COKE vs WATER

This is really an eye opener…. Water or Coke? We all know that water is important but I’ve never seen it written down like this before.

WATER
1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 30%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

And now for the properties of COKE

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

For Your Info
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water or coke?

LEG DAY = GROWTH!

I know, it has been a while since I posted something on this blog. I was extremely busy these past few months. Busy running a bootcamp, also training a client and myself. So I HAD a lot of things to DO! But I'm back and ready to post!! 

So today I'm going to discuss the importance of LEG DAY!! Yes that one day most people skip and choose to do another exercise instead. But on the flip side all the guys at the gym wanna get big and grow. However, when I tell them that they must train their legs and put a lot of emphasis on their lower body training they look at me like I'm crazy. At that point, I laugh, look at them square in the eyes and remind them as to why they look like a toothpick/cartoon figure.HAHAHA!

Ok. So why should you do legs !?! How does it help your muscle growth!?! You are only training you lower body.It can't possibly have an effect on your upper body right!?!?!? Wrong!!!


Training Legs = More Muscles. 

• Doing exercises like Squats and Deadlifts trigger an increase release of Growth Hormones and Testosterone. Now how does this help the rest of your body? Well your legs consist of the biggest muscles in your body. By training your legs, your body will have to release more growth hormones during recovery. In return, this release of extra growth hormones is used by other body parts grow as well. Which helps them grow.

Training Legs = Bigger Upper Body

• Exercises like the Deadlifts and Squats stimulate upper-body growth in other different ways. For example;
• Your arms squeeze the bar hard during heavy Squats and Deadlifts
• Your chest muscles tense hard during heavy deadlifts
• Your abs work hard at stabilizing the weight during Squats.

Training Legs = More strength

• When you train your legs, you also train your core. Having stronger legs and core muscles translate into increased strength in upper body lifts. In return this helps upper body development. For example;
• During the Bench Press, you must drive your legs to the floor during the lift. If you have strong legs, you'll have more leg drive and a bigger bench lift and thus bigger muscles.
• The Squat and the Deadlift help strengthen your lower back. As a result, this will help you stay strong on the Overhead Press.
• Training legs also gives you a strong base. Picture a tree with a big tree trunk. Those trees are immovable and stand strong. 

Training Legs = Symmetry

• Obviously if you don`t train your legs,  you are going to have toothpicks for legs with a big upper body. Which looks ridiculous. Also, if your upper body is bigger it will hinder your muscle growth. Your body has a self defence mechanism. If it detects that your upper body is bigger than you lower body. It will halt your muscle growth and prevent you from retaining anymore lean body mass until  your imbalances are corrected.  Do you think that Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman and or Serge Nubret skipped leg days!?!

Training Legs = Mental Strength

• Now here is why people don't train legs and avoid it all together. It is physically and mentally hard! Most people stay away from anything that is physically and mentally challenging. They prefer to do the easy stuff that is not too taxing on their body and mind. In all doing legs builds mental toughness and character.