When committing to a fitness style diet plan, one of the first things you may be told is to start eating chicken. The baked-chicken-for-dinner-every-night stereotype rings true for many serious fitness professionals…but, it’s not without reason. Here are just a few reasons to eat chicken as part of your fitness diet: One cup of chicken …
Every athlete has their idols. The person they saw on TV as a kid and thought, “That’s who I want to be.” For me, there’s never been a bigger badass than Bruce Lee. The dude was ripped, graceful and just plain cool. Unfortunately, looking like Lee requires more than putting on a gi …
Antioxidant Supplementation- Effects on Exercise and Recovery Antioxidant supplementation shows significant benefits for athletic performance during and after sustained physical activity. These correlations have been significant, reproducible and robust. One of the most studied antioxidants is quercetin, a flavonol found in many fruits, grains and vegetables, with the highest concentrations found in elderberries, blueberries and …
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Crossfit Westchester in White Plains, NY held an in house competition this past Saurday May 14th. Several athletes used Heliopatch during the competition to help with Performance and Pain Relief. Music Proceed With Caution – Benefit Doin It – LL cool J Satellite – Rise Against In accordance with the FTC guidelines concerning use of …
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Depending on where you’re from, you may not have had the distinct pleasure of someone handing you a taco, telling you that it’s “lengua†then demanding you take a bite without further explanation. The reason for the subterfuge is apparent once you learn that lengua is beef tongue. It may sound gross, but lengua is …
During winter, the gym is your shelter from winter storms and judgmental eyes during your bulking phase. However, once summer rolls around it’s time to shed those extra calories (and your shirt) and enjoy some well earned vitamin D. The outdoors was the original gym and working up a sweat in the sunshine is one …
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Hannah, from Crossfit Queens, discusses her experience with Heliopatch and how it increased hip mobility and improved her overall squat.
In honor of the first week of fall, we’re highlighting one of the spoooooookiest foods around. That’s right, the pumpkin. Pumpkin’s have ridiculously low caloric value and are an excellent source of Vitamin A. Pumpkin seeds are even better for you. A cup of pumpkin seeds contains no cholesterol and provides 12g of protein, as …
Quick, picture a lentil. Nope, you’re thinking of a sprout. Lentils look like this. These are lentils They’re legumes! They’re also crazy nutritious. A serving of lentils has 26 grams of protein, 120% of your daily folate, 76% of your daily B1, 64% of your daily phosphorous, 58% of your daily iron, 50% of your …
