Tuesday, October 13, 2009

CAMPEONATO DE FISICOCULTURISMO DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID Y II TROFEO MEMORIAL FIDEL MONTERO

La agrupación Madrileña de clubes de Fisicoculturismo y Fitness (AMCFF/IFBB), organizan el CAMPEONATO DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID Y II TROFEO MEMORIAL FIDEL MONTERO.

LUGAR: El Campeonato se celebrará en el TEATRO DEL COLEGIO OBISPO PERELLO (Calle José del Hierro Nº 1), el 17 de Octubre de 2009 a las 17:00 horas.

Todo el campeonato se desarrollará bajo la normativa de la IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilding).

El Campeonato de Madrid estará compuesto por todas las categorías oficiales de IFBB (siempre que haya el mínimo de atletas establecido para cada una de ellas).

Al finalizar el Campeonato de Madrid tendrá lugar el Trofeo Memorial Fidel Montero, Este Campeonato esta dotado con 3000 € en premios a repartir entre las categorías de:

. Classic BodyBuilding (categoría única)

. Culturismo (categoría única)

. Bodyfitness (categoría única)

INSCRIPCIONES:

Se realizarán exclusivamente a través del Presidente del Comité de Competición de la Territorial Madrileña (Rosa Sayago), teléfonos de contacto: 637-20-47-11 y 637-20-47-13 Email: r.sayago@yahoo.es antes del día 12 de Octubre.

EL PESAJE DE ATLETAS: Tendrá lugar a las 12:00 horas en el Teatro del Colegio Obispo Perelló, todos los atletas deberán tener licencia federativa en vigor de la Agrupación Madrileña, junto al DNI, Bañador reglamentario y CD de música.

Todo los Clubes que tengan la licencia de este año en vigor tendrán derecho a dos entradas que podran retirar en la Taquilla del Teatro.

Para mas información puedes llamar a los teléfonos 637811494 – 637204713.

ENTRADAS

Para todos los interesados en adquirir localidades para el Campeonato de la Comunidad de Madrid AMCFF/IFBB 2009 y II Trofeo Fidel Montero, indicar que la Agrupación ha puesto a disposición de todos los aficionados la venta anticipada de entradas al precio especial de 12 euros cada una (en taquilla, será 15 euros).

Para garantizarse este precio especial, y recordando que el aforo es limitado, deberá realizarse el pago mediante transferencia al siguiente número de cuenta:

Banco: Banesto

Cuenta: 0030 1418 77 0001555271

Titular: Agrupación Madrileña de Clubes de Fisicoculturismo y Fitness

Concepto de la transferencia: CPTO CAM 09 + nombre del titular de la reserva

enviando justificante de dicha transferencia vía email a la cuenta de correo electrónico amcff.madrid@gmail.com. Por su parte, la Agrupación te remitirá por la misma vía un número de localizador que será canjeable por las localidades en la taquilla del Teatro Obispo Perelló el mismo día del evento. De este modo, además de beneficiarte del descuento especial, el acceso al lugar de celebración será más rápido.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Peso Corporal, Fitness y Salud

Para la mayoría de los profesionales de la salud es virtualmente un axioma que acarrear peso extra constituye una seria amenaza para la salud. La creencia de que el “exceso de grasa corporal es un boleto para la tumba precoz” está tan arraigada en nuestro ambiente médico, que raramente es cuestionada.

Debería ser, por la evidencia científica de los peligros de la obesidad para la salud, un factor de riesgo independiente para enfermedades degenerativas, pero esto está lejos de aclararse. Consideremos, la enfermedad cardiaca. Ciertamente, la presión sanguínea elevada, los altos niveles de colesterol o triglicéridos y la intolerancia a la glucosa son considerablemente más comunes entre hombres y mujeres delgados. Que la obesidad está asociada con éstos problemas de salud es bastante evidente.

Sin embargo, esta asociación no significa que la obesidad sea la causa primaria de las patologías metabólicas. En 1982, Investigadores del Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública en Helsinki, Finlandia, reportaron que los cambios en la calidad de la dieta fueron mucho más importantes para alterar los lípidos sanguíneos que los cambios en el peso corporal. 54 hombres y mujeres de mediana edad cambiaron sus dietas normales ricas en grasa (39% de las calorías totales provenían de las grasas) por las dietas pobres en grasa (24% del total calórico) durante 6 semanas.

