Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Top 60 Most Strenuous Sports & Week 20 Results


Degree of Difficulty: Sport Rankings
SPORTENDSTRPWRSPDAGIFLXNERDURHANANATOTALRANK
Boxing8.638.138.636.386.254.388.888.507.005.6372.3751
Ice Hockey7.257.137.887.757.634.886.008.257.507.5071.7502
Football5.388.638.137.136.384.387.258.505.507.1368.3753
Basketball7.386.256.507.258.135.634.137.757.507.3867.8754
Wrestling6.638.387.135.136.387.505.006.754.256.3863.5005
Martial Arts5.005.887.756.386.007.006.635.886.006.8863.3756
Tennis7.255.137.136.757.755.633.005.008.386.7562.7507
Gymnastics5.386.136.635.006.3810.007.506.884.504.1362.5008
Baseball/Softball4.635.757.636.506.754.755.135.639.256.2562.2509
Soccer7.754.505.137.258.254.753.636.256.507.5061.50010
Skiing: Alpine5.135.256.007.386.135.638.386.005.135.6360.62511
Water Polo7.886.636.885.386.385.004.256.386.255.6360.62511
Rugby6.757.006.385.886.004.136.507.884.385.6360.50013
Lacrosse6.635.135.757.006.634.754.386.137.136.8860.37514
Rodeo: Steer Wrestling4.007.007.883.884.885.007.886.885.134.0056.50015
SPORTENDSTRPWRSPDAGIFLXNERDURHANANATOTALRANK
Track and Field: Pole Vault3.386.887.256.135.387.006.634.255.253.7555.87516
Field Hockey6.754.505.386.005.754.633.755.006.636.5054.87517
Speed Skating7.637.257.388.884.004.254.504.632.883.5054.87517
Figure Skating6.385.256.635.136.888.254.884.003.134.2554.75019
Cycling: Distance9.636.386.255.133.752.635.886.883.004.8854.37520
Volleyball5.134.886.635.007.005.132.884.637.255.8854.37520
Racquetball/Squash6.133.755.005.507.255.882.382.888.386.5053.62522
Surfing4.635.004.134.256.635.508.255.504.384.8853.12523
Fencing4.633.754.255.136.135.634.884.257.256.8852.75024
Skiing: Freestyle4.135.134.885.136.636.886.635.134.133.8852.50025
Team Handball4.883.885.385.506.004.503.003.887.885.8850.75026
Cycling: Sprints4.256.137.887.504.002.884.754.503.634.5050.00027
Bobsledding/Luge3.505.506.506.754.133.257.753.504.134.2549.25028
Ski Jumping3.504.505.754.634.005.009.004.634.383.5048.87529
Badminton5.253.254.005.637.385.251.252.637.256.1348.00030
SPORTENDSTRPWRSPDAGIFLXNERDURHANANATOTALRANK
Skiing: Nordic9.005.754.385.134.004.002.755.503.633.8848.00030
Auto Racing5.883.502.631.632.751.759.884.388.007.5047.87532
Track and Field: High Jump3.006.007.006.135.636.633.503.503.502.8847.75033
Track and Field: Long, Triple jumps4.005.637.136.755.005.752.753.254.003.1347.37534
Diving2.885.134.633.003.508.508.385.003.003.0047.00035
Swimming (all strokes): Distance9.255.254.635.503.635.502.634.632.883.0046.87536
Skateboarding4.133.753.754.136.135.136.505.254.883.1346.75037
Track and Field: Sprints3.505.137.259.884.635.132.004.132.632.3846.62538
Rowing8.137.757.134.002.504.001.754.382.883.6346.12539
Rodeo: Calf Roping3.135.385.004.255.633.884.883.756.383.7546.00040
Track and Field: Distance9.635.253.756.003.254.382.005.751.884.1346.00040
Rodeo: Bull/Bareback/Bronc Riding3.255.384.001.753.634.259.507.383.633.1345.87542
Track and Field: Middle Distance6.005.135.137.754.004.882.004.752.133.7545.50043
Weight-Lifting4.139.259.752.632.503.384.004.752.252.3845.00044
Swimming (all strokes): Sprints4.135.256.257.883.635.502.503.252.753.0044.12545
SPORTENDSTRPWRSPDAGIFLXNERDURHANANATOTALRANK
Water Skiing4.635.004.503.004.254.755.884.634.133.2544.00046
Table Tennis3.502.504.634.135.884.251.381.888.886.0043.00047
Track and Field: Weights3.257.889.133.003.133.002.253.634.002.8842.12548
Canoe/Kayak6.755.255.633.502.753.883.633.253.134.2542.00049
Horse Racing4.003.882.881.382.883.758.004.503.886.5041.62550
Golf3.253.886.131.631.754.002.502.386.006.3837.87551
Cheerleading3.633.633.382.254.137.503.633.382.502.2536.25052
Roller Skating4.753.384.005.134.003.502.633.382.882.6336.25052
Equestrian3.383.251.751.252.502.886.002.752.885.1331.75054
Archery2.884.503.131.131.632.632.752.136.633.2530.62555
Curling2.252.632.501.502.252.631.751.504.885.6327.50056
Bowling2.252.753.381.001.882.381.631.254.754.1325.37557
Shooting2.252.501.380.881.131.752.381.886.754.0024.87558
Billiards1.001.001.750.751.002.631.630.755.255.7521.50059
Fishing1.381.631.250.631.501.130.880.882.382.8814.50060
source ESPN
Week 20 Results
6-19-12  40 min.
6-20-12  40 min.
6-21-12  1.5 hrs.
6-22-12  40 min.
6-23-12  2 hrs.
6-24-12  40 min.
TOTAL 6 hrs. 10 min. 

