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Does being overweight increase your risk of certain types of cancers? Does a wider grip put more of an emphasis on the pecs? Bullz-Eye.com fitness editor Mike Furic answers those questions and more in his latest Did You Know? article. Filed under: Exercise and General fitness and Men’s Health and Wellness and Weight training and Nutrition and Medical Issues for Men and Cancer Comments: None |
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The Cabbage Diet? In his latest Q & A session, Bullz-Eye.com fitness editor Mike Furci says forget about fad diets and stick to the basics: exercise & healthy eating. Filed under: Exercise and Men’s Health and Wellness and Weight training and General training and Nutrition and Diets and Sports Health and Fitness and Protein Comments: None |
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The best way to lose weight is to do cardio, right? Wrong! Bullz-Eye.com’s Mike Furci debunks common fitness myths, including whether or not eating a diet high in protein is unhealthy for your liver and kidneys. Click here to check out Mike’s Fitness Myth Busters column. Filed under: General fitness and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Power lifting and Abs and Nutrition and Diets and Supplements and Sports Health and Fitness and Protein Comments: None |
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Do you get enough Omega-3 in your diet? Probably not, if you’re like most Americans. In his latest “Did You Know” column, Mike Furci of Bullz-Eye.com discusses why these essential fatty acids are so important while also discussing a new all-natural sweetner and a disturbing heart disease trend. To read the entire column, click here. |
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Low testosterone levels in older men are associated with an increased risk of depression, according to an Australian study. Between 2001 and 2004, researchers at the University of Western Australia in Perth studied 3,987 males aged 71 to 89. The men provided demographic and health information and were tested for depression and cognitive difficulties. The researchers also checked the men’s testosterone levels. The 203 men who met the criteria for depression had significantly lower total and free (not bound to proteins) testosterone levels than those who weren’t depressed. After controlling for other factors, such as cognitive scores, education level and body-mass index, the researchers concluded that men in the lowest quintile (20 percent) of free testosterone were three times more likely to have depression compared to those in the highest quintile. The findings were published in the March issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. There is more and more evidence mounting for medically supervised hormone replacement therapy. Filed under: Men’s Health and Wellness and Medical Issues for Men and Hormone replacement Comments: None |
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Researchers are always looking for the magic bullet to kill cancer, and now they may have found it in a surprising place — a glass of beer! (Who knew?) It turns out that hops, which is the flavor component of beer, contains a cancer-fighting compound called xanthohumol. Xanthohumol turns out to be toxic to several kinds of human cancer, including prostate, ovarian, breast, and colon. Further, it inhibits enzymes that can activate the development of cancer, and also helps detoxify carcinogens. It even seems to slow down tumor growth in the early stages. Scientists are trying to produce hops that contain even more xanthohumol, and the Germans are racing to develop a “health” beer. Beers that provide the most benefits contain the most hops, and include strong brews such as ale, stout, and porter. In general, the darker the beer, the better. For those who can’t stand beer, herbal supplements made from hops contain the highest concentrations of beneficial elements. NewsMax.com Health Alerts
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Unstable Surface Training (UST) has moved from being used almost exclusively in rehabilitation to becoming common place among personal trainers and strength coaches. One can’t go to a gym and not see somebody training on a Bosu ball, stability ball, wobble board or foam pad. It’s so popular entire books have been written on this type of training. But do not be fooled by its popularity. UST is not popular because it works, but because of a tremendous media campaign. The fitness industry is always looking for something new. They know here’s huge money in marketing a piece of equipment and/or workout program. Performing exercises on unstable equipment can be challenging no doubt, but research has not shown that the type of balance, and core stability developed through UST will transfer to any sports skill. Performing exercises on unstable equipment will make an individual proficient at performing resistance exercises on unstable surfaces but will not improve sports performance. Is UST training even necessary? Researchers from Appalachian State University compared trunk muscle activity during stability ball and free weight exercises. The stability ball exercises utilized were the quadruped, pelvic thrust and ball back extensions. The free weight exercises were the squat (SQ) and deadlift (DL). During all exercises muscle activity was collected using electromyography (EMG). During the study trunk muscle activity during SQ and DL’s was equal to or greater than which was produced during stability ball exercises. This was true even when 50% of the 1 rep max was used during SQ and DL. The role of UST is again shown to be in question. Filed under: Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Power lifting and Abs Comments: None |
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It’s no secret that when most guys decide to start lifting weights, they do it to try and improve on one of these three muscle groups: their chest, arms and/or abs. Well, Bullz-Eye.com fitness editor Mike Furci has you covered on one of those three muscle groups in his two-part guide: Nine weeks to bigger arms. In part one, Mike discusses how to train your biceps, with a focus on four fundamental principles: variety, concentration, form (not poundage) and work the muscles from all angles. Mike also details the exercises, tempo and sets you should use to help develop your biceps. In part two, Mike writes about triceps and once again gives you the exercises, tempo and sets you need to complete your goal of bigger arms. Now all you need to do is get to work. Filed under: Workout programs and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Specific workouts and Arms Comments: None |
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Too much or too little sleep can boost your risk of death, British researchers report. “In terms of prevention, our findings indicate that consistently sleeping seven or eight hours a night is optimal for health,” study author Jane E. Ferrie, of University College London Medical School, said in a prepared statement. Her team studied more than 8,000 people, aged 35 to 55, who were followed for a number of years. Among participants who slept six, seven or eight hours a night at the start of the study, a decrease in nightly sleep duration was associated with a 110 percent excess risk of cardiovascular-related death. Similarly, among those who slept seven or eight hours per night at the start of the study, an increase in nightly sleep duration was associated with a 110 percent excess risk of non-cardiovascular death. The study appears in the Dec. 1 issue of Sleep. On average, most adults need seven to eight hours of sleep per night to feel well-rested and alert, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. |
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