A pesar de que el peso corporal sólo disminuyó cerca de 1Kg, los lípidos sanguíneos cambiaron dramáticamente: el colesterol total redujo de 263 mg/dl a 201 mg/dl en los hombres y 239 mg/dl a 188 mg/dl en las mujeres. Cuando volvieron a sus dietas habituales ricas en grasa, el colesterol volvió a sus niveles iniciales, aún cuando el peso corporal siguió sin cambio, urgiendo a los investigadores a concluir que “los cambios observados se debieron a la composición de la dieta y no a la disminución en el peso corporal”.

Los datos de más de 4500 hombres y mujeres que completaron un programa de 3 semanas con residencia en el Centro de Longevidad Pritikin en Santa Mónica, California, aporta una evidencia aún más convincente que sostiene que es la grasa en la dieta y no en el cuerpo, la que afecta a la salud.

Capacidad Aeróbica más importante que la delgadez.

En términos de perspectiva de longevidad, es más importante estar entrenado que no ser obeso. Si las tablas de altura/peso dicen que está 5 libras más pesado, o aún 50 libras, esto tiene poca importancia, en la medida en que esté físicamente entrenado. Por el contrario, sin ejercicio físico, el ser delgado no asegura en absoluto buena salud y no aumenta las posibilidades de vivir una larga vida.

A pesar de que es cierto que los genes pueden jugar un rol importante en la determinación de la capacidad aeróbica, es poco probable que la capacidad aeróbica genéticamente determinada en forma aislada, sea el determinante principal de la relación entre “Fitness” y mortalidad. La actividad física cumple un papel fundamental. Los beneficios para la longevidad del ejercicio son resultado del entrenamiento, sin cambiar de forma (no ser obeso).

Peso Corporal y Mortalidad

Se ha demostrado que aumentar la actividad física y la capacidad aeróbica, en forma independiente de la disminución de peso, reduce las tasas de mortalidad en mayor grado que la pérdida intencional de peso.

La mejoría de los problemas más comunes asociados a la obesidad (hipertensión, dislipidemia, resistencia a la insulina, intolerancia a la glucosa) puede lograrse a través de cambios en el estilo de vida, independiente de la disminución de peso. La resistencia a la insulina y sus secuelas metabólicas, son las verdaderas culpables de gran parte de la morbimortalidad atribuida al sobrepeso/obesidad. La salud vamos a conseguirla, aumentando la actividad física, la capacidad aeróbica y mejorando la nutrición, que reduciendo el peso.

Información tomada del libro “Cómo vivir cien años”, del Dr. Rafael Velasco Terán, especialista en Medicina anti-envejecimiento.

THE OCTOBER FIT PROJECT

The October Fit Project – Week 2

Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Benjamin Franklin

That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Week 1 update :  All completed minus 1 run

Week 2 Intentions -  

As I will be away from home and my standard environment for the working part of the week, I have adjusted programme accordingly.

5 runs (1 spd efforts, 1 hilly, 1 park circuit with step ups & side leaps), 2 Weight Sessions (1 Lower & 1 Upper), 1 Body Circuit, 3 Tabata sessions following runs, yoga sessions + stretches

Somewhere New – New places to run

Something New – Tabata sessions completed with 2 water bottles (no access to weights)

Week 2 focus – Complete 1 run of 1 hr and 5 runs in total.

 

 

Saturday, October 10, 2009

On Your Mark, Get Set, Rain!

Today I woke up with my energy still at large. I pulled out a whole wheat bagel, peanut butter, honey, and made a perfect pre race breakfast. I had a side of dried apricots for potassium, however i couldnt finish them they are my preferred potassium kick, bananas don’t agree with my taste.

While eating I was shaking from all the carbs I had last night. I felt so good it was unbelievable. Dad took a picture of me at the breakfast table playing with something. He was practicing his photo shooting for my finishing photo. He is such a pro .

Run hard, Think about finishing, Have fun. 7:00am almost race time!

Chamber Classic 1/2 Marathon Race Recap

Start

At the start I was feeling pretty good, I was cold and wet but feeling good. The bell rang at 8:00 and we all went running, the rain did to. Right when we started it poured, and it was cold as hell.

Miles 1-3

Miles 1-3 went pretty swell. It was the coldest miles of the race. We started down a road and hit a slight inclined hill. My hands and face were went and cold, and my race outfit was drenched. After the small loop you went past the boat house and started twice around the lake.

