Thursday, September 6, 2007

Dreadfully Strong and sunburn

Abbreviated version of DS today.
First 10 min, alternating A1 and A2 , each with the right and then with the left
A1: KB High Pull 24kg - 5/5 , 5/5 , 5/5 , 5/5 - 20 total each side , this is actually 1 more rep per side than last time going 15 mins.
A2: Bulgarian Split Squat, empty Olympic bar - 4/4 , 4/4 , 4/4 , 4/4 - 16 total each, only 3 reps less per side
5 min rest
Second series 10 min. Actually this and the first set ran about 10:30 because a wanted to finish both sets of exercises
B1: Pullups bw + 10# - 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 - 20 reps , 8 less but a better pace and 10#'s heavier
B2: Double MP 30# db - 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 - 20 reps, 7 less but again better pace

Felt pretty good after this session. I plan on doing 10 min sets tomorrow too and the first half of next week, then go to 12 min for a couple sets of each series and then up to the recommended 15 min.

Today's nutrition topic, Sunburn
It is theorized that sunburn is actually an overdose of Vitamin D. This can be reduced by consuming an ionizable form of calcium such as calcium lactate and some Vit F or the essential fatty acids. These help the body utilize the vit D. Vit D shuttles calcium from the digestive tract into the cells and then the omega-3's carry the calcium into the cells. This doesn't mean you won't burn if you are out all day but it does extend your tolerance. If you plan on being in the sun take some extra calcium and fish oil, or krill oil which I prefer. Because the krill feeds on plankton and is harvested in Antarctica it has less toxins than fish, and because of the red color it is full of antioxidants which preserve the unstable omega 3 fatty acids. Plus it has some phospholipid components also.

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