HDL-LDL - Opinion 1
Many studies found that women with higher total cholesterol levels also had higher rates of a form of heart disease called coronary artery disease. That is where the arteries to the heart become clogged. This leads to heart attacks. For cholesterol, levels of about 200 or less are generally not associated with much increased heart disease. Women with total cholesterol levels of 265 or more have been found to have this disease two or three times as often as women with levels of about 200. Even mildly elevated levels, of about 235, had about 70% higher rates, than normal.
Men in the same situation are put on a diet and drugs to lower their cholesterol. The goal was to increase HDL, and lower LDL and total cholesterol. Little was done to lower elevated triglyceride levels. The men's rates of disease dropped. A closer look at the problem in women found something different. Low HDL ("good cholesterol") levels were the strongest predictor of heart disease in women. These are generally levels less than 50 (mg/dL). Low HDL and high cholesterol go hand in hand for many, which led to the confusion about what was important. Women with total cholesterol levels as low as 200 who also had low HDL levels still had high risks of heart disease. In fact, the best predictor for women, according to one study, was the ratio of cholesterol to HDL. If a woman's total cholesterol is about 4 times or so of her HDL level, her risk of heart disease skyrockets to up to five times that of her normal counterpart. If her triglycerides are high, her risk goes up, too. Again, that happens even if she has a low total cholesterol level.
Bothtom line for women: Total cholesterol in and of itself does not matter so much. Look at the other factors and ratios: especially HDL, triglycerides, and the cholesterol to HDL ratio. The significance of LDL and ratios with it are uncertain.
Triglycerides - Good - Less than 150
HDL - Good - Greater than 40
LDL - Bad - Less than 130
Total Chol. - Good - Less Than 200
Ratio HDl / TL- L less than 5.0
Blood sugar - average 110
Men in the same situation are put on a diet and drugs to lower their cholesterol. The goal was to increase HDL, and lower LDL and total cholesterol. Little was done to lower elevated triglyceride levels. The men's rates of disease dropped. A closer look at the problem in women found something different. Low HDL ("good cholesterol") levels were the strongest predictor of heart disease in women. These are generally levels less than 50 (mg/dL). Low HDL and high cholesterol go hand in hand for many, which led to the confusion about what was important. Women with total cholesterol levels as low as 200 who also had low HDL levels still had high risks of heart disease. In fact, the best predictor for women, according to one study, was the ratio of cholesterol to HDL. If a woman's total cholesterol is about 4 times or so of her HDL level, her risk of heart disease skyrockets to up to five times that of her normal counterpart. If her triglycerides are high, her risk goes up, too. Again, that happens even if she has a low total cholesterol level.
Bothtom line for women: Total cholesterol in and of itself does not matter so much. Look at the other factors and ratios: especially HDL, triglycerides, and the cholesterol to HDL ratio. The significance of LDL and ratios with it are uncertain.
Triglycerides - Good - Less than 150
HDL - Good - Greater than 40
LDL - Bad - Less than 130
Total Chol. - Good - Less Than 200
Ratio HDl / TL- L less than 5.0
Blood sugar - average 110
“Kettlebell Complexes for Explosive Strength”
The use of Olympic lifts (Snatch, Clean and Jerk) to increase the power output of athletes is used with great success by many coaches. Olympic lifts and their variations will improve your starting strength and add tons of horse -power to your posterior chain, the muscles most responsible for speed and agility in sport. However, Olympic lifts performed with a barbell lack one essential benefit, they lack the ability to eccentrically load your musculature. For example, after performing a barbell snatch, the bar is dropped from the overhead position back onto the platform. From there the athlete re-grips the bar and performs another repetition. Compare this with the kettlebell snatch, where the kettlebell is allowed to swing between the legs on each repetition, directly eccentrically loading the glutes, hamstrings and spinal erectors before exploding into another concentric contraction.
Workouts
Tabata MU Test
Nicole vs Glover OHS
Overhead Squat Competition 95 lbs
Tabata Squats - girl fight
67 pullups
Nicole vs Glover OHS
Overhead Squat Competition 95 lbs
Tabata Squats - girl fight
67 pullups
Lectures
Weight Exercises
Press-Push-Press, Push- Jerk
The Dumbell snatch
Pressing Snatch Balance
Pressing Snatch Balance
Snatch Balance
The Dumbell snatch
Pressing Snatch Balance
Pressing Snatch Balance
Snatch Balance
Olympic Mechanics
Body- Gymnastics Exercises
The Stance -Part 1
Mike Burgener with Tony Budding
All of the Olympic lifts (the snatch, the clean, and the jerk) are nothing more than a jump and a land. The jump is a vicious
extension of the ankles, knees, and hips that creates momentum and elevation on the barbell. In the brief moment that the
barbell becomes weightless from that jump, the lifter aggressively pulls (or pushes, in the jerk) himself under the bar and lands
with it in the receiving position. As simple as this may seem, there are many components to successfully jumping and landing with weight and many common obstacles that make it hard to move and receive heavy weights.This article is the first of a series in which I’ll talk about single aspects of the lifts in detail, along with common faults and effective remedies.
All of the Olympic lifts (the snatch, the clean, and the jerk) are nothing more than a jump and a land. The jump is a vicious
extension of the ankles, knees, and hips that creates momentum and elevation on the barbell. In the brief moment that the
barbell becomes weightless from that jump, the lifter aggressively pulls (or pushes, in the jerk) himself under the bar and lands
with it in the receiving position. As simple as this may seem, there are many components to successfully jumping and landing with weight and many common obstacles that make it hard to move and receive heavy weights.This article is the first of a series in which I’ll talk about single aspects of the lifts in detail, along with common faults and effective remedies.
