OLYMPIC BOUND WORKOUTS

There are many workouts that are extreme and there are workouts that are represented for daily function. Olympic lifting is one of the toughest elements of training in the world. The advantage for olympic lifting is the effect it has on the cardiovascular sytem, using every inch of muscle in your body from head to toe to trigger a powerful movement. It is also a form of training that you can easily overtrain and injuries are pron.

If you are training for a specific sport or future competition and total body engagement is taking place, olympic lifting is what needs to take place. Building muscles to become stronger and faster effectively. Check out bodybuilding.com/fun/olympiclift.htm for more information

BLACK SPRINTERS' NAVEL ADVANTAGE

To size up a sprinters potential speed, start by examining his navel. That's the conclusion of researchers at Duke University, who dared to examine the historically verboten question: Why do African-Americans tend to run faster than whites? The answer, says Science Daily, lies with the bellybutton, which marks the body's center of gravity. An analysis of prior studies of human measurements revealed that, on average, people of West African origin have longer legs than people with European hertiage; the longer legs, and shorter torsos, place their center of gravity 3%, or roughly an inch, higher. Collating a century's worth of sprinting records revealed that this height difference translates into a 1.5% boost in speed-enough to make a big difference in the results of sprints, in which fractions of a second separate winners from losers. "Locomotion is essentially a continual falls from a higher altitude falls faster," says research leader Andre Bejan. The converse holds true for swimmers: Europeans have a 3% longer torso than West Africans, which equals a 1.5% speed advantage in the pool. The researchers were careful to note that they focused on the athletes' geographics origins and physical measurements, not race, which they deem a "social construct."

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THE UNHEALTHIEST MOBILE MEALS in America

There are plenty of lean, nutrient-dense meals to be found on carts and trucks across the country. There are also more than a few weapons of mass consumption.

1. DANGER DOG, Downtown L.A
Estimated calories: 500

2. CHEESEUS BURGER, The Grilled Cheese Grill, Portland
Estimated calories: 1400

3. DOUBLE POUTINE, Potato Champion,Portland
Estimated calories: 1200

4. TUSCAN TONY, Paesano's, Philadelphia
Estimated calories: 850

5. THE PUDDIN WITH ICE CREAM, Gourdough's, Austin
Estimated calories: 700

This is crazy! What is the craziest calorie loaded meal you have eatin in one setting?