paid for by everyone, the obese and svelte alike. The Australian General Practice
Politics and Brain FunctionsPosted by Grayiron - September 10, 2007 on 2:49 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Here at Gray Iron Fitness we have made it policy to keep politics out of our mission. Opinions? Sure, we've got them. But our job here is encouraging senior fitness and healthy lifestyles. Period. Still, you do have to have some fun now and then. It's healthful. So here's a report from the British journal Nature Neuroscience that says the brain neurons of liberals and conservatives fire
Do You Want Fries With That?Posted by Grayiron - September 9, 2007 on 9:33 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off If you eat "clean" 90 percent of the time, does it hurt to once in a while indulge in, say, a cheeseburger, fries and a milkshake? Normally, Gray Iron would say go ahead and take a break, as long as it is just that: a break. But in no way is Gray Iron defending saturated fat. No question about it, loading up on saturated fat is not good for you. (Note that we are talking about saturated fat,
Your Health Profile and HistoryPosted by Grayiron - September 7, 2007 on 1:26 pm | In Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off The American Academy of Family Physicians suggests keeping a Health Journal to be shared with your doctor and to help keep track of things that may make you sick. The journal, according to the academy, should include the following: • Any illness or injury you've sustained. • Any hospitalizations or surgeries. • Any symptoms or allergies that you've had. • OTC medications, prescription
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