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From: georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: How to calculate % of max heart rate?
Date: 23 Jan 1993 02:56:16 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland
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target pulse = resting pulse + (max pulse - resting pulse) / 2

target pulse = 220 - age

My sports medicine book says either of the above two formulas are
acceptable.

Since the target pulse rate is essentially that level of exertion at
which conversation becomes labored due to heavier breathing, you can
simply measure your pulse with your meter when that happens, and you'll
have your exact, personal target pulse for 30-minute aerobic workouts.
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: wentzell@ace.acadiau.ca (LEEANN WENTZELL)
Subject: Re: Cindy Crawford Video Controversy
Organization: Acadia University
Distribution: misc
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:21:20 GMT

In article <1993Jan23.003029.15471@tessi.com> allen@tessi.com (Allen Warren) writes:
>From: allen@tessi.com (Allen Warren)
>Subject: Re: Cindy Crawford Video Controversy
>Date: 23 Jan 93 00:30:29 GMT

>agrawal@lipari.usc.edu (Amitabh Agrawal) writes:


>>More importantly all these experts (?) were quick to point out that it
>>is safe to do all these with a personal trainer. Now, this confuses
>>me, because if neck rolls are bad, they are bad. Could someone clarify
>>this for me. It seems to me that they were just being courteous to the
>>Cindy Crawford's personal trainer, who was the technical expert for the
>>CC video. 

>Every single aerobics class I have ever taken over the last 8 years has
>had an instructor who does this manuever at the end of the class, so
>I'm really wondering what in hell these people are talking about.

I think that the "unsafe" part is to tilt your head back i.e. to do a 
complete circle with the head. All the instructors I've seen lately do only 
half circles - from one shoulder around the front to the other.

Lee Ann Wentzell                          "...foodless toads in 
Biology Department                        voluptuous chambers panting
Acadia University                         crawled..."
Wolfville, NS, CAN              P. B. Shelley - Prometheus Unbound
From: stgprao@st.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini)
Subject: extremes
Organization: Unocal Corporation
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:08:58 GMT


A European study on low blood pressure announced in the news today said men with low levels
were associated with increased mental illness, particularly depression.  Whether the mental illness
caused the low levels or vice-versa was not clear.
Another study associating low chlorestarol with mental illness was announced a month ago.

SO the moral is- less is better, but least is not best?
From: shagan@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Susan R. Hagan)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Is this okay?
Keywords: injury
Date: 26 Jan 93 15:59:23 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

On the day before yesterday, I was in the gym doing some light 
arm exercises using light dumbells.  I have been using 3 pound
weights in a routine which I can't really describe because I
don't know what any of the exercises are called.  I don't think
it matters though.

Anyway, I didn't do any more than I normally do, but this time, I 
went swimming afterwards.  The next day, my upper arms were
really stiff, especially toward the back of my arm.  One muscle
in particular really hurts.  If you look at the arm from the side,
it is about 2/3 of the way toward the back, and the shoulder and
goes down. 

I tried to move my arms in the directions of the exercises I did
so I could pinpoint the one that might have done it and I think
this is the one.  I sit on a bench, bend over my knees, reach my
arms out in front - toward the floor, and then pull them - bending
the elbow- until the upper arm is parallel to my torso.

My question is this.  Is this normal soreness from over exertion?  Also,
should I just keep exercising even though it hurts, or should I wait
until the soreness subsides?

Thanks

Sue
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From: sdunbar@mailbox.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com  (Steven T. Dunbar)
Subject: Re: Hidden Fat In Packaged Foods
Organization: MOTOROLA 
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:39:46 GMT

> 
> Beware of unlabled packaged food.  Dont ever assume it is lowfat no
> matter what the ingredients say.
> 
> Steve R

I have been experiementing with reading these product labels... 
although obviously the results don't apply if there isn't a label.

Although this really isn't a new idea, I have been screening products
according to the ratio of fat grams to carbohydrate grams in the food 
that I buy.  I'm don't count calories, I'm just trying to avoid 
fat and foster good eating habits.

