Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Kona vs Trade
They finally got it going.
http://www.kspworldtour.com/index.php/2-column/289-ksp-world-tour-finals-get-underway-in-pumping-surf-at-hookipa.html
Well, I could not attend myself as I am right now in a process of boarding a plane for rainy California. I am sure they will miss me for my heat against Mitu Monteiro.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
(relatively) Easy Diet explained (1) : Fears (6)
There was one fear I did not realize until I began the diet, and which is a concern for a lot of athletes. I am by no mean an athlete, but I hate this feeling : Weak and without energy.
Sugar crash. Even if you are not on a diet, you can get it...
People would think because you are not eating a lot you will feel weak. Wrong. it all depends on WHAT you are eating. In fact, sugar crash appends after ingestion of simple sugars (sweets, fruits, energy drinks, etc..) as you can see here :
As a matter of fact, most of the junk food are potential for a sugar crash. Ever felt hungry one hour after a
Big Mac ?
More insulin than is actually needed is produced in response to the large, rapid ingestion of sugary foods
A little bit, like "eating to fast", this phenomenon appears when the body overreact to high level of glucose in the blood, by generating to much insulin to store the excess. Issue is, too much sugar means too much insulin, means too much storage (fat creation), and let the blood stream empty.
For now, you just have to remember :
By the way, You wont have sugar crash during exercise, even if you are eating simple sugars :
High Glycemic food favors fat storage and generate short term hungry feeling. Not good.
I am talking about you !
The success of junk food based on those mechanics, the more you eat, the hungrier you end up, kind of remind me the success of soft drinks or beers, the more you drink the thirsty you are, or the cigarette nicotin.
By the way, Salad do not trigger sugar crash ;)
Compare this to those !
Sunday, December 2, 2012
New Training Weapon
After a couple of weeks of rental and trying different shape and size, I eventually got a Naish Hokua 9'0, officially to work on my core, unofficially to have fun.
Happy Birthday !
And yes, it was my birthday present for my 40's. Thanks everybody who participated to the gift !
Still have issue on a right drop on a surfboard. Way easier on a paddle board.
Love this board. Got already double overhead sets on Thursday late afternoon. This weekend was a little smaller, still very fun.
Judge yourself.
Lanes. 4-6 feet. Clean once in a while.
BIg Thanks to my wife for those pictures !
Right, Left, Right, Decide. This one, I am not gonna make it.
Great week end overall, except the KSP did not start yet.
Wind, no wind, you need a tool for every day ;)
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
(relatively) Easy Diet explained (1) : Fears (5)
My last fear was to be unable to eat some food I really like. Pims. Salami. Cheese. Red Wine.
Well, I guess it depends which kind of diet do you decide to choose, but overall, there is common truth:
If you eat well 95% of the time, what you will do with the other 5% does not really matter.
No need to go crazy and become a zealot of the food.
Here is one reference, relatively balanced:
I think you can go safely with this plan and do not count calories at all. I would swap proteines and fat and keep carbs low, but this is another discussion all together.
Myself, I decided to count calories because I liked the idea of understand the food nutrition values. Now, I am still doing it out of an habit. I do believe that counting calories allows me to bends those "servings" numbers in any direction and still meet my quota. I do think it is important to count calories for Fat and Proteins and Carbs, because those food are usually richer than they look (certainly the fat ones), at least until you know those quantities well enough.
However my point is : I eat a little bit of everything. Nothing is Off limit. The only rules that really apply:
Eating, Tasting and Gluttony are three different things.
There is the food you eat, the one you taste. No room for gluttony !
Sorry, there is no place for gluttony in a diet :)
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