Comments on: Simple Fitness Wisdom – My Lists of 3

By: rosie

rosie — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:47:53 +0000

im going to start taking the lemony flavor citroma(citrate of magnesia)is it safe to also take wheatgrass in liquid form.while eating fruits and lite meals?plz email me

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:23:27 +0000

@ Henry: Stay away from Oxide its not very available to the human body and its cheap to manufacture hence the reason supplement companies pump it out…..Go for this stuff: http://www.petergillham.com/product-line/peter-gillhams-natural-calm.php its called natural calm and is pretty cheap $20 for nearly 2 month supply. give that a try I know Wholefoods stock it in the US. Otherwise try a Magnesium Citrate 200-400mg a day will do fine.

By: Henry

Henry — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:16:35 +0000

Magnesium Oxide OK?
Nature’s Bounty is the brand – thanks!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:40:07 +0000

@ Henry: Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the post. As for Intense Yoga find somewhere that offers Bikram Yoga its an hour and a half and intense!! Give it a go and you will see…..

By: Henry

Henry — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:34:08 +0000

I love this post and keep referring back to it.
I thought I already asked this but obviously did not – what do you mean by ‘intense’ yoga. Can you give examples, a sample routine perhaps.
Thanks again and keep it up!
Henry

By: Helder

Helder — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:38:22 +0000

I agree with all that, i only have no opinion about yoga, because i don’t know anything about it, or almost anything. I would just add pull ups for someone working outdoors, if that someone has access to a park, or to a tree:)

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:22:26 +0000

@ Craig. Give them a try, they do a great job at activating your core and I guarantee a set or two of negative chinups (weighted if you can) will leave your abs feeling fried. Make sure you down slow on the decent and bring your knees up slightly. go for 8-12 negative reps should take about 1-2 minutes per set. They are really good at activating all of your stomach and lower back, and whilst they won’t give bulky abs they will get you a lean 6 pack, while being in my opinion one of the best total body workouts!

By: Craig UK

Craig UK — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:53:20 +0000

Great site. Really interesting stuff.

Just one question. You list negative chin ups as a way to build strong abs. Why is that?

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:52:09 +0000

@ Dan: Love your extension and contribution to the list, anyone else who would like to add some points or views please post!!

@ Methuselah: I love clean and Jerks totally forgot about them when writing the article. I have been doing Clean and Jerks with Kettlebells recently they are superb!!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:50:22 +0000

@ Henry:

Magnesium is essential and the fourth most abundant mineral in our body, it helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function in our bodies. I have found it to be an essential supplement in order for myself to feel calm and relaxed it cured anxiety for me and I feel it is an essential supplement everyone should take.

How Much? I would suggest starting at 500mg per day before food either first thing in the morning or last thing at night. I sometimes take upto 1g a day depending on how I feel and how hard I am training.

What Type? Do NOT take Magnesium Aspartate which is found in 99% of ZMA formula’s this is a toxic form of Magnesium and can cause depression, not to mention it is extremely poorly absorbed.

Take either Citrate, Glycinate or Taurate as they are well absorbed and cheap as well as easy to find.

I am sure anyone who takes Magnesium will have a far better overall feeling of wellbeing.

Also see: http://george-eby-research.com/html/depression-anxiety.html