As an example, a bagel might have 20 grams of carbos with < 1 gram
of fat- that is a worst case of 5% fat in the product.  One of the
best aspects of this type of screening is that it is independent
of serving size... this is important because the serving sizes they
usually give on labels is pathetic.

Now there have been many people on the net commenting on how your
diet should be structured, like 60% carbos, 30% protein, 10% fat,
(or whatever) 

My premis is, that if you purchase foods that are already close to
your dietary parameters, you can avoid a good deal of nutritional
accounting.

Just thought this might be interesting....

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Development Engineer                      (817) 232-6080

Motorola GSS Cellular Infrastructure Group - Ft. Worth Research & Development
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Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: cecchinr@gehrig.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini)
Subject: Re: Leg Press
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:13:37 GMT

In article <4fM44I200iUzM3ODkG@andrew.cmu.edu> "Ryan E. Rasmussen" <rr2y+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>In a few weeks I'm going to start a new cycle in which I'll be using leg
>presses instead of squats.  I was wondering what is considered
>proper/safe foot placement, and how different placements might effect
>different areas of the quads.
>
>My experience from squats is that they tend to build thickness (on top
>of the muscle) as opposed to width (I guess this is usually called
>sweep, and is developed by hack squats).  Just wondering how leg presses
>influence shape.
>
>Thanks,
>Ryan
>

You can use either of the 3 exercises you mention to develop just about
any part of the leg.  You can effectively replace squats with either hacks or
presses, if you know how to place your feet.

As for me, I usually start off with squats using a bodybuilder's stance
(i.e. feet slightly less than shoulder width, toes out slightly).  My
next movement is usually presses, with my feet touching and placed high up
on the platform.  With such a close stance, you shift much of the stress to the
outer quad (vastus something-or-other).  Of course, you don't have to do these
this way, you have to ascess your own situation.

After this, its 3 sets of hacks for the old teardrop (my seriously lagging
leg part, sigh..) and then 3 sets of extensions.

Ron
From: silver@macbeth.umd.edu (Adam Silver)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Vanadyle Sulfate: Both Sides
Date: 21 Jan 93 16:19:03 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland

In article <1993Jan21.123136.26986@clark.dgim.doc.ca> dave@clark.dgim.doc.ca (Dave Thompson) writes:
>In article <18055@umd5.umd.edu> silver@macbeth.umd.edu (Adam Silver) writes:
>>Well, I have seen Ultimate Nutrition and KAL brand at GNC, but I recommend
>>SportPharma USA because I definitely know it's pharmaceutical grade VS.
>>							-Adam
>>
>Speaking of Ultimate Nutrition, what quality is their VS? I have been told
>that their VS is also pharmaceutical grade. Anybody out there use their stuff?
>
>Dave.

A lot of Ultimate Nutrition's products are highly regarded.  I would think
that their VS is also good.  Interestingly enough, UN's VS has 10mg per tab
compared to just 7.5mg for SportPharma's.  I really don't know why, but I
noticed on the label for UN's VS that they recommend only 1 per day "as a
dietary" whatever.  The SportPharma's version is pushed towards lifters and
bodybuilders, and they give dosages that are appropriate.

							-Adam

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Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: glex@nitro.cray.com (Jeff Gleixner)
Subject: Re: Shin Splints
Originator: glex@nitro
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:23:17 CST


In article <25413@galaxy.ucr.edu>, samari@watnxt2.ucr.edu (Tammy Woodley) writes:
> > The term "shin splints" means pain in the lower leg, and a more
> > 
> is due to the muscle on the back of the calf being stronger than on the front.   
> your toes on the end of the stair and lower your heal past the edge of the  
> stair, lift up, go down, lift up, go down etc....  This should help strengthen  
> the muscle in the front. :)
not!  This exercise, better known as "standing CALF raises", will do nothing
to the front of the leg.  Now if you turn around so your heels are anchored
and then you do them, that will hit the front. 
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From: krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Hand Weights When Stepping?
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:24:46 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T

