Here is a nice article on giant Crocodiles in India. We are talking about 23 feet long. Read the comments below the article as well. CROCS. The croc in the photo above was owned by the late Art Jones of Nautilus fame. It was around 18 feet. Imagine one 5 feet longer and heavier.
A dose–response relation between aerobic exercise and visceral fat reduction: systematic review of clinical trials
K Ohkawara1, S Tanaka1, M Miyachi1, K Ishikawa-Takata1 and I Tabata1
1Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence: Dr K Ohkawara, Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8636, Japan. E-mail: ohkawara@nih.go.jp
Objective: It has been suggested that exercise has preferential effects on visceral fat reduction. However, the dose–response effect remains unclear because of limited evidence from individual studies. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the current literature to establish whether reduction of visceral fat by aerobic exercise has a dose–response relationship.
Methods: A database search was performed (PubMed, 1966–2006) with appropriate keywords to identify studies exploring the effects of aerobic exercise as a weight loss intervention on visceral fat reduction. Visceral fat reduction was expressed as the percentage of visceral fat change per week (%VF/w). The energy expenditure by aerobic exercise was expressed as (metabolic equivalents h per week (METsh/w)).
Results: Nine randomized control trials and seven non-randomized control trials were selected. In most of the studies, the subjects performed aerobic exercise generating 10 METsh/w or more. Among all the selected groups (582 subjects), visceral fat decreased significantly (P<0.05) in 17 groups during the intervention, but not in the other 4 groups. There was no significant relationship between METsh/w from aerobic exercise and %VF/w in all the selected groups. However, when subjects with metabolic-related disorders were not included (425 subjects), METsh/w from aerobic exercise had a significant relationship with %VF/w (r=-0.75). Moreover, visceral fat reduction was significantly related to weight reduction during aerobic exercise intervention, although a significant visceral fat reduction may occur without significant weight loss.
Conclusion: These results suggest that at least 10 METsh/w in aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, light jogging or stationary ergometer usage, is required for visceral fat reduction, and that there is a dose–response relationship between aerobic exercise and visceral fat reduction in obese subjects without metabolic-related disorders.
Serious arms from a the history of iron. Chuck Sipes on the left and Casey Viator on the right. These photo’s are from www.drdarden.com
Check this out. This article is for those who eat fast foods, “only occasionally”. FASTFOOD
This is the video for Jimmy Buffet’s “Bama Breeze”. Mike Reinhardt was the camera man for this video,.. his third venture with Mr. Buffet. Mike is also the camera man for “Concrete Conflict and Conditioning” which is available on this blog.
This is a huge resource of boxing material during the era when men were men. FIGHT
Tom Furman has been involved in martial arts and conditioning... Read more.
