Muscle Mags Cause Depression

So, it turns out that if you read magazines full of buff and bodacious bods while you plod away on the elliptical/bike/recumbent/insert cardio machine of your choosing, you will likely end up in a worse mood than when you started. Guess it's the realization that your low-intensity, mundane activity will never get you the beautiful body that you see in the magazine. Click here for the full story.

Funny, they let the subjects exercise at the intensity of their choosing, but they didn't state if there was a difference in exercise intensity between the 3 groups (muscle mag, generic mag, no mag). And really, if you are able to read a magazine while you exercise, are you really accomplishing much?









Didn't weigh in this morning

Breakfast (4 blocks)
1 c lowfat plain yogurt
1/2 c chunky cinnamon apple sauce
16 raw pecan halves (chopped)
1/4 c granola
1/2 c egg substitute
1 oz cheese

Snack (2 blocks)
1 c lowfat cottage cheese
1/2 c strawberries
1/2 c blueberries
24 almonds

CFE workout: 2.28 miles

Lunch (4 blocks)
1 1/2 oz grilled spice rubbed flank
2 1/2 oz grilled pork chop
3 block salad (broccoli slaw, tomatoes, sugar snap peas)
2 tbsp Bragg Healthy Vinaigrette
1 mango nectarine (time to buy more!)

afternoon snack (2 blocks)
1+oz beef jerky
1 apple

Oceanside CrossFit WOD: 15:09

Dinner (4 blocks)
2 corn tortillas
3 oz grilled pork chop thinly sliced
1 oz mix of oaxaca and cotija cheese
shredded lettuce
Tomatillo Salsa
Approx 1 block of grilled zucchini
1/4 c black beans

Evening Snack (2 blocks)
1 slice Milton's Multi Grain Plus bread
1 tbsp peanut butter
1/2 tsp raw honey
1 oz deli ham (nitrate free)
1 oz cheddar cheese