In article <4160021@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> zornow@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Claudia Zornow) writes:
>OK, I'm confused.
>
>The "Introduction to The Step" step aerobics video shows
>the use of hand weights to increase the intensity of your
>step workout.
>
>On Kathy Smith's step aerobic video, she has an M.D. and
>a physical therapist saying you shouldn't use hand weights
>while stepping because it increases the stress on your knees.
>
>Who's right?
>
>Claudia

I don't know who is right, but I suspect that if it were possible to
over-stress the knees by stepping with hand weights (aren't these on
the order of 1-3 lbs each?), then what would happen if you:

	ride a bike (with or w/o climbing hills)
	climb a flight of stairs (with or w/o groceries)
	go skating/rollerblading
	gain 5 lbs
	indulge in any athletic activity whatsoever
	do anything whatsoever that might develop your quads

Maybe we should all just stay in bed? ----- NOT!

Keith R
From: loszewski_im@hnrc.tufts.edu
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Raw Eggs, Cooked Eggs, etc.
Date: 21 Jan 93 14:35:49 GMT
Organization: USDA HNRC at Tufts University

In article <1993Jan20.122821.15986@doug.cae.wisc.edu>, wittmann@engr.wisc.edu (art wittmann) writes:
> 
> 
> I've been following the thread on cooking egg whites & stuff.  I 
> understand that there are problems with eating uncooked eggs,
> like food poisoning.  It was my understanding that cooking eggs in
> some way changed to protein, and so eating them uncooked was somehow
> better from the point of view of getting good usable protein.
> 
> Since I don't know what I'm talking about, does any of this sound 
> familiar?
> 
> Art

Hi Art,  Actually, I am rather confused about it myself.  When you cook the
eggs or any other kind of protein, you denature it.  In other words, protein 
consists of hundreds of amino acids bonded together.  These strands crinkle up
into curls due to the binding of the aminos.  This crinkling effect or form of
the protein will dictate the protein's biological role that it is to carry out.
So the shape of the protein will ultimately dictate the whether or not that
protein will be used for structural purposes or enzyme functions etc.
When you heat a protein up to a certain degree, you break the bonds that keep
the protein crinkled up resulting in a straightened out form.  This flat form
loses its biological capability thus rendering the protein useless.
However, if you are eating the protein for the amino acid content, it shouldn't 
matter whether or not the protein is denatured.  We cook steaks and still find
meat protein to be beneficial, so I can't see what harm would be caused by 
cooking egg whites.  
When I was training for my competition, I ate a dozen egg whites per day
(cooked).

-Rob
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: Janet_Wilson@mindlink.bc.ca (Janet Wilson)
Subject: Hammertoe Surgery and Tendonitis
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:07:57 GMT

Hi, my sister had a hammertoe operation done some years ago.
She is now beginning a weight loss program combining dieting with walking.
She is having a lot of problems with burning (I think tendonitis) in the toe.
Can anyone recommend any support measures?
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: jbaron@higgs.ssc.gov (Jeff Baron)
Subject: Re: Raw Eggs, Cooked Eggs, etc.
Reply-To: jbaron@higgs.ssc.gov (Jeff Baron)
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Lab
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:22:46 GMT

In article <BETSYS.93Jan22170005@ra.cs.umb.edu>, 
			betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz) writes:

- In this country, there is a high danger of salmonella poisoning from
- raw eggs. (also from raw chicken; be careful not to cut salad veggies
- on any surface which  has been used for raw meats)
-   Salmonella is destroyed by cooking and is quite nasty, so don't even
- think about raw eggs.

Well, I'd like to see some proof about raw eggs being a vector 
for Salmonella.  Certainly, chicken is, as an article in (I believe)
_The_Atlantic_ a few years ago pointed to studies that indicated
that over *half* of all of the chicken sold in this country was
infected.  (The article also described the conditions that caused
this infection rate; not a pretty sight at all.)

But eggs?  Most of the infections that were passed from one chicken
to another were passed after the animals had been killed, but before
they were packaged, such as through tools and knives used on many
dead chickens that had been lying around for a while like breeding
grounds.  It's hard to imagine how infected, dead carcasses and 
infected knives might affect laying hens.

I'd just like to see a study.

