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Written by Dan Gwartney, MD
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 |
 An unlikely relationship has recently been discovered and is making headlines in medical journals. Inflammation and obesity are rarely spoken of in the same sentence. Yet, unbeknownst to even the most vigilant scientist, fat cells have been using the information network of the inflammatory system to secretly conduct sabotage against our bodies.
Inflammation refers to the body’s response to damage, infection or anything recognized as being irritating or foreign (poison ivy, a splinter, transplanted organs or even one’s own organs if they suffer from an autoimmune disorder like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis). Damaged cells release chemical signals that attract white blood cells, which either attack the damaged or foreign cells directly or label them for removal by filtering organs (thymus, spleen, etc.). Many of the chemical messengers are components of a class of molecules called cytokines. Among the many cytokines is one that has been the subject of a great deal of research called interleukin-6 (IL-6).
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Written by Robbie Durand
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 |
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Samson was a legendary warrior and is something of a Herculean figure,
using massive strength to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats
unachievable by ordinary men: wrestling a lion, slaying an entire army
with nothing more than a donkey's jawbone, and tearing down an entire
building. Samson would have definitely been a hardcore reader of
Fitness Rx for Men with feats of strength like that. Eventually Samson
tells his wife Delilah that he will lose his strength at the loss of
his hair. Delilah calls for a servant to shave Samson's head as he
sleeps. Sampson wakes up an ordinary man having lost all his
superhuman strength. It may not have been the loss of his Samson's
hair that caused his strength loss...maybe it was his testosterone
levels!
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Written by Carlon M. Colker, M.D., FACN
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 |
 Put a 20-oz. ribeye steak in front of a hungry bodybuilder and he'll go through it like ex-laxTM through a sick cat. Add some carefully rationed grilled chicken breasts, a few containers of wild rice, some protein shakes and a jug of distilled water to schlep around and he'll be in heaven. This all-too-familiar scenario has been the cornerstone of the serious muscle builder for many generations of competitors.
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Written by Joe Pietaro
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Monday, 29 June 2009 |
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 “Bodybuilding? What’s that?”
A teenage Dan Lurie asked that very same question when a man by the name of Terry Robinson tried to brighten his spirits after he was refused entry into the Golden Gloves boxing tournament. Lurie was born with a hole in his heart and the doctor performing the entrance physical had no choice but send the 16-year-old home.
What at the time may have seemed like a tough break ended up being the exact opposite. Shortly thereafter, Lurie joined the Adonis Health Club just a few subway stops from his home in Canarsie, Brooklyn after some prodding from Robinson and has been working out for the past 70 years.
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Written by Eric Broser
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Monday, 29 June 2009 |
 During my four years of college, I spent most of my time studying the mechanics, structure and function of both the mind and body. In fact, I was so fascinated with each subject that I found myself unable to declare a major until the last possible semester that I was allowed to do so. Although I ended up pursuing my degree in psychology, my coursework reflected what looked to be a hybrid major in the “mind/body connection.” My education taught me the many intricacies of how the mind and body work together and relate to one another, as well as how to harness the power of the mind to affect muscular performance. And this leads me into this month’s “commandment”— UTILIZE VISUALIZATION.
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Written by Steven J. Fleck, PhD
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Friday, 26 June 2009 |
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Q: I have been seeing some advertisements for rubber cords that you are supposed to use in conjunction with a free-weight bar while performing exercises. You attach one end of the rubber cord to the floor and the other end to a free-weight bar. To keep the bar balanced, you attach one rubber cord to each end of the bar. The advertisements claim that using the rubber cords will increase your one-repetition maximum (1 RM) more so than doing an exercise in the normal way with just a free-weight bar. I am like many weight trainers and really do want to increase my 1 RM in certain exercises like the bench press and back squat. And like many weight trainers, I am constantly looking for any training edge that will help me increase my 1 RM. Is there any sports science research on the use of rubber cords to increase your 1 RM?
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