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From: samari@watnxt2.ucr.edu (Tammy Woodley)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Shin Splints
Date: 28 Jan 93 15:52:22 GMT
Reply-To: samari@watserv.ucr.edu
Distribution: usa

In article <1993Jan25.172318.11066@walter.cray.com> glex@nitro.cray.com (Jeff  
Gleixner) writes:
> 
> 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. 
> -- 
> glex@nitro.cray.com  === "Difficult tasks are never easy..."

Ah!  Thanks for cathching that error.  Perhaps I misread the FAQ.

:)

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From: gls@windmill.ATT.COM (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
Subject: Re: is fat where it's at?
Organization: Save the Dodoes Foundation
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 02:05:36 GMT

In <35750@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU>, sbhattac@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU writes:
> In <1993Jan22.142519.1@violet.ccit.arizona.edu> poulin@violet 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...
> 
> Could you provide an example of the kind of product you have in mind, which
>   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?

Though 4% fat may be unlikely for hot dogs, it's possible, since they're
made from waste meat and meat by-products, which allows the manufacturers
a lot of latitude.  But what does the *percentage* of calories from fat
matter?  Lately I've seen many articles advocating this measure.  They
usually say something like "Beware!  Even though a banana walrus wafer
has only 5 calories, 80% of those calories come from FAT!"

It's the amount of fat that counts, not the percentage of calories from fat.
You're better off with that banana walrus wafer (4 calories' worth of fat)
than with an Uncle Sickers cinnamon-avocado cookie (180 calories, but ONLY
50% of them from fat).

Now, if you keep your caloric intake constant, that's different--your
choice is between one Uncle Sickers and 36 banana walrus wafers.  Most
people would unhesitatingly pick the Uncle Sickers, especially since
there's no such thing as banana walrus wafers.

By the way, the current discussion about eggs has been a real eye-opener
for me!  I always thought you were supposed to eat the shells too.

-:-
	There was an old clerk of Columbus
	Who wearied of totaling numbus,
	  So he moved to East Lansing
	  And spent his time dancing
	Maxixes, meringues, and rhumbus.
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gls@windmill.att.COM
From: sbhattac@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Shankar Bhattacharyya)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Hidden Fat In Packaged Foods
Date: 24 Jan 93 04:07:12 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: NYU Stern School of Business


In article <35751@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU> sbhattac@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Shankar Bhattacharyya) writes:

>I it is exceeedingly unlikely that no hot dog or cold cut or similar meat
>product has anything like enough water or bulking agent to satisfy that
>description.

That first line should read "It is exceedingly unlikely that any hot dog
..." etc.

Sorry about that. I'm dealing with a new terminal, and haven't got used to
it yet. I'm spending a lot of time looking at keys instead of at what I
write. Even so, two typos in a single line is a bit much. Sorry for making
people do a double take trying to figure things out.

- Shankar
From: ratner@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Dave "Van Damme" Ratner)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Excercising while driving your car??
Date: 27 Jan 93 19:24:44 GMT
Distribution: misc
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department

gggj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:

>I heard about a book a few monmths ago that told you about a bunch of good
>excercises you could do while driving your car.  Since I have to spend a lot of
>time  in my car, I'd like to get ahold of this...however I don't recall the
>author nor the title.  If anyone has info on this book please e0-mail me, as I
>don't have time to check the newsgroups that often.
>Thanks
>Scott
>gggj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu

Yes.  I keep an incline bench in the front seat and do incline press.
I just leave the plates on the dashboard [airbag?  I don't need no stinkin
airbag!]

Decline press is very dangerous though --- do not attempt in traffic.

Dave

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Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: lorenzo@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Eric Lorenzo)
Subject: Average weight and height?
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 17:01:43 GMT

Does anyone have a chart or list of what the average weight is for whatever 
height you are?  I'm 5' 6" and weigh 130 pounds, though I feel like I could
use another 10 pounds.  I run regularly, but do not lose or gain any weight.
130 seems about right for someone my height, but I still feel underweight.

