[Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...

Thu Jan 1 15:22:05 UTC 2009

I could do it at some point.  I forget what level I'm at.
I use the treadmill more than eliptical.  For elipticals I'm probably at a 
lower level.  Levels depend on your goal and fitness endurance.
Yes variation  in workouts is key; otherwise you get bored and your body 
adapts quicker.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Shaw" <jrs3147 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...

> To my knowledge, yes PowerAde and GatorAde are like Pepsi and Coke and 
> more choice than anything else.
> Ashley, you too can do an hour at the highest level on the eliptical. The 
> elipticals at my gym go from level one to level twenty. When I started, I 
> was on level 14 for about twenty five minutes. I worked up. Fitness 
> machines are like video games to me, I play the hell out of them until I 
> beat them. The eliptical still holds a great workout for me at 20 for 60, 
> one day it will not. I cannot imagine doing cardio for much more than an 
> hour. I get bored with spin sometimes. Variation in your workouts is key. 
> Keeping boredom at bay is crucial for staying with it and it is hard for 
> me as I have the attention span of a little kid.
> "I'm sick of myself when I look at you" "something beautiful and true" 
> "ina world that's ugly and a lie" "it's hard to even want to try" Sick of 
> Myself Matthew Sweet
> JSNM
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...
>
>
>>I thought Gatorade and Powerade tasted similar, just competing companies. 
>>If they're different how so?  What flavors?
>> Joe, I'm impressed you can handle an hour on the eliptical.  You are real 
>> fit!  I can do 30 minutes and then I'm tired.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Joe Shaw" <jrs3147 at comcast.net>
>> To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
>> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 12:42 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...
>>
>>
>>>I go tap over bottled when it is available.
>>> Congrats on how well you are doing in school, that is awesome!
>>> Tomorrow which is a fairly typical workout for me, I will warm up by 
>>> walking briskly about a half mile on the track then stretching followed 
>>> up with an hour on the eliptical at level twenty. I usually take in 
>>> about eight ozs. of water before I get on and then probably another 
>>> eight when getting off. I also slam back a full bottle of PowerAde 
>>> after the water to put back as when I finish the eliptical I go heavy on 
>>> lower body weights tomorrow. After a hard cardio I like to really punish 
>>> the legs with as much weight as I can take leaving it all in the gym 
>>> when I am finished. I like PowerAde better than GatorAde because I like 
>>> a couple of the flavors better. I like the grape a lot and love the 
>>> PowerAde Green Squall which is suppossed to have kiwi, pineapple, and 
>>> melon flavors. It has high levels of vitamin b and electrolytes. F.y.i. 
>>> GatorAde was invented at UF and not FSU, I will  not have Noles  Nation 
>>> displeased with me by mixing those two hated rivals.
>>> We seem to have found a hydration discussion somewhere along the way. 
>>> While I agree with you it is important to take in fluids to keep the 
>>> body running smoothly and at it's most efficient, I believe very much so 
>>> that each person's chemical make-up is different. I have competed in 
>>> many different sports since I was seven or eight years old and have 
>>> never been the world's great water drinker. I was on a track team once 
>>> where the during practise water was taken away because there was too 
>>> much hovering around the water and not nearly enough work getting done. 
>>> I endorsed that move. When our water was removed, we drank water before 
>>> and after we practised. Our team got better and not worse, I think 
>>> because our work ethic and our focus became a little more clear. We sat 
>>> up a sprinkler some days at the finish line (smile) Nobody died or fell 
>>> out that track season.
>>> I agree with you that you can drink too much water and I guess it is a 
>>> pretty fine line, but it is each individual's line.
>>> Here are my two pennies.
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
>>> To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:55 PM
>>> Subject: [Sportsandrec] One more crushing tidbit...
>>>
>>>
>>>> ...that "sparkling, mineral filled, plastic exposed, poison
>>>> rich tap water" is actually more closely regulated than the water we 
>>>> love to drink that's bought in a store in those little plastic 
>>>> bottles...
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I have been called a dumb jock, several times, but I did carry a 
>>>> 3.92 through high school and a 4.0 so far in my post-secondary 
>>>> career...And its not anger, its concern. I've worked exercise labs and 
>>>> competed in races where individuals have neglected fluids and ended up 
>>>> in the hospital with heat-related illnesses or severe dehydration.
>>>>
>>>> Don't neglect those electrolytes either...Drinking too much water right 
>>>> before an event, or not enough during and after, will certainly throw 
>>>> off sodium chloride (salt) and potassium levels. I usually switch from 
>>>> water to Gatorade after 60 minutes, or in really hot weather, and my 
>>>> post exercise concoction consists of about 1/3 Tbs of salt in a liter 
>>>> of water or by adding a dash of salt to my next meal. The little extra 
>>>> salt helps to retain ingested fluids post exercise. As for the 
>>>> Gatorade, this isn't a sports commercial, but Gatorade is one of the 
>>>> most researched sports drinks on the market, developed at FSU (hence 
>>>> the name), and has a nearly perfect ratio of sugars and electrolytes.
>>>>
>>>> Again Joe, not mad at all, just concerned...
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