Please make sure you're hydrated. Also, keep an eye on eachother. If you get ill, cool yourself off before drinking any fluids. You'll throw it up and feel (and smell) worse otherwise. Also, be mindful of how you feel. There's nothing wrong with turning back on a workout. Training is a progressive process, and one workout isn't going to make or break your olympic career. You want to invest yourself into your training so that you get stronger, not sick..
Don’t Train Sick
Here's some more workouts to keep y'all occupied in your training quests:
1.
Chose ONE of The Following Sports:
All sports do: 30:20 x 12 rounds, 30 seconds on 20 seconds off, all out efforts!
Swim: Use pool or open water
Bike: Use a Monarch ERG, stationary bike with wattage tool or something similar that can hold a load of 200+ watts
Run: Use a treadmill, set at 12% grade at 0-30 sec slower pace per mile than best 5k pace. Do not reduce the speed! You can also run on the track or bruin walk. You can try the new woodway treadmill also.
C2:Row 30:20×12
2.
-30 seconds On and 30 Seconds Off x 8, Superman Banana
-30 seconds On and 30 seconds Off x 8, Flutter Kicks
-30 seconds On and 30 seconds Off x 8, Plank
-100 OH Squats (use a pvc pipe, broom stick, or any other rigid bar.)
How do y'all feel about portion control in fast food chains? Should the sizes of the drinks and meals be regulated? Is a 30oz coffee from starbucks too much? Or should the consumer bear the responsibility of their choices? Should exorbitantly sized portions and drinks be an option?
I remember when McDonald's got rid of the "super-size" menu.. America is still growing in girth.
Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run?
Blog > Infographics > Food Consumption in America
Food Consumption in America
Visual Economics: Food Consumption in America
Enjoy!
I say "no" to regulating portion-sizes and I seem to be one of the few out of my friends to think so... which I find shocking!
ReplyDeleteHear me out: it's not that I don't think meal portions can be overwhelmingly massive at times (hello, my dear Chipotle Chicken Burrito), but that we as individuals should be taking the responsibility for what we eat, or in this case, how much of it. Of course I find it ridiculous that Starbucks now offers a cup size as big as a small bucket! Even though it makes for great late night comedy, as Jon Steward and Jay Leno have been all over that the last couple of weeks, I'm not going to be the one buying my next chocolate latte in that size just because it's available. It also doesn't matter how giant my dinner plate is when I go out because I know I can always take part of it home and get another meal out of it the next day. I'm not saying I do it all the time, nor that it's an easy thing to do, sometimes I just have to have that entire Panda plate or Chipotle burrito.. I get that. What I am saying is that at the end of the day, I am the one in control, I am aware of what I'm doing, I CHOSE to do it, and I will take the responsibility for whatever pounds I gain as a result of finishing a gnarly portioned dinner.
So let's not spend time, energy and resources trying to regulate privately owned businesses (which is another issue I'm not even addressing here) or, even worse, blame them for our poor eating choices. It's the time the consumer takes some responsibility for their actions.
I agree with Rossitza because it is the individuals responsibility to refuse the bigger portions. If people didn't give in and buy it, the companies would realize that it wasn't necessary and maybe forus on providing better food instead.
ReplyDeleteI go out to restaurants and order a plate and always plan to have 1/2 of the plate leftover for another day. I just put that in my mind before I sit down! I make it a conscious decision otherwise it is just mindless eating, right?
Agreed. What is totally scary to me is that a lot of the government recommendations for a healthy diet are not backed by solid science. Imagine if the traditional food pyramid (which many of us have moved away from) were mandated somehow? It may sound crazy, but if they had the power to limit portion sizes, its envisionable they could then regulate composition of food as well.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I liked the visual economics link. I think about how I eat now, and that nearly half that circle of food is not really in my repertoire anymore (with some occasional exception). Also, an average consumption of 2700 cal/day seems enormous. It's really hard to do without grains and added sweetner unless you pile on the fat. It's a lot of volume of lean protein and vegetables.
Born to Run is an awesome book. Even if you're not a runner, it's fascinating.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best workouts, ever last night...thank you Elisa!!
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