Thanks for the time,
Eric
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From: sfjr@wam.umd.edu (Steve Russell)
Subject: Re: CINDY CRAWFORD VIDEO ?
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 20:55:10 GMT

In article <1993Jan25.165928.1@pa621a.inland.com> convery@pa621a.inland.com writes:
>
>Could someone please recommend a good aerobics video.
>
>I am looking for something to do in the morning to sort of
>
>get me jumpstarted.  I would prefer a video that gives the
>
>entire body a good overall workout, especially the lower
>
>body - legs and abdomen.
>
>
>I have heard that the Cindy Crawford video, actually contains
>
>excercises that doctors and PTs claim can be dangerous or
>
>damaging.  That is why I am asking if anyone has read a review or
>
>critique of aerobic/excercise videos.
>
>
>Thanks in advance.
>

The december issue of Shape had a decent review of the best/worst tapes on
the market

Steve R
From: mdc@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Mark D. Crimmins)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Shin Splints
Date: 24 Jan 93 15:30:52 GMT
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies

I had fairly significant but not disabling shin splints, that made
basketball fairly unenjoyable.  Rest did work, but they came back
quickly.  I have been completely cured (or so it seems) by the advice
I got here to exercise the fronts of my lower legs by pulling up my
feet (over and over, like you are lifting, until muscle fatigue).  I
don't know which "type" of splints I had, and certainly this might not
work for everyone, but it was a very dramatic turnaround of what I had
feared would end my participation in active sports (or at least my
enjoyment of them).

Mark
From: mazur@bluefin.camb.inmet.com (Beth Mazur)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: StairMaster Technique?
Date: 25 Jan 93 22:32:40 GMT
Organization: Intermetrics, Inc.

In article <Jan.20.11.24.20.1993.24932@gandalf.rutgers.edu> shagan@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Susan R. Hagan) writes:
>You just don't get it do you?  No one is concerned with your level on
>the machine.  The point is to maintain proper form and avoid injury.
>Stairmaster "purists" prefer to perform the exercise correctly rather
>than worry about what level they are on.

Sue-honey, of course I get it.  So glad I could give you the opportunity
to pontificate with the rest of the purists.

Beth Mazur                   "...life is more than a vision.  The sweetest
mazur@inmet.inmet.com         part is acting after making a decision."
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From: loszewski_im@hnrc.tufts.edu
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Vanadyl Sulfate Problem?
Date: 27 Jan 93 16:00:24 GMT
Organization: USDA HNRC at Tufts University

The problem you are experiencing is from the 20mg of Niacin.  Niacin dilates
blood vessels thus allowing better oxygen delivery to the muscles and a warm,
flushed appearance to the skin.  Do not worry.  This is natural and harmless, 
but do not take alot of it at once.  If it is uncomfortable for you.  Do not 
take that brand of VS.  Otherwise there is nothing wrong with it.

-Rob
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: drury@helix.nih.gov (Richard Drury)
Subject: Re: Vanadyl Sulfate (PROBLEM?)
Organization: National Institutes of Health
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:38:23 GMT

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.  

I had a similar problem about a month ago and finally tracked it
down to an allergic reaction to the detergent used to wash my
clothes.  Apparently traces remain in the clothing even after
rinsing.  Arm & Hammer suited my budget, but not my body
chemistry.  Of course, in your case, the VS may well be the
culprit.  But my experience suggests that you should be at least
as suspicious of any other recent changes in what you put in or
on your body.
--
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Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: cecchinr@gehrig.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini)
Subject: Re: Vanadyl Sulfate - SportPharma's info
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:54:21 GMT

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
From: bhjelle@carina.unm.edu ()
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Raw Eggs, Cooked Eggs, etc.
Date: 22 Jan 1993 01:08:41 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
NNTP-Posting-Host: carina.unm.edu

