Indianapolis CrossFit Affiliate - TitanFit » 2k Row http://titanfit.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:41:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wednesday 110309 http://titanfit.com/wednesday-110309/ http://titanfit.com/wednesday-110309/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:35:57 +0000 Herb http://titanfit.com/?p=2860 Workout

2000m Row or 1M Run
30-Box Jumps
30-Ring Push-ups
1000m Row or .5M Run

TitanFit Trainers WOD
PART 1 (for time):

50 Wallballs (20#/14#) plus
3 ROUNDS:
30 Double Unders;
15 Toes to Bar;
10 Front Squats (135#/95#)

PLUS (IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING)

PART 2 (max weight):

1 Rep Max Clean (3 MINUTE TIME LIMIT)

My from obese to “normal”…OK it was not a journey, just a new measure of body adiposity recently developed.  Give the following a read and see where you fall.

New measure of obesity – body adiposity index (BAI)

Scientists have proposed a new method for determining body fat, called the Body Adiposity Index.

Background

Obesity affects 500 million people world-wide (which is crazy when one billion people are starving, but we’ll leave that issue for another time.)

There are several methods for measuring body fat (including hydrodensitometry, calipers, DEXA – Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, infrared, MRI, and so on. See Body Fat Analyzing for more information.)

But is there an easy, low-tech way to measure whether somebody has a healthy amount of body fat, or is overweight?

For almost 200 years, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been used to give a measure of body fat. The calculation for BMI is as follows.

\text{BMI}=\frac{\text{height in m}}{\text{(weight%20in%20kg)}^2}

BMI is useful in that you only need to know the person’s height and weight.

The problem with the BMI is that it often fails as a measure of how much unhealthy fat you are carrying. There are broad ranges in the BMI for “healthy” and “obese” to allow for athletes (who tend to be muscular, and muscles are more dense than fat) and women (who tend to have more body fat). The BMI overestimates body fat in lean people.

Also, you need a reliable set of scales to use the BMI.

In short, we need a new way to measure obesity.

The Body Adiposity Index (BAI)

Ressearcher Richard Bergman of the University of Southern California measured 1700 Mexican-Americans for their fat levels and has recently proposed a new index – Body Adiposity Index (BAI). The formula is as follows:

BAI

The “hip” measurement is actually around your belly button level (which is usually a maximum).

Applying some basic index laws (fractional exponents), we can express this as:

BAI

Bergmean’s team settled on this formula after cross-checking the subjects’ body weight using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, mentioned earlier.

One advantage of the BAI is it doesn’t depend on weight – just 2 simple length measurements.

More research needs to be done (it has not been extended to caucasians yet) before it will be considered a valid measure of body fat.

Calculate your own BAI

I developed a new online calculator where you can find your own BAI and compare it to your BMI.

Try it out and let me know what you think. Go to:

Comparison calculator: BMI – BAI

Final note – is it really complex?

The reporter from Reuters appears to have been a math phobe. At one point the article said:

BAI is a complex ratio of hip circumference to height that can be calculated by doctors or nurses with a computer or calculator.

Complex? Really? It’s rather sad when grade 8 index laws are considered “complex”. And I imagine most people would use a calculator (or an online tool, or a chart) to calculate their BMI. I don’t regard the BAI as all that more difficult in this respect.

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What the length of your index finger says about you

By Michael Hanlon
Last updated at 8:48 AM on 3rd December 2010

The idea that the shape of your hands indicates something profound about your sexual proclivities, the films you like, your athletic ability and your prowess on the stock market seems bizarre.

And yet for many decades now, scientists have noticed an extraordinary link between the ratio of two digits on the hand — the ring and index fingers, known in scientists’ jargon as 2D and 4D — and a whole host of seemingly unrelated traits.

Evidence is growing that this ‘digit ratio’, especially when applied to the right hand, is a fundamental indicator of sexuality, aggression and ­diseases suffered by men.

 Pointing the finger: Scientists have noticed a relationship between finger measurements and a host of unrelated traits

Pointing the finger: Scientists have noticed a relationship between finger measurements and a host of unrelated traits

This week, for example, strong evidence has emerged of a link between the ‘2D:4D finger ratio’ and a man’s likelihood of developing prostate cancer.  Specifically, men whose index fingers are longer than their ring fingers are significantly less likely to develop the disease, according to scientists at the Institute Of Cancer Research.

