Bruschi in Office?

I was just catching up on the news in sports the other day and I came across an interesting article dealing with Patriots x-linebacker Tedi Bruschi and the President. Back in the summer, Bruschi was sworn into office. He was sworn onto the president's council that deals with, fitness, sports and nutrition. The council put together an event for all high schools in the area to guide and educate them on different/proper health issues. Bruschi gracefully took a volunteer position, in helping the first lady fight childhood obesity. Bruschi and his wife rallied around the first lady and some other former and present day professional athletes to make this event possible. Childhood obesity has taken over young Americans, so who better to teach them about health the great role models and professional athletes. Not only was this event just for the kids and promoting good overall health, they wanted to reach out and educate all the parents on how to help the kids help themselves.  Most of the athletes and people helping out with the event have kids of their own so that adds greater meaning to the event. As the first era of children who have the great possibility of not out living their parents, these children need all the help they can get. I've done some work/observation hrs in elementary and high schools around this area and have noticed that the president's fitness test are being promoted and taught at a lot of schools especially grades k - 6.  This is a great way to get young Americans back on track and on a road to better health. It is very comforting to know that the president is reaching out to professional athletes to ask for help when it comes to the obesity problem. I think that if more elementary schools add these fitness test and programs to their units and curriculum that they US will slowly but surely get back on track and come closer to getting a higher percentage of Americans children/adult back into the healthy fitness zone.http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2010/06/27/bruschi_ready_to_tackle_fitness_issues_for_president/

The Top 3

One of the other categories talking about when weight lifting is brought up is supplements. If you are just getting started or one of those serious lifters who is in the gym 24/7 then you will probably be interested in some of the new supplements that have come out to stores like Vitamen World and GNC. For most people when buying a supplement, not very many do research, most just go to the store listen to what the person behind the counter has to say and end up buying the most expensive thing they can offer. On top of that realizing that a month has passed bye and there have been no improvments or results. I for one take the time to do some research before shopping for a product that is going into my body. You should treat supplement shopping like food shopping, read lables, ask questions and look up answers before you buy anything. The new protien products that have come onto the market in last couple of years are True Mass, Muscle Fuel and Whey Protein 6lbs. There are a few things that these products have in common. First and formost all of these products are protiens dealing with weight gain and keeping your muscles lean. All three products are  macronutrient-heavy lean mass gainers tailored specifically towards people looking for the additional caloric support necessary to maximize lean muscle mass gains, and for individuals that require a heightened level of nutrients owing to a higher metabolic rate. The good thing about these products is no matter what magazine or website you look at the positives foe these three supplements out weigh the negatives. A couple things to look at when going to buy supplements. The most important thing is knowing what you want to accomplish when taking any kind of supplement, to make sure your buying the right product. The second thing would be a background check on the product itself, where its made, who makes it, whats in it and things of that nature. Third thing would be to find out if you need any kind of supplements at all. Supplememts are a great way to get started when working out and a great way to maintain your body, but they can also work in the opposite direction if you don't do your homework. One of the biggest misconceptions about protein would be, that  no matter who you are protein will help your muscles get bigger, plain and simple. This couldn't be anymore false. Supplements are based on workout programs and routiens and based on caloric intake like any other supplement or food product. Example a friend of mine just started working out about two years ago. He was really getting after it had protien shake before and after his workout like recomended. Month passed by and he still looked the same, but he weighed more then when he started. Turns out that he didn't need a protein supplement because his daily diet provided him with enough protein and his body was turing the supllement powder into body fat. This is why it is very important to know what you are putting into your body and how it will intern effect you when you take it.
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