Nutrition question of the day? by A. Bustos

Today I had an excellent question about eating after exercise. What do I need to be eating after I exercise my tail off at an Art of Strength session?

Thank you for the question. Now, on average a person has 30-45 minutes to replenish the nutrients that the body lost during a tough exercise session. If you are exercising and keeping your heart rate above normal, and you are challenging yourself this means a lot to you. There is a 2 to 1 ratio when dealing with a post exercise meal. You need to at least to take in 15-20 grams of protein with at least 25-40 grams of carbohydrates depending on weight and height. If you are limited on time and you do not know what to cook for dinner a great way to put the nutrients back into your system prior to an exercise session is to a post workout shake.

Since I work at Hendrick, and since I am a huge believer in post workout shakes, I highly recommend trying the shakes. Some are high in calories and some are not. The shake crew make them to your liking and plus they have nutritional guidance on them all. There are also protein and carbohydrate shakes that are sold their also. I am not trying to get very technical with a post workout meal because I do not want to confuse anyone. The easiest and a very beneficial way is to put something back into the system as quickly as possible. Drink a shake(it has the ratio that the body needs to replenish), or try a protein shake in cooler.

Remember if you wait longer than 45 minutes to replenish the body of what it lost, your body will find somewhere else to get the energy that it needs to give you energy. For example, it will eat away at your muscles. So if you are a runner and you run for long periods of time, and seems that you are unable to put on muscle, it is because you have ran out of fatty tissue to burn. Your body now has turned to its muscle to burn. That is the reason that there are not "heavy" competitive long distance runners. These guys are very lean and practically made of bones.

Do not wait until you are starving because if your goals are to lose weight, you will pig out on everything in site. You must keep the body feed with small meals or snacks throughout the day so the body feels full and satisfied. Remember if you want the best results you must feed the body high nutritional valued food. Be good to yourself, if you feel guilty eating, then DON'T DO IT.

Thank you for your questions.

MJ and Anthony Diluglio: "This Is It"

Hey everyone hope you all had an amazing weekend. We here AOS Abilene had quite the weekend ourselves. We had the honor of hosting Michael Jackson and Anthony Diluglio (founder of Punch Gym and Art of Strength). Check them out.

AOS Training by A. Bustos

I talk a lot about the benefit of doing AOS. I did some research and I came across a old picture. I tell everyone that this type of training has been around for many years. But our society has changed so much, we forget what truly got us strong. I know that we see a lot of strong men on tv that are the size of a mountain. Yes, these guys are very large men that are strong. But what did the first strong men look like. Why are there still strong men exercise lift records that have not been broken in over 80 years? What did a strong man look like? What type of lifts did they do. Well here is a picture that sums up what we are trying to do at Hendrick. I am not trying to make you a strongman, but rather I am trying to help people to continue to move and have fun doing it. Just think of the amount of low back injuries that people might of had compared to people of today. I guarantee that the numbers are not even close. Why were the early people of the 20th century not geared to be injured like today. Well, because people knew how to move with weight. They were not training sitting down on machines. They were moving the body the way it was suppose to. You were meant to move in different planes of movement. No matter what age, gender, talent level, athletic ability, it does not matter you can exercise with passion. Why do the samething over and over and over again, like the treadmill for years and years, and stay the same? Why? Why not do something fun and challenging that takes less time to reach goals? Why not? Man, I'm all for the fun route. Anyways, check out the photo it sums it all up, WHY NOT?

Yeah the weight that Arthur Saxon(on the left) is moving is not pink or colorful, but he is moving it with passion. There is a purpose. In his left hand, behold, the Kettlebell, yes people it is safe and has been here for years. People get hurt when they do not know what they are doing. They do get hurt or injured when they workout hard for one day, and there last exercise session was 15 years ago. Yes, people be safe and effective. Be efficient with a purpose.

Oh by the way, Arthur Saxon is most well-known for the bent press(above right) with which he set a world record of 370 lbs. Yes this record was set in the early 20th century, and still has not been broken. Look at the guy, small, lean and mean, but strong as ever. Just think no man has even got close. Wow! This type of training that is being implented in the Art of Strength is like no other. It is safe and effective, why not be the best you so that you can take on the world.

The Sumo Deadlift

Ropes gone wild

This Is The Art of Strength: The Movie

Check out the newest Art of Strength video. Thanks to all of who participated in this particular and to all of you who participate in our program daily. You all are amazing! We at the AOS Training Center are so happy that we can go on this journey with you and that we can all be a part of your goal reaching, body altering, life changing experience.

Deserving of appreciation by A. Bustos

Well I felt that this article deserve the article of the year award. It put life and training into perspective. This article is delivered by a supporting cast at another AOS training center. I am glad that I am among this great group. It is an honor to know that there are trainers out there trying to change and help individuals to succeed. Thank you and check this out! Click on the link and the article is at the bottom of the page.

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