In article <1993Jan21.213039.27040@sol.UVic.CA> dmanke@sanjuan (Dennis Manke) writes:
>In article <1jkrh9$src@agate.berkeley.edu> newton@garnet.berkeley.edu (Sir Isaac Newton) writes:
>>In article <1jkfejINNrk0@lynx.unm.edu> bhjelle@carina.unm.edu () writes:
>>>
>>>Of course you will eventually get Salmonellosis, and may deplete
>>>your body's supply of biotin (raw eggs have active avidin, which
>>>binds biotin (a vitamin) with legendary affinity.
>>>
>>So anybody know how serious Salmonellosis is?  I mean, can you die
>>from it?  Are there long term effects?
>>
>
>I recall a study out within the last year that showed about 20% ??? of people
>contracting it would develope arthritus of the lower back. Usually lasting
>several months, but it can be permanent. Something one should not take
>a chance with.
>
People who have the HLA B27 antigen (about 7% of whites) are at
risk for such a thing, especially males. However, Salmonella causes
some unpleasant symptoms (such as sever diarrhea, or typhoid
fever) without having to cause arthritis.

Brian

Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: LL03020@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Re: 24 Vanadyl Sulfate (PROBLEM?)
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 19:05:00 PST

------------------------- Original Article -------------------------


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]
Labs, chose to put in it.  These "other" ingredients include 20mg Niacin
& 200 mcg Chromium Picolinate (Nutri 21).  Maybe even the combination
[more stuff deleted]

The Niacin, especially in large doses, can cause such a flush.  I've noted
flushing, as in sunburn and a tingling of the skin which comes on about 20
minutes after I've taken the Niacin and lasts about an hour.  I eventually
quit taking the stuff because of the problem.

Dave Wilson
From: cecchinr@dimaggio.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Shin Splints
Date: 26 Jan 93 15:17:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: rpi.=yp30wl
Distribution: usa
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

In article <1993Jan25.172318.11066@walter.cray.com> glex@nitro.cray.com (Jeff Gleixner) writes:
>
>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. 
>-- 
>glex@nitro.cray.com  === "Difficult tasks are never easy..."

... just my $0.02 ...

I agree with you  Jeff, but I just wanted to say that when I do calf presses
(on the leg press machine) my shins get incredibly fried!  Can't explain
it, but the do... (I do do *full* reps, so my toes are being pushed way
back to my shins, that probably has something to do with it.)

Ron
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: Janet_Wilson@mindlink.bc.ca (Janet Wilson)
Subject: Salmonella and Eggs
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:37:10 GMT

Hi, I have two preschoolers and the medical community has really been pushing
the egg and salmonella issue (because babies and young kids can die from
salmonella poisoning). You have to remember that an egg is not solid and
impermeable. The shell is quite porous and bacteria can migrate freely into
the interior of the egg. And eggs get quite mucky with fecal matter, so there
are lots of bacteria making the journey!
From: tmr@emotsun.bham.ac.uk (Tim Read)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Staying fit while injured
Date: 22 Jan 93 14:40:02 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, UK

A friend of mine has hurt her ankle so is unable to do aerobics, and hates
swimming. Is there some other form of aerobic exercise she can do that
doesn't involve jumping around?

Thanks,

Tim
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From: betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Raw Eggs, Cooked Eggs, etc.
Date: 26 Jan 93 00:15:31 GMT
	<1jkrh9$src@agate.berkeley.edu> <1993Jan21.213039.27040@sol.UVic.CA>
	<1993Jan22.215613.17415@panix.com>
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston

In article <1993Jan22.215613.17415@panix.com> paul@panix.com (Paul Gatker) writes:

> I recall reading that the Salmonella bacterium is more present on the outside
>shell of the egg than on the inside!?
> I don't remember the source though. This may or may not be true. Has anyone
>else seen this info?

I heard this also; the problem is that you get chicken shit on the
outside of the eggs, and there can be a lot of bacteria from this. 
There still is a major danger from eating raw eggs even if you wash 
them before breaking them, though. 