Miles 3-7

Once passing the boat house I saw my dad and got that confidence kick . Its been a whole year since I ran around the lake but I had a slight idea what it was like. For the most part I was right. Running miles 3-6 were fairly tough because my lungs were just starting to warm up and I was drying off from the rain. At mile 6.5 I used a Gel pack for a quick lift but it was so hard to open! My hands were frozen stiff and I couldn’t rip the package, so I used my teeth and when it opened gel went flying all over my face and into my lungs. It wasn’t my intended way of getting the “gel to my mouth” but it worked.

Miles 7-10

After going around the boat house for the second time I was pumped. I wanted to finish strong so I ran the hills like they were nothing and around the lake I ran once again. Now it was warmer so I felt cooled down, not frozen. I enjoyed the last bit of the run more than the beginning. It went relatively good .

Miles 10-13.1

It was sooner than I though, Only 3 more miles to the finish. At this point all I could think about was finishing so I began to kick it around miles 11. At that point we were coming around the bend of the lake and into the tennis fields. You could see the boat house in the distance and I ran like crazy. Right into the finish!

My overall time was 1 hour 33mins. 1st in my age group, 15th overall. I couldn’t be more pleased especially with overcoming from a sinus cold the week before. What a great race!

After the race I hit the snack tent and had a peanut butter Clif bar. Only 2 left, damn 5kers… taking all the good snacks. Im happy I got atleast one . When we got home I had some Okios with granola for lunch, with a side of a banana and peanut butter for a potassium buzz after racing. I feel pretty good, Legs, shins, and lungs! hurt a bit, but hell, I just ran 13.1 miles, thats like running from my house to the city of Pittsburgh!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Will Student Bodies© measure up?

Today I signed up for Student Bodies©, an eight week program sponsored by the Towson University Counseling Center to help women challenge negative influences on body image and to develop a healthy mindset about diet and exercise.

 According to the TU Counseling Center, the goal of Student Bodies© is “to help women develop healthy eating and exercise skills, challenge the belief that thinness equals happiness, and learn to accept and appreciate their bodies.”

During enrollment in the program, participants are required to complete short reading assignments, maintain a body image journal, and share ideas on a group discussion board.  Anonymous participation is optional.  Reading material and discussion board topics will focus on themes of body image, the media, nutrition, fitness, and wellness.

Student Bodies© was developed by researchers at Stanford University, and studies have shown that the program is effective in “helping women learn healthier weight management strategies, experience less body image dissatisfaction, and reduce risk for developing eating disorders.”

I’m really looking forward to the program on a personal level because as someone who struggled with eating disorders in my past, I think I’ll gain a lot from the shared knowledge of the Counseling Center staff and from the insight of my group members.  Keep checking back for periodic updates of my experience in the Student Bodies© program.

10:04 Sono una perditempo

Ho appena finito la mia sessione giornaliera di Les Mills e mi sento particolarmente in forma! Sta diventando una specie di droga, crea troppa assuefazione, dopo un pò che non lo fai ne senti la mancanza… Non vedo l’ora di essere abbastanza allenata da poter fare Body Combact…Quando lo inizierò, non spaventatevi se non posterò nulla per un pò, ma morirò per qualche giorno XD, ho visto dei video ed è davvero pesissimo!!!

Voglio svelarvi un mio piccolo segreto:

Questo dovrebbe diventare il migliore amico di tutte le ragazze come me me che odiano i propri capelli ricci e se li fanno lisci a suon di piastre… è veramente fantastico! è uno dei miei migliori amici asd. è quasi come una piastra e rovina meno i capelli!

Cosa fareste senza di me?!

XOXO

Carrie.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Boom Boom Fitness

Derack De La Paz

Boom Boom Fitness.

A short sketch by Phillip Kopczynski
 
Politely declined by my friends at Barats and Bereta since they may have their own similiar idea. So this is up for grabs.

Derack “Boom Boom” De La Paz: An unqualified fitness instructor with unlimited confidence.

Rachel: A gorgeous 20 -something workout video model

Bryant: A 20-something workout video model

 

S1:  A plain fitness room with some dumbbells and fitness balls in the back. Techno workout music is playing.

 

Derack: Hey What’s Up People? This is Derack De La Paz with  BOOM BOOM FITNESSSSS!  (begins marching in place) I hope you’re standing, I hope you’re ready to move, I hope you’re ready to start getting into the best BOOM shape of your life! BOOM BOOM! I know I am (marches in place for a bit, loosening shoulders and neck) Okay! BOOM BOOM! Are my helpers ready?