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Ecodrink & Week 19 Results


(photo from sgnnutrition.com)

Picked up Ecodrink at CostCo. All I was told was vitamins get to your body easier in powder vs. pill form. Tasted good. Website offers info that it provides: antioxidants, nutrients & electrolytes. Sounds good to me. Still unsure of how many electrolytes one needs or how much this product provides.

Week 19 Results
6-13-12  30 min.
6-14-12  40 min.
6-15-12  2 hrs.
TOTAL 3 HRS. 10 MIN.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

UV Light Mushrooms & Week 18 Results



Some Mushrooms we purchase have UV light added for Vit. D benefits
(following info from Wikapedia)
Mushrooms that have been exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light contain large amounts of vitamin D2.[19][20][21] Mushrooms, when exposed to UV light, convert ergosterol, a chemical found in large concentrations in many mushrooms, to vitamin D2. This is similar to the reaction in humans, whereVitamin D3 is synthesized after exposure to UV light.
Testing conducted by the Pennsylvania State University showed an hour of UV light exposure made a serving of mushrooms contain twice the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's daily recommendation of vitamin D. Testing by the Monterey Mushrooms Company demonstrated 5 minutes of UV light exposure made a serving of mushrooms contain four times the FDA's daily recommendation of vitamin D.[19] High performance liquid chromatography analysis has also demonstrated the effect sunlight has on mushroom vitamin D2 content.[22]
The ergocalciferol, vitamin D2, in UV-irradiated mushrooms is not the same form of vitamin D as is produced by UV-irradiation of human skin or animal skin, fur, or feathers (cholecalciferol, vitamin D3). Although vitamin D2 clearly has vitamin D activity in humans and formerly was widely used in milk fortification and in nutritional supplements, vitamin D3 is often used in dairy products.[23][24] However, any difference in vitamin D bioavailability from the two forms has been adequately disproved to allow reasonable assumption that D2 and D3 are equal for maintaining 25-hydroxyvitamin D status.[25


MushroomSunlight exposureVitamin D2 content (IU/100g)
ShiitakeNone10 — 100
ShiitakeGills down11,000
ShiitakeGills up46,000
ReishiNone66
ReishiPores up2,760
MaitakeNone460
MaitakePores up31,900
Week 18 Results
6-4-12  40 min.
6-5-12  40 min.
6-6-12  40 min.
6-7-12  1 hr.
6-8-12  3 hrs.
6-10-12 40 min.
TOTAL HRS. 6 HRS. 40 MIN.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Vitamin D Diet & Week 17 Results

This book comes out in Sept. Description from Amazon...


A 4-week plan backed by the latest science that unlocks the key to melting fat for good.
A staggering 70 percent of Americans are now vitamin D deficient. And almost 70 percent of Americans are overweight or obese. Of all the variables we can control, vitamin D may play the most crucial role of all in controlling appetite and our natural ability to either store or burn fat. The answer is in what you eat. According to new, breakthrough research, you can nearly double your weight loss in the same amount of time, and zero in on your #1 trouble spot—your tummy—by maximizing one thing: vitamin D.


The Vitamin D Diet is packed with delicious, D-fortified foods that melt fat fast—readers can expect to lose up to 7 pounds on the 7-Day Speed Melt, then transition into the full 4-Week Fat Melt. The menus are designed specifically to superdose the body with D, which promotes satiety and eliminates diet-busting cravings. There’s even a unique "Summer" and "Winter" maintenance plan created around foods of the seasons, to further boost mood and short-circuit diet-induced depression. And since readers can enjoy snacks, dessert, even a glass of wine—it’s a plan they can follow for life!


Including an easy-to-follow, customizable exercise plan and mouth-watering-yet-slimming recipes, The Vitamin D Diet unlocks the body’s fat-melting potential to beat hunger, maximize weight loss, boost energy, and dramatically improve one’s health.


Week 17 Results
5-28-12  40 min.
5-29-12  40 min.
5-30-12  40 min.
5-31-12  40 min.
6-2-12   5 hrs.
6-3-12  1 hr.
TOTAL HRS. 8 hrs. 40 min.