Working out your digit ratio is not simply a matter of looking at your hand and comparing the position of the tips of the fingers. You must measure the distance from the midpoint of the lowest crease at the base of the finger, on the palm side, to the very end of the fleshy tip (obviously the fingernail does not count!).  A long index finger also correlates strongly with a lower risk of early heart disease and, in women, a higher risk of breast cancer and greater fertility.  People with relatively long index fingers are also more likely to suffer from schizophrenia, allergies, eczema and hay fever.

Young boys are more likely to be clingy and anxious than their low-ratio peers but also, ultimately, less attention-seeking and better behaved in school.

‘People with short index fingers make better soldiers, engineers, speculators and chess players, and are better at solving problems such as crosswords. They are also more likely to be left handed’

While a long index finger is considered a more feminine hand — men who have them are more likely to be homosexual — a short index finger relative to the ring finger is a more masculine hand.   It correlates with higher male fertility and sperm counts, higher levels of aggression and increased aptitude for both sport and music.

Women who have this masculine finger pattern are more likely to be lesbians than those who don’t, and display higher levels of aggression — as well as enjoy greater professional success.  The extraordinary thing is that these assertions are based on serious scientific evidence. It was as long ago as the late 1700s that people noticed that a greater proportion of men have shorter index fingers than do women.

But it was not until the 1980s that scientists began to wonder if the digit ratio could be linked to more than simply being male or female.  The first such study was conducted on women, and found a link between a short index finger — or more ‘masculine’ ratio — and female assertiveness. Since then, the floodgates have opened, showing links between the digit ratio and more than 100 psychological traits and propensities to ­various illnesses.

 Revealing your hand: Digit ratios of both men and women can suggest certain personal characteristics

Revealing your hand: Digit ratios of both men and women can suggest certain personal characteristics

So what is going on? Can finger length really determine your behaviour and vulnerability to certain ­diseases? The truth is that it is not finger-length per se that is having all these profound and dramatic effects.

According to developmental biologist Dr John Manning, who has been analysing digit ratios for more than 20 years, this subtle difference in finger lengths is linked to a foetus’s exposure in the womb to sex hormones, notably the ‘masculine’ hormone testosterone.

Put simply, more testosterone equals a greater chance of a more ‘masculine’ hand, i.e. one with a ­relatively short index finger.

 

And it is this exposure to testosterone in the womb that has very profound effects on our behaviour and susceptibility to diseases.

Studies have found that foetuses which have had a high exposure to testosterone — and have short index fingers — tend to be associated with an extroverted personality, a willingness to take risks, higher levels of aggression, stronger muscles and, interestingly (because musical ability is not commonly identified as particularly ‘masculine’), a much greater likelihood of playing an instrument well.

‘Of course, the rules are not hard and fast, but people of both sexes with relatively short index fingers tend to be more sexually adventurous’

Of course, the rules are not hard and fast, but people of both sexes with relatively short index fingers tend to be more sexually adventurous. They are more likely to experiment with drugs; they like watching violent movies and become addicted to alcohol more easily.

People with short index fingers make better soldiers, engineers, speculators and chess players, and are better at solving problems such as crosswords. They are also more likely to be left handed.

But short index fingers have also been linked to a higher chance of ending up in prison, being murdered, going mad — and in children higher rates of hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder.

People with short index fingers may be poorer and find it harder to hold down a job. They suffer more infectious diseases and probably, on average, do not live as long.

What is a mystery is why this relationship between testosterone levels in the womb and finger length evolved.

What Professor Manning and others have noticed is that there may be an element of ‘sex selection’ going on with hands as well. Women often remark on ‘masculine’ hands and Manning speculates that this might be a subconscious assessment of the digit ratio.

It may be, as Manning says, that a long index finger in men evolved for purely functional reasons. Many evolutionary anthropologists have speculated that, along with our ability to manipulate fire, one of the key reasons why humans became so successful was our ability to project our strength from a distance by using weapons such as the spear, slingshot and the bow-and-arrow.