 

Rachel and Bryant run out into place behind Derack forming a workout triangle. They march in place. Rachel wears a tank top and shorts that fit comfortably but not loose, Bryant wears the same but it seems too small.

 

Rachel: Boom Boom Derick

 

Bryant: BOOM BOOM Derack!

 

Derack: Bryant I LOVE that enthusiasm! (Speaks to the beat of the music) Okay we’re in our march, we got our bounce steps. And here we go,here we go – Follow me, follow me  – in one – in two – follow me on four – in three – and here we go- in four. Two steps to the right – BOOM BOOM! Two steps to the left BOOM BOOM! Two steps to the right BOOM BOOM! Two steps to the left BOOM BOOM! (continues movement) How you doing back there Bryant?

 

Bryant: BOOM BOOM Derack!

 

Derack: (mildly psychotic) YESSSS! Rachel? Do you like the burn?

 

Rachel: Boom Boom Derick.

 

Derack: (fairly psychotic) Work on it Rachel! BOOM BOOM! (starts marching again) Now come on we’re going to plant our feet into a wide squat stance. One at a time, first the left BOOM then the right BOOM– make sure to get that stance nice and wide. Now we’re going to reach down, down, down, now we’re going to reach up, up, up – Really extend those legs! Now reach down, down, down, again and up, up, up. Okay three quick ones. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Good! Now slow again. Here we go, down, down, down. Let’s see how the kids in the back are doin.

 

Derack breaks formation to walk back and point out his assistants’ performances. Rachel and Bryant keep doing the squat exercise.

 

Derack: Alright look at Bryant here. He’s been with  BOOM BOOM fitness for eight weeks and is getting some major results.

 

Bryant: Never felt better Derack! BOOM BOOM!

 

Derack: Yeah! That’s my boy! Now look at the definition of those thigh muscles. You can’t get that without work people! And this stomach BOOM rock hard! Lookin’ Good Bryant!

 

Bryant: Thanks Derack!

 

Bryant is still doing the squat exercise. Derack is very close to him, they lock eyes deeply. Both are panting from the exercise and so close their noses are almost touching.

 

Bryant and Derack: (whispering) Boom Boom.

 

Derack: Now let’s look at Rachel. Rachel is new to BOOM BOOM Fitness and she has A LOT of work to do. Her body is a wasteland for carbs and saturated fats. Hardly any definition and absolutely no bang to her BOOM BOOM. But we’re gonna get her in shape in just six weeks.  Isn’t that right Rachel?

 

Rachel: Umm…yeah

 

Derack: Rachel I don’t understand what you’re saying Rachel!

 

Rachel: Boom Boom Derack!

 

Derack: There we go! Okay guys shake it out, shake it out. Now this is it for today but tune in everyday and join the BOOM BOOM Revolution.

 

Cut to black with words, “Six weeks later.”

 

S2.  Same fitness room and only Derack

 

Derack: Yeah! Welcome to a special edition of BOOM BOOM FITNEEEEESSSE! It’s our results show where we look back at all our hard work . First let’s bring out Bryant! Yeah BOOM BOOM!

 

Bryant comes running out and strikes a pose

 

Derack: Look at these results!

 

Bryant: I can’t STOP lookin’ Derack.

 

Derack: HHHHA! This is a perfect example of how the BOOM BOOM program continues to produce results. Bryant show them your bicep. BOOM! Now the other one – BOOM! That. Is. Outstanding!

 

Bryant: Boom Boom Derack.

 

Derack: Boom Boom Bryant.

 

Derack: Now, we’ve got a special treat. With only six weeks under her belt with the BOOM BOOM program, Wratchel has had some of the quickest results I’ve ever seen.

 

Derack and Bryant begin clapping proudly.

SPECIAL EFFECTS NOTE: Rachel comes out no longer being played by the same actress, but by the actor playing Bryant. “Rachel” is wearing the same clothing, but now it is just a bit too tight

 

Rachel: BOOM BOOM Derack!

 

Derack: BOOM BOOM Wratchel. YEAH! What you say we just get started?

 

Rachel and Bryant: BOOM BOOM Derack!

 

Derack: Just like yesterday people, lets begin with some arm reaches annnnnd to the left  BOOM BOOM To the right BOOM BOOM to the left BOOM BOOM to the right BOOM BOOM. Now you at home keep sending in those result photos and remember everyone…

 

For the first time in the sketch the background techno music stops but “Rachel” and Bryant continue working out as if it is still playing.

 

Close up on Derack.

 

Derack: (absolutely psychotic) Boom Boom.