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From: Janet_Wilson@mindlink.bc.ca (Janet Wilson)
Subject: Re: Cindy Crawford Video Controversy
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:00:35 GMT

Cindy Crawford stated in an interview for Shape Magazine that she is so much
larger than the other models that she feels "like a moose" when she walks
down the runway. She is hailed for breaking the size barrier in fashion
modelling...and the woman is 5'10" and 120 lbs.....Scary, huh?
//
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: aleck@athena.mit.edu (Aleck H Alexopoulos)
Subject: Re: perspective (is it just me?)
Keywords: balance in life
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 03:35:20 GMT

In article <1993Jan20.191409.27388@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>, krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith) writes:
|> I just finished reading a message regarding the incredible feats of a
|> teen-aged strong man. This young man is reported to weigh over 300lbs
|> at a height of under 5'8". His daily caloric intake would put most of
|> us "mere mortals" under the table. I cannot help but think that, at the
|> very least, he is going to dig himself into an early grave with his own
|> fork. This is not even considering what damage that he must be doing to
|> his body ingesting whatever chemicals he is using that would allow him
|> to develop so much strength at such an early age. 

He is well aware of the risks. Its all one big calculated risk. 
He figures he can achieve the "ultimate" - like a 800lb bench, a 1200 lb 
squat, a 7000lb back lift etc - by a certain age and then stop 
the drugs and hope that his body can recover. 

|> On the size issue, while I am not a big guy, I know men who are. The
|> biggest _muscular_ guy that I know stands about 6' tall and weighs
|> about 285 lbs. He is _one big mutha'_, built like a tank, strong like
|> a bull, and more than a little fit. By his own admission though, he could
|> stand to lose 40-50 lbs., and thereby be rid of his "spare tire".
|> He happens to be the biggest-boned/largest-framed individual that I have
|> ever met. I have a very hard time imagining somebody shorter than 5'8"
|> in anywhere near muscular condition, at a weight of 300+ ..... even if
|> he were a "walking medicine cabinet". I shudder to think what his
|> cholesterol level might be.... or his blood pressure, for that matter.

Actually Anthony Clark doesnt look that fat at all. I mean he doesnt look 
like a bodybuilder but he certainly isnt like one of those NFL offensive 
linemen with a them 100lb spare tires. 
 
|> 
|> What I am getting to, in a round-about way, is that in our quest for higher
|> performance, and general physical excellence, is that each of us only has
|> one body, and it's gotta' last us the rest of our lives. I see no point in
|> doing things that are guaranteed to destroy your health in the name of
|> fitness.

I dont think anyone disagrees! What i would add is that if someone 
chooses - with good knowledge of the risks involved - to take steroids etc 
in order to reach his ultimate limits of size and strength its not our 
position to judge him. Only if that person comes out saying that hes 
natural then one can maybe call him dishonest (probably not to his face 
though.....). 
 

Aleck
From: rmuller@fremont.hampshire.edu (Richard Muller)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Bodyfat Percentages
Date: 21 Jan 1993 19:43:08 GMT
Organization: Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: fremont.hampshire.edu

In article <29988@oasys.dt.navy.mil> jbrown@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Jennifer Brown) writes:
>
>	      MEN            WOMEN
>Age      Ideal Range     Ideal Range
>
>20-29      10-15%          18-22%
>30-39      12-16           20-24
>40-49      14-18           21-25
>50 +       15-19           22-26

Thanks, Jennifer, for posting these.  Question: what does "ideal" mean
in this case, and why should it rise as age increases?  Do older people
_need_ more bodyfat for some reason?  Is there some inevitable correlate
of aging which produces this effect, as there seems to be in some other
instances of body functions which change with age?  Or is this simply a
reflection of the fact that many people change their diet and activity
levels with age, so that it is more _unusual_ to see a 50-year-old
with 10% bodyfat than a 25-year-old?  If the latter, then is this
really an ideal?

And while I'm being querulous, I'm not sure that these really represent
the ideals which many of us here are working toward: I know I look a lot
better at under 10%, and while it's hard to achieve and maintain, if
we're talking about ideals ...

Rich


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