GoPro Hero3 vs Olympus TG-860. When it comes to getting the right video or picture during a mud run, like the Savage Race, Tough Mudder, or Warrior Dash, you have a lot of options. For less than $300, I rounded up the top two contenders. We’ll posting footage from both from our October 10, Savage Race Run, so check the blog for more sample footage.
By Julia Deupree
According to a 2012 Gallup Poll 1, nearly 1/2 of Americans drink diet 
soda on a given day. Diet soda has long been touted as a “healthy alternative” to regular soda because the absence of real sugar decreases the a
mount of calories consumed. The diet “health craze” goes beyond just sodas – consumers are quick to buy products marketed as “Sugar Free” and Diet thinking they are healthier for their waist lines than the sugar laden competitors. But is diet really healthy? Let’s look at some facts:
The Broscience:
No Carbs after 7:00, because your metabolism slows down. Take this Article by Dirk’s health with recommends not eating late at night because your metabolism slows down.1 Notice the lack of citations to authority.
The Truth:
The premise behind this broscience is false. Metabolism during the REM cycle in healthy individuals is often higher than resting metabolism.2 Plus, it has been clinically demonstrated that eating carbs before going to bed helps people fall asleep.3
Onnit Equipment Now Available Sand & Steel Fitness is selling Onnit Kettle Bells, Maces, and Club Bells. Onnit features premium grade finishes. This particular collection is immensely useful for building …
Recipes for Late Night Snacks So you’ve been reading the Origin Nutrition blog and you know that it’s OK to eat at night? But what are you going to make? …
Week 1. One Mile run ➤ 50/50 setups ➤ 5 x 20 pushups and dips ➤ Four 100 yard dashes ➤ final one mile run.
Week 2. Sand Bag Run
Week 3. Kamagon Run
Week 4. Vipr Run
Week 5. Infinity rope, farmers handle carry, slam ball carry and slam, Jacobs ladder.
As of September 2, 2015, Sand & Steel will be having a new class in preparation for the October 10th Savage Race.
Costs for the Savage Race increase as time goes on, your total cost with the discount right now is $87.00. Heat time is 12:00, make sure you select “Sand & Steel Fitness” as your team name.
We offering our tank tops at a special price of $15 for members that have registered for this race.
If you’ve been wanting to run a mud run for a long time, but have some anxiety about preparation and training, then this is your opportunity to join a team, make friends, and make it a memorable experience.
Our class, “Intro to Mud Running” will teach you how to prepare for a Mud Run as well as train you to run it. By the time the Run comes (October 10, 2015), you’ll be in prime shape to run it.
When dealing with complicated topics like nutrition and fitness, the internet can be a scary place in terms of finding accurate information. For example, I found these two recipes on two highly respected food websites.
“No Sugar Oatmeal Recipes #1” Food.com
“No Sugar Oatmeal Recipes #2” Sparkpeople
3 ripe bananas
2 cups rolled oats
1⁄3 cup vegetable oil (I used olive oil)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup raisins, 1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup apple sauce
Newsflash internet recipe makers … bananas contain 19 grams of sugar per serving. And raisins — a whopping 25grams. Cranberries? More sugar. Applesauce? Unless it’s unsweetened, it is laden with sugar.
Yes, but to make them taste good, you need use spices instead of sweeteners. Here’s my favorite recipe:
One of the biggest objections I hear to eating vegetables is that they take too much time or that it’s easier to take a multi-vitamin. Multi-vitamins are great, and we actually have some very specific ones we recommend. But they are a supplement not a replacement for many reasons. Here’s ten reasons why vegetables are better than your multivitamin
Bench Press. That’s the answer. Yes Dips, pushups, ball pushups, flys, etc. are good too. Nothing works faster or better than bench press, but it’s also a source of frequent injury. Be deliberate and slow on increasing weight. A tear in the tendon of clavicullar head of the pectoris major is more common than you think. Be patient with raising the weight, just be cause you can lift the weight, doesn’t mean your tendons can.
Green Onions, Bacon, & Mushrooms Meal Type: Veggies Meal: Dinner Cleanliness: 9/10 Nutrition summary: Good Sugar to Fiber ratio. Calorie Density: Low. High in selenium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus. Ingredients for …
Rebecca writes:
I have been suffering with Muffin Top Syndrome, and recently hurt my stomach doing situps. When I saw a doctor, he diagnosed the pain as Hitatis Hernia. What can I do to get rid of the muffin top without re-injuring myself.
Using the Squat Sponge to Help your Form on Three Critical Movements The Barbell Back, Bulgarian Split Squat, and the Hip Thuster are some of the most powerful and effective …
Making a commitment to your bodybuilding routine is crucial to seeing results, but there may be other issues stopping your body from progressing in the right direction. The trainers at Sand & Steel Fitness are the experts in bodybuilding around Old Town Alexandria and would love to give you some tips on how to continue your bodybuilding journey.
If you own a pair of parallettes, you’ve probably discovered that they are an excellent source of instability for your shoulders, and your feet if you stand on them. When you loop in a Surge (a water filled tube with handles), then you have instability in your core and shoulders as the water sloshes around. When combined, they make for a truly grueling duo.
Make sure you check out the bonus videos at the bottom. It’s a very original movement designed to provide an important progression for the pistol squat.
1 Leg Glute Bridge 8/10. The parallette offers a very stable platform to work from. The only piece of equipment that’s better is probably the medball for doing 1 leg glute bridges.