--
Jeff Baron
jbaron@gauss.ssc.gov
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: Janet_Wilson@mindlink.bc.ca (Janet Wilson)
Subject: Re: fat is where it's at
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:22:56 GMT

Check you theory in the supermarket...keeping track of fat is a really good
strategy. Just apply some common sense!

Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: cflahert@bubba.ma30.bull.com (Craig J. Flaherty)
Subject: Re: Tendonitis
Organization: Bull HN, Worldwide Information Systems, Billerica, Mass., USA
Date: 21 Jan 93 08:24:10

In article <1993Jan20.171723.6389@fnbc.com> dallen@bobo (Derrick Allen) writes:
  
   Has anyone any suggestions or remedies to cure tendonitis of the knee.
   I've been to several doctors and sports medicine specialists...

I have problems with tendonitis in my right elbow.  I use Mineral Ice on it,
it almost always helps and often the tendonitis will go away for long 
periods after I've used it on the elbow a few days in a row. You can get
it at most drug stores in the sports medicine section.
--
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 == (508)294-2771                    300 Concord Road   MA30 826A     ==
 == cflahert@bubba.ma30.bull.com     Billerica, MA 01821              ==
From: silver@macbeth.umd.edu (Adam Silver)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Vanadyl Sulfate (PROBLEM?)
Date: 27 Jan 93 14:38:51 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland

In article <1993Jan26.032218.15776@cgrg.ohio-state.edu> blake@osc.edu (Blake Cook) writes:
>
>I recently started having a problem that may or may not be attributed
>to Vanadyl Sulfate.  I recently started occassionally breaking out in
>what looks and feels like a bad sunburn, mainly over my face,arms,chest,
>& back, but also in places all over my body.  This is only occuring after
>a good run or during my workouts.  The symptoms last from between 1-2
>hours after my workout.  
[stuff deleted]

>I don't know if it's the Vanadyl Sulfate causing the reaction or 
>something else, but I've become real warry of it.  If it is the VS, I'm
>wondering if it may be one of the "other" ingredients the maker, Bricker
>Labs, chose to put in it.  These "other" ingredients include 20mg Niacin
>& 200 mcg Chromium Picolinate (Nutri 21).  Maybe even the combination
>of the 3 ingredients could somehow cause this, I just don't know.  I've
>taken the Chromium Picolinate before so doubt if this could be the 
>culprit.  

[more stuff deleted]

>Blake
>blake@osc.edu

Well, there are 2 problems.  The niacin could definitely cause the flushing.
That's a normal reaction of niacin, but 20mg seems pretty small to me.

Is the name of your product called Vanadyl Plus?  I specifically know that
Vanadyl Plus has no VS in it.  This info came from Muscle Media 2000.  They
tested that brand, and it came up with no VS in it.

I also hear that Chromium Picolinate is something that should NOT be taken
with VS because they may be antagonist to each other.

							-Adam

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From: agrawal@panarea.usc.edu (Amitabh Agrawal)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Pumping Iron
Date: 24 Jan 1993 13:12:35 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: la
NNTP-Posting-Host: panarea.usc.edu



Hi,

For those of you who are interested, "Pumping Iron" will air on KCET
this week (I think on Saturday)

Amitabh
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: desilets@sj.ate.slb.com (Mark Desilets)
Subject: Re: Vanadyl Sulfate - SportPharma's info
Reply-To: desilets@sj.ate.slb.com (Mark Desilets)
Organization: Schlumberger ATE, San Jose
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 23:54:34 GMT

In article <j5j3=th@rpi.edu> cecchinr@gehrig.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini) writes:
>In article <1993Jan21.173033.9524@scott.skidmore.edu> kbarss@scott.skidmore.edu (Kelly Barss) writes:
>>jeffs@nmdoc1.sr.hp.com (Jeff Silva) writes:
>>> In misc.fitness, desilets@sj.ate.slb.com (Mark Desilets) writes:
>>> 
>>> > In article <23f3-xd@rpi.edu> cecchinr@hornsby.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini) writes:
>>> > >
>>> > >                                SPORTPHARMA USA
>>> > >                                936 Detroit Ave. Suite C
>>> > >                                Concord, CA  94518
>>> > >                                1-800-645-GAIN
>>> > >
>>> 
>>The number he had posted was 645 when it should have been 654!  Gee,
>>not very observant people!
>>
>
>Ha Ha Haaa...  I did it on purpose, and you all fell for it!
>
>No, just kidding.  Sorry about that.  Thanx Kelly.  I saw my mistake
>when the first person reported a problem, but I thought someone would 
>report it before now!
>
>Ron
>