Scientists have found that a longer wedding ring finger can help increase accuracy when throwing objects. And men who could throw well killed more animals, ate better and thus made better mates. So they would have been preferred as partners by the available females, thus ensuring that the masculinity-long ring finger link was passed on.

 A nail-biting test of your health

Doctors can tell a great deal about how healthy we are by looking at our fingernails. In particular, sudden changes in the shape, thickness or colour of our nails are usually a sign that something is amiss.

A whitening nail bed is often a sign of anaemia. White nails in general could signify that something is wrong with your liver, spotting on the nails could be due to calcium deficiency and horizontal grooves can be a sign of diabetes, circulatory disease or malnutrition.

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Although there is a clinically proven brain fitness training tool that helps older adults reduce their likelihood of being in a car accident, according to a survey from The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG), 74 percent of drivers are unaware of those benefits. Playing the game-like, computer-based program DriveSharp™ for 20 minutes a day, three times a week helps older drivers cut their crash risk up to 50 percent, stop 22 feet sooner when driving 55 mph and increase confidence while driving at night and in stressful conditions.

“It is important for drivers to understand that they can take an active role in staying safe on the road as they age,” said Jodi Olshevski, gerontologist and assistant vice president of The Hartford. “We all have a responsibility to maintain our driving skills throughout our lifetime. DriveSharp is research-based program that helps older adults think faster, focus better and react quicker on the road.”

About half of all adults surveyed believe older drivers can improve their skills to allow them to safely drive for more years, but drivers under 40 are least likely to believe there is anything an older driver can do to improve their skills to allow them to drive safely longer.

“DriveSharp is the only clinically proven program to improve the driving skills of older drivers,” said Steven Aldrich, CEO, Posit Science Corporation. “It was tested by a global team of more than 50 scientists and based on research funded by the National Institutes of Health.”

The brain fitness survey also found that while more than 60 percent of adults participate in an activity with the specific purpose of improving their brain, adults 60+ are the most likely age group to say they often participate in activities with the specific purpose of improving their brain.

10 Brain Fitness Tips

Eat dark chocolate – Dark chocolate causes your brain to release dopamine, a chemical that improves overall brain function and improves your memory.

Eat fish – Studies suggest that a diet rich in fish – especially fatty fish like salmon – can improve brain function.

Play ball – Throwing a ball up in the air and catching it, or better yet, trying your hand at juggling, can improve your hand-eye coordination and carries widespread brain health benefits.

Rest up – Getting a good night’s sleep is critical to brain function, and particularly memory.

Make your hobbies harder – Take on something a bit more difficult than you’re used to. By putting higher demands on your brain, you will have to concentrate harder and re-engage your brain’s learning ability.

Walk on a rocky road – Scientists believe that walking on uneven surfaces like cobblestones improves the vestibular system of the inner ear, which plays a central role in balance and equilibrium and translates to better balance.

Visit a museum – Go on a guided tour and pay very careful attention to what you see and hear. When you get home, write an outline of the tour that includes every detail you remember. Paying attention and practicing remembering can help the brain pump brain chemicals that assist memory and improve brain function.

Exercise your brain – Use brain fitness exercises like DriveSharp that promotes the ability for drivers to think faster, focus better, and react more quickly.

Learn to play a new instrument – Playing an instrument helps you exercise many interrelated dimensions of brain function, including listening, control of refined movement, and translation of written notes (sight) to music (movement and sound).

Use your other hand – While you may find it difficult at first, practicing an activity such as brushing your teeth with your subordinate hand can drive your brain to make positive changes.

DriveSharp Availability

As part of The Hartford’s ongoing Safe Driving for a Lifetime public awareness campaign, The Hartford has partnered with Posit Science, the maker of DriveSharp, to offer discounts on the brain fitness software. For a limited time, The Hartford will offer the DriveSharp software to the public for $10 off retail value at www.hartfordbrainfitness.com. In addition, for Hartford policyholders who are the primary driver and complete the DriveSharp program (about 10 hours of training) – The Hartford will send a reward check for $50.

More information about brain fitness, free driving-wellness guidebooks, and interactive tools for older drivers and their families, as well as a blog community is available atwww.safedrivingforalifetime.com.

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