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- Lowering Cholesterol Naturally - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2014 from Kenny McDowellLowering Cholesterol Naturally Well good news! - I just got my annual cholesterol levels back this week and they are even lower sitting at 4.1. A couple of years ago my doctor had prescribed to me statins as he was concerned about my dangerous cholesterol levels particular my ...
Views: 3395(1 vote) - Prepared to compete? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2014 from Kenny McDowellPrepared to compete? 13 August 2014 It was suggested to me by a fellow competitor that it would be a good idea to have a blog article explaining what we have to go through to prepare for a contest. Do you feel that you have the time and dedication to give it a go? Is it something ...
Views: 2280 - How flexible are you? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2015 from Kenny McDowellMany of us at some stage come to a point where we want to lose bodyfat for some reason - be it a bodybuilding/fitness model contest, a holiday or even for health reasons. How hard do you have to be on yourself with your diet? Does your daily nutrition have to be "squeaky clean" with food only ...
Views: 2118 - Increasing testosterone naturally - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2019 from Kenny McDowellAs we age testosterone levels start to decrease and this may have an effect on several aspects of your life especially if you strive to maintain or gain muscle mass by following an active lifestyle. Low sex drive, depression and muscle loss can all be symptoms of lowering testosterone levels. ...
Views: 1733 - ZZZZZZMA? - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2014 from Kenny McDowellZZZZZZMA? 06 August 2014 If you train and exercise regularly increased sweating or an inadequate diet can lead to losses of vitamins and minerals, particularly lower levels of zinc and magnesium. Studies have shown that less than 70% of us get enough zinc, and less than 40% get ...
Views: 1606 - Can green tea benefit us as we get older? - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2014 from Kenny McDowellCan green tea benefit us as we get older? Having had been diagnosed with dangerous cholesterol levels in 2012 and then being prescribed statins by my doctor, I decided against taking them as they changed how I felt and were affecting my hormone levels. I opted instead to look for ...
Views: 1576 - A recipe for change? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2014 from Kenny McDowellA recipe for change? 30 October 2014 One more contest to go! Next week – NIFMA World's in Dublin then it's going to be a focus on gaining some more muscle over the next 18 months or so even tho I'm an old git now! I have found that prioritising basic compound movements has given me ...
Views: 1570 - How's the form? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2014 from Kenny McDowellSo many times - in fact nearly every time I go to the gym I see some clown swinging equipment around and if you were to add some flames to the weights it would make a good circus act! One guy I have observed spends a couple of hours or more going around the gym in a circuit where he performs ...
Views: 1401 - Do you get the massage? - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2014 from Kenny McDowellDo you get the massage? 19 August 2014 How many of us train week after week battering our bodies with physical exercise never stopping to think how we "service" the muscles, tendons, ligaments etc. that are constantly being used? Would you drive your car for miles and miles without ...
Views: 1360 - Just for the record - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2014 from Kenny McDowellJust for the record Dec 4, 2014 “A muscle will only strengthen when forced to operate beyond its customary intensity and respond to that new stress imposed upon it” Progressive resistance training will regularly impose stress upon the muscles, forcing them to respond to the stimulus and ...
Views: 1322 - Do your calories workout? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2014 from Kenny McDowell03 September 2014 Ever wondered when you are trying to lose weight or gain muscle how much you should be eating? We all want to either make lean gains or drop body fat and maintain muscle and it can be confusing as to how much we need to eat to do this. There are tools out there that ...
Views: 1299 - Too late to weight? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2014 from Kenny McDowellAs we become older - even in to our fifties or sixties is weight training something we should not be considering? Perhaps it is something that should be given up at that age if weight training is already being undertaken? Now in my sixth decade (gulp!) I feel fitter and stronger than ...
Views: 1281 - Creatine an advantage? - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2014 from Kenny McDowellIf a supplement could help to increase your overall workout intensity and duration in the gym, leading to developing a higher level of muscle mass would this appeal to you? Supplementation of creatine has become very popular and has been proven to increase power, strength and size for ...
Views: 1269 - Are you training to fail? - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2014 from Kenny McDowellAre you training to fail? 16 July 2014 I see so many people obsessed with numbers when weight training? 5 sets of 10? 4 sets of 8?? 10 sets of 20??? If an exercise is carried out with a set number of repetitions specified beforehand, when you get to that predetermined number in ...
Views: 1267 - Obesity Epidemic? - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2014 from Kenny McDowellI don't know if it's because of the weight I that have lost recently that I am more aware, but I can't help but notice the composition of people all around us. I went out for a long walk yesterday on a nice summer evening and noticed how few other people were out doing the same - yet there ...
Views: 1262 - An eggagerated problem? - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2014 from Kenny McDowellHaving brought my cholesterol levels down from what where considered dangerous to normal with diet and exercise, I had been avoiding eating whole eggs and restricting myself to powdered egg whites. I decided to look in to their benefits in more detail including the value of including whole ...
Views: 1238 - Reversing the diet? - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2014 from Kenny McDowellNov 28, 2014 If you have ever been on a calorie restricted diet for a long period of time in an effort to just lose weight or perhaps to enter a bodybuilding or fitness competition this may have had a negative effect on your metabolic rate. This can create what is known as metabolic damage. ...
Views: 1229 - My Transformation Story - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2014 from Kenny McDowellMy Transformation Story My name is Kenny and I'm from County Armagh in Northern Ireland. I am an IT Lecturer and Learning Technology mentor in a Further Education College. In March 2012 aged 48 I paid a visit to my doctor thinking I was a healthy individual to find out that I had ...
Views: 1217 - To bee or not to bee? - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2015 from Kenny McDowellI have recently been experimenting with healthy recipes in which I have included honey as a sweetener but I haven't really considered what it's true benefits are because honey is usually taken for granted as being a "healthy ingredient". I decided then to delve a bit deeper to see what ...
Views: 1196 - Training at intervals? - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2014 from Kenny McDowellTraining at intervals? 24 July 2014 In last week’s blog I mentioned that short intense workouts that can be done when weight training (HIT), why can’t the same principles be incorporated in to your cardiovascular fat burning program? If you could burn fat efficiently in short intense ...
Views: 1151 - Well - How are you? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2014 from Kenny McDowell02 October 2014 Yesterday I received my letter from my doctor's surgery requesting I attend for my annual flu jab. I am entitled to have this done every year as I am asthmatic. I don't remember the last time I had an asthma attack - they no longer occur since I have lost all the excess ...
Views: 1122 - Over the hill yet? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2014 from Kenny McDowellIn last weeks blog I highlighted the benefits of beginning or continuing a strength training regime as we get older. Are there also benefits to undertaking a program of cardiovascular activity as we age or even at any age? Background As you age, losses in aerobic capacity and muscle ...
Views: 1069 - Less is more? - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2019 from Kenny McDowellRecently with having a busy life, time constraints, working two jobs, family, huskies etc I realised I wasn’t getting as much gym time as I would like or was trying to do too much at once. I had a 4 day split for my workouts and if I was getting to the gym twice a week which meant bodyparts ...
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