Iron Info - September 21, 2018 - Charts that explain our mainstream dietary problems,Bodybuilders and CrossFit,Don't Tear a Pec,Alan Aragon is a Creep.

Another round up of recent stories that caught my interest.

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Here is an extensive explanation in chart form of how the flood of industrially produced processed foods have screwed our health.
The short version is whole foods have been increasingly replaced with flour,sugar,and vegetable oil.The burden of cheap, junk food in the form of carbs/sugars,and fats have broken people's backs.
This is a good way to see the problem displayed in visual form.
From Optimising Nutrition by Marty Kendall.

Why our food system is screwed (in charts)

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Darren Mehling from Muscle Insider on the question of bodybuilders doing CrossFit.He would say no.I can see his point.It may be a fun challenge to a very fit person.But if you're dedicated to optimizing your physique for it's own sake,you may have to be cautious about performance fitness practises.But if you're not a competitor,you could enjoy some elements of it. ( just my opinion )

Should Bodybuilders do CrossFit?

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From Starting Strength by Mark Barroso.Not a common occurrence in weightlifting,but it's a nasty problem when it strikes.

How Not to Tear a Pec While Bench Pressing

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And this....Alan Aragon made a bad impression on me.Always seemed smug,and overly self assured.I noticed the way he engaged with people he disagreed with.He smirked,and shook his head.I thought of him as Alan Arrogant.
Turns out he's a vulgar lout.He's been repeatedly sexually harassing women.He'll blame the booze...of course.I'd blame the fact he's a jerk.
Yech!
Good riddance to smuggy pants.


How Celebrity Nutritionist Alan Aragon Used His Status To Prey On Young Women


I'll wrap it up with this.Yes even in the physical fitness world where the body may be very focused on;
You don't get a free ticket to attempt to use,and dehumanize someone because they look hot.
Character still counts.
Take care.

Iron Info September 7, 2018 - Stefansson's all meat diet,Doctors ignoring breast surgery patients,Dr Georgia Ede's on the Lancet's low carb scare,William Murray - first champ,Beef Jerky with Brad Leone.

I'm always finding interesting articles,and videos.Usually items posted to Twitter.I do re tweet them.But I thought I'd make the effort to share them in a more permanent manner here.
If I find something of particular interest I'll list it,and provide a brief description.

We all need to get better edumacated,or edumeatcated for us meat head lifters.(I'm kidding.Don't get your singlet in a wad.)

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Here's a fascinating article from Atlas Obscura about the Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson,and his experiment proving the safety of an all meat diet.
He had lived with the Inuit long enough to realize their diet was adequate,and healthy.
There is an aggressive modern pro plant based diet agenda that claims you can't get enough nutrients from meat.Factually that's not the case.Yes including vitamin C.
The Inuit,and Plains Indians didn't get scurvy.

The Arctic Explorer Who Pushed an All Meat Diet.


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This is a excruciating story about surgeons refusing to respect the wishes of women undergoing mastectomy to not have breast implants,or reconstruction.
They are often being arrogantly ignored because the surgeons think they know better.
They are causing some horrendous outcomes.It's also obvious that many surgeons performing plastic surgery on breasts are dangerously incompetent.
It's appalling that the boob butchering bastards seem to get away with it too.
American medical patients need a strong,and enforceable standard of legal rights.
The story from Cosmopolitan.Includes graphic images.

These Cancer Patients Wanted to Get Rid of Their Breasts for Good. Their Doctors Had Other Ideas. 


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Excellent take down of the recent Lancet report claiming that low carb diets are dangerous.
Many people don't understand how bias can be built into these reviews.
Dr. Georgia Edes of Diagnosis Diet explains it at Psychology Today.

Latest Low-Carb Study: All Politics, No Science

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Conor Heffernan of Physical Culture Study on the first winner of a bodybuilding contest; William Murray ,Champion of Eugene Sandow's 1901 Great Competition held in London.

Bodybuilding’s First Champion: William Murray

William Murray

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The entertaining goofball chef, Brad Leone showing how to make homemade beef jerky.
You'll need a dehydrator.Yeah,I know you're not going to do it.But if you wanted to, you can.
(and hopefully not add as much sugar as commercial brands)
Bon Appetit on YouTube.

I'll be back at ya soon.Always Lifting and Learning.