 Many did ( I was the "first person") in private e-mail.  I think I thanked
 them individually, but I will thank them severally here, in case I missed
 anyone.  I guess I should have posted a followup.  Have your attorney
 contact mine.



								Mark

  P.S.  Thanks, Ron for posting the info initially.

  P.P.S. Thanks Mom and Dad for making this posting *really* possible

  P.P.P.S.  Is this really costing the net hundreds if not thousands
	     of dollars?
Xref: sparky misc.fitness:9755 rec.food.veg:12453
From: sbhattac@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Shankar Bhattacharyya)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness,rec.food.veg
Subject: Re: Hidden Fat In Packaged Foods
Date: 23 Jan 93 18:45:16 GMT
Followup-To: misc.fitness
Distribution: world,local
Organization: NYU Stern School of Business

In article <1993Jan22.142519.1@violet.ccit.arizona.edu> poulin@violet.ccit.arizona.edu writes:

>   What I enjoy is entering the supermarkets, walking over to the hot-dog areas
>and then looking at the 96% fat free packages and then looking at the caloric
>info to see that while they're 4% fat by weight, they still have 60-80% fat by
>calories...

That's a pretty startling statement.

Could you provide an example of the kind of product you have in mind, which
simultaneously:
  a.   is a hot dog, sausage, or cold-cut type meat product
  b.   is 96 %  fat free, by any plausible definition, even the rather
       unreasonable one used by meat companies
  c.   gets 60% or more of its calories from fat?

I think you will find that you have a couple of distinct things mixed up.
Standard hot dog type products have approximately 80% of their Calories
from fat. But these would not be marked "96% fat-free" or anything like
that.

Also, commercial hams, which tend to have about 4% fat by weight, have only
about 35 or 40% of their Calories from fat. The fancier hams tend to have
more fat.

- Shankar
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: glex@nitro.cray.com (Jeff Gleixner)
Subject: Re: NordicFlex Gold, Amazing product!
Originator: glex@nitro
Keywords: unrealistic, advertising, expectations
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:33:02 CST


In article <1k1dr8INN33d@thor.genrad.com>, rep@thor.genrad.com (Pete Peterson) writes:
>> In article <1993Jan23.152653.6614@doug.cae.wisc.edu> wittmann@engr.wisc.edu (art wittmann) writes:
>  >long run.  Always secreting oil like that, it might be hard just to stay
>  >seated in a chair.
> There are lots of plausible possibilities that you've overlooked.  Why do you
> assume that the hair was shaved off by the machine or even that it was
> shaved off at all?
> 
> Perhaps it disappeared as a result of Adriamycin (doxorubicin) therapy
> which would also explain the weight loss.  Alternatively, since it doesn't
> seem likely that all the muscle gain was due entirely to using the Nordic
...
> Now, how do you know you saw baby oil?  Who would ever use baby oil on
> other than a baby --- is this even legal --- is there not a "not for use on
> persons over 2 years of age" statement on the bottle?  As most of us are

I honestly can't believe that somone took Mr. Wittmann's article seriously..
I thought it was pretty funny.. but a serious reply to a good joke.. now that
really has me laughing...  "not for use over persons over 2 years of age"..
Baaahahahahaa  Good one.. ;-)))))))  Forget doing abs today.. they hurt already
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Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: vannevar@panix.com (Vannevar Yu)
Subject: gravity boots
Organization: Extinct Flightless Birds Society (c)
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 05:18:50 GMT

I would appreciate any info on purchasing a new or used Gravity Guidance
System (tm) or similar product.  A lot of these units sold during the
gravity boots fad period but now that it's way old I'm hoping to get the
platform & boots at a better price.

Thanks,

Vannevar

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