Comments for PFA http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com Personal Fitness Advantage Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:24:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on McDonald’s updated/new kids meal reviewed by fitness pro. by Personal Trainer Glendale Ca http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com/2011/07/mcdonalds-updatednew-kids-meal-reviewed-by-fitness-pro/#comment-79 Personal Trainer Glendale Ca Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:24:02 +0000 http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com/?p=805#comment-79 Totally love it!! A whole quote from Jack. A friend of mine went hunting and used all kinds of meat and the wolves the next day didn't eat the hot dogs. I am never eating them again. Totally love it!! A whole quote from Jack.

A friend of mine went hunting and used all kinds of meat and the wolves the next day didn’t eat the hot dogs. I am never eating them again.

]]> Comment on McDonald’s updated/new kids meal reviewed by fitness pro. by Jeremy http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com/2011/07/mcdonalds-updatednew-kids-meal-reviewed-by-fitness-pro/#comment-78 Jeremy Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:54:54 +0000 http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com/?p=805#comment-78 Jack LaLanne said his two simple rules of nutrition are: "if man made it, don't eat it", and "if it tastes good, spit it out.He offered his opinion of the average person's diet: "Look at the average American diet: ice cream, butter, cheese, whole milk, all this fat. People don't realize how much of this stuff you get by the end of the day. High blood pressure is from all this high-fat eating. Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would you get your dog up in the morning for a cup of coffee and a donut? Probably millions of Americans got up this morning with a cup of coffee, a cigarette and a donut. No wonder they are sick and fouled up." -Jack LaLane Jack LaLanne said his two simple rules of nutrition are: “if man made it, don’t eat it”, and “if it tastes good, spit it out.He offered his opinion of the average person’s diet:

“Look at the average American diet: ice cream, butter, cheese, whole milk, all this fat. People don’t realize how much of this stuff you get by the end of the day. High blood pressure is from all this high-fat eating. Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would you get your dog up in the morning for a cup of coffee and a donut? Probably millions of Americans got up this morning with a cup of coffee, a cigarette and a donut. No wonder they are sick and fouled up.”
-Jack LaLane

]]> Comment on Why CrossFit is the wrong choice for most of us. by Justin A. Seedman http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com/2011/07/why-crossfit-isnt/#comment-57 Justin A. Seedman Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:02:14 +0000 http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com/?p=791#comment-57 Good article Doug! There are a lot of programs out there that are better suited for advanced athletes but are being advertised for people of all fitness levels. Congrats again on the book! Good article Doug! There are a lot of programs out there that are better suited for advanced athletes but are being advertised for people of all fitness levels.

Congrats again on the book!

]]> Comment on Why CrossFit is the wrong choice for most of us. by Jeremy http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com/2011/07/why-crossfit-isnt/#comment-56 Jeremy Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:11:08 +0000 http://www.personalfitnessadvantage.com/?p=791#comment-56 As a high school strength coach I am always looking for ways to improve my athletes performance and train them with the most up-to-date information. A CrossFit workout will do is make you better at a CrossFit workout. The power clean is known as an "Olympic lift" from an organized strength coach stand point. Its a power movement, meaning it must be performed at high speeds with good technique to achieve the desired out come of the triple extension. Power cleans are designed to build explosive power from the ground up which directly correlates to jumping ability and sprinting speed. In no way should cleans be used for aerobic improvement because the lower back will tire out, thus causing an injury. No well-educated strength coach will have his athletes perform more than 5 reps per set on this lift and will usually accompany a scheduled break between sets to allow for ample recovery. In CrossFit workouts, you may do as many as 25 reps per set on power clean. Yes, this will get you tired and feel like your worked hard, but that is not the purpose of a power clean. I have personally not seen any direct professional support for this type of training in any published research. Being around many great college strength coaches, I have yet to see CrossFit truly utilized in a team workout. As a high school strength coach I am always looking for ways to improve my athletes performance and train them with the most up-to-date information. A CrossFit workout will do is make you better at a CrossFit workout. The power clean is known as an “Olympic lift” from an organized strength coach stand point. Its a power movement, meaning it must be performed at high speeds with good technique to achieve the desired out come of the triple extension. Power cleans are designed to build explosive power from the ground up which directly correlates to jumping ability and sprinting speed. In no way should cleans be used for aerobic improvement because the lower back will tire out, thus causing an injury. No well-educated strength coach will have his athletes perform more than 5 reps per set on this lift and will usually accompany a scheduled break between sets to allow for ample recovery. In CrossFit workouts, you may do as many as 25 reps per set on power clean. Yes, this will get you tired and feel like your worked hard, but that is not the purpose of a power clean.
I have personally not seen any direct professional support for this type of training in any published research. Being around many great college strength coaches, I have yet to see CrossFit truly utilized in a team workout.

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