We are schedule to meet at Third Street Restaurant this Tuesday at 6 pm for our Christmas white elephant gift exchange. Suggested $15-20 gift. Spouses are welcome and can participate in the gift exchange also. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there and it gives the a.m. and p.m. classes a chance to put names and faces together and see who they’ve been secretly competing against. There will not be any evening classes at the gym Tuesday.
December moves on with our LUNGE challenge. Monday we will update the whiteboard with your total lunges accumulated through Sunday the 14th. Keep working on adding some extra lunge time in daily. It pays off.
Here is a small excerpt from my lasted book reading from Forever Strong by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon showing that muscle is more than just for movement:
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MYOKINE MAGIC
In the same way that your thyroid releases specific hormones that regulate your weight, energy levels, and internal temperature, muscle tissue releases small signaling proteins known as myokines that act both locally and system-wide. Skeletal muscle’s ability to release these circulating hormone-like proteins establishes muscle tissue as an endocrine organ. In plain English, that means skeletal muscle releases substances that travel in the bloodstream and influence other cells to help regulate multiple body functions, far beyond simple locomotion. Myokines released in response to muscle contractions during exercise play a significant role in energy utilization. These proteins, which help regulate metabolism in all body tissues, also exert specific, health-boosting anti-inflammatory effects on different tissues, while improving immune function and metabolism.
========================================================================= In short exercise is having positive effects throughout the body. Keep on moving!
SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK- NO TUESDAY EVENING CLASSES OTHER WISE MON-FRIDAY 5AM, 6AM, 4:30 PM AND 5:30 PM. SATURDAY 7 AM POKER
WORKOUTS THIS WEEK- DEADLIFT, row/run/both, clean&jerk/squats duo, thruster/pullup duet, run/f.carry/front squat, POKER
SEE YOU AT THE GYM
3,2,1 GO!!
DEAN