Monthly Archives: August 2011

Fun, Something to do

Timpanogas Hike

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On the 13th of August I climbed Mount Timpanogas with my sister, her friend Frank, and my father-in-law.  Everyone needs to do this hike as it was incredible.  Below are about 30 out of over 100 pictures of the hike.

We left just before 7 AM.

Here is the father-in-law trekking along.

Sunrise!

First snow that we came across.

First Snow that we had to cross, you can see my sister.

We had to cross three more snow banks which took us over an hour as on many of them we had to wait our turn as there were quite a few people making the trek up the mountain also.

This is my favorite waterfall as you have to walk behind it to continue on the trail.

Beautiful view of Heber Valley and Jordanelle Reservoir.

An awesome meadow right before you get to Emerald Lake.

First View of the top!!

Not much of a lake but there it is Emerald Lake.  I later filtered some water out of it and it tasted perfect and very cool.

There is the glacier that I slide down, check out the video at the end.

T.E.R.T (Timpanogas Emergency Response Team) Shack.  A great group of volunteers that help people who have any issues on the way up.  They even filtered water for people who didn’t bring enough.

Here are a few Mountain Goat.  There were probably 25 – 30 up in the meadow by Emerald Lake.

This was my least favorite part of the hike last time I climbed Timp but this year it was a breeze.  I thank P90X Plyo :D

Finally made it through all the rough stuff now for the views!!!

Sis and me with Utah Valley and Lake in the back ground.

Click on the link for a 360 degree picture of the saddle: http://360.io/8xYqeP

Panorama of Heber Valley

 Some steep switch backs from the saddle to the peak.

360 degree view of the top of Mount Timp: http://360.io/gMGRtj

Official Survey marker so you know I didn’t make up the whole story.

Emerald Lake from over a 1000 feet above, not a cliff that I would want to get any closer to.

And this is the glacier that I slide down.  Now I have done it before and sadly this was probably the last time I will do it (at least the last time without long pants and an ice pick).  Why do you ask, just watch the video below.

After a 7 hour hike down the mountain on a sprained foot (I got x-rays and nothing is broken), I would do it all over again because it was incredible of a hike.

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Family, Fun, Something to do

Trip to Cabelas

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So how do you prep for a 14 mile hike when you live in Lehi?  Thats right you have to take a trip to Cabelas!! I don’t know how many of you have been to Cabelas but their stores are big so I took my son along for the journey.

First we had to take a swim with the trout!

 

 

 

 

Here is the boy with what he calls the wisker fish (The black one pointing straight up).

 

I am swimming with the fast trout.

 

 

 

 

 

Then we visited the safari and the artic!

Then we found the largest Black Bear skull ever, look how big it is compared to my son!

And finally we finally got what we were looking for a water filter and some new hiking shoes (Lets hope that the salesmen is right and I don’t have to break them in.And I got the shoes on clearance!!

Health

Dalai Lama quote on humanity.

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The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity answered

 “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”

BeachBody, Health, Shakeology

Shakeology Cleanse

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Shakeology Cleanse Essentials

  • 3 Shakeology shakes per day
  • 2 cups of green tea per day
  • 1 or 2 pieces of fruit per day (optional)
  • 1 salad for dinner – can include fish or poultry
  • No dairy or extra sugars (this includes almond and soy milk)!
  • Drink 2 to 4 liters of water every day
  • Only use low-fat dressings, and go easy on the salt and/or pepper to taste
  • 2 snacks before/after any of the major meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
  • Fruit is optional, and it is discouraged (however, some of you will need to the calories while others may not)
  • Power-workout participants (those who are already super conditioned) are recommended the higher numbers of calories
  • For maximum results, do NOT use additives
  • Dinner salad may include white grilled protein – poultry or fish only

Daily Regimen:

  • 1 cup of green tea to start the day

Breadfast:

  • 1 scoop of Shakeology (140 calories)
  • 1/2 cup of fruit (60-90 calories) –  optional
  • Ice to taste

Snack 1:

  • 1 piece of fruit (apple, pear, orange, banana, mango, etc.) – 85 calories

Lunch:

  • 1 scoop Shakeology (140 calories)
  • 8 to 10 oz. of water
  • Ice to taste
  • 1cup of green tea or detox tea

Snack 2: (You can have the second snack before or after dinner)

  • 1 scoop Shakeology (140 caloris)
  • 8 to 10 oz. of water
  • Ice to taste

Dinner: Salad with grilled white fish or poultry (roughly 340 calories)

  • Greens – 3 servings of vegetables
  • 4 oz. of grilled white meat (fish or poultry)
  • 2 tablespoons of dressing – no more!

FAQ:

How many calories a day?

  • 800 to 1,100 calories per day

How often can I do the Shakeology 3-Day Cleanse?

  • Ideally, you should do it once per quarter (every 3 months)
  • As the season change
  • When you start a new workout program
  • When you feel you need help breaking through a plateau

Should/Can I still do my workouts during the Cleanse?

  • Depends on the individual
  • You’ll have less energy, so consider doing it during your recovery week
  • Don’t do it in the middle of P90X or Insanity

Can I do a 1-day or 2-day cleanse instead of a 3-day cleanse?

  • Yes, some people will see results in one or two days!
  • It is not recommended to do the cleanse for longer than 3 days.

Should/Can I take other Beachbody® supplements during the Cleanse?

  • No Beachbody Recovery Drink as it has too much sugar.
  • All other Beachbody supplements are not necessary but won’t hurt.

Health

Tony Horton: The Drinks That Can Ruin Your Workout

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Let me start out by saying that I have many detractors regarding this topic. Coffee and wine drinkers hate this argument and fight tooth and nail to protect their use. Here’s how I feel about both.

First off, caffeine and alcohol are both considered (by many experts) slow poisons that over time can cause many health issues down the line. Both form an acidic environment in the body which can lead to heart disease, inflammation, arthritis, diabetes and major digestive issues.

Both wreak havoc on your blood sugar and how it’s regulated. Caffeine taxes the adrenal glands which are responsible for regulating your hormones. It puts the body into a fight or flight mode (all the time) which can cause longterm ill-health effects and difficulty with weight loss. It also stimulates our central nervous system which can affect perception, moods and behavior. Although it does increase the “feel-good” neurotransmitter dopamine when we drink it, over time you need more and more caffeine for the desired effect.

Dropping these two “toxins” will help you find your natural energy without a dependence on anything outside of food to get energy or relax. Removing both will help you to have deeper and more restful sleep.

When we drink alcohol we rarely go into REM sleep, which means our bodies don’t get the healing recovery rest that we need. Over time, it also depletes serotonin in our bodies, which can then cause depression, mood swings and other issues related to low serotonin. Drinking also affects our neurotransmitters in our brain, thinking patterns, memory and hormone regulation. Not to mention what it does to the liver…I think you probably know that already!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-horton/drinks-ruin-workout-alcohol-and-caffiene_b_921356.html

BeachBody, Health

Sleep and Muscle Growth By Karen Tonnis

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Your mission: to add bulk, or form some well-defined curves. The prescription:
get some sleep!

Crazy as it sounds, that’s the advice you’ll get from bodybuilders, trainers,
professional coaches, and fitness experts in general. The fact is your body can
only heal, repair, and grow during deep sleep.

You can be doing the right things—perfectly portioning out your food, doing
hardcore lifting that pushes you to the edge—but all that effort will be negated
without enough recovery.

You can’t cheat on sleep. We know sleep is
essential to life, just like eating and breathing. But there are many theories
as to exactly whywe sleep, with no one clear answer.

One is that sleep “restores” what our bodies lose while we’re awake. And recent findings actually support this theory, showing that many of the major restorative functions in the body, like muscle growth, tissue repair, protein synthesis, and the release of growth hormones, occur mostly, or as noted above, only during
sleep.

Warning signs that you’re sleep-deprived. Have a sneaking suspicion you
might not be getting the sleep you need? You’re not alone. An estimated 50 to 70
million people in the U.S. don’t get adequate sleep every night. Here are a few
classic signs:

  1. – Hitting the snooze button consistently on your alarm clock
  2. – Yawning uncontrollably and at inappropriate times (e.g., workplace meetings, parent-teacher conferences)
  3. – Feeling sluggish in the afternoon
  4. – Getting drowsy while driving
  5. – Having heavy eyelids and watery eyes
  6. – Experiencing memory lapses
  7. – Experiencing irritability and low energy
  8. – Feeling excessive hungriness or a complete
    lack of appetite

Tips for catching quality z’s. Now that you know how important sleep is, don’t let it get away from you. Here are some handy tips to make the most of your rest time.

  1. – From 4 to 6 hours before bedtime, avoid caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and other chemicals that interfere with sleep.
  2. – Keep a regular sleep schedule. Go to bed at the same time every night. And wake up at the same time every morning. If you’re getting enough sleep, you’ll wake up automatically without an alarm clock.
  3. – Get regular exercise. Physical activity, especially aerobic exercise, can help you fall asleep faster and make your sleep more restful.
  4. – Have a relaxing bedtime routine that eases the transition between being awake and sleeping.
  5. – Sleep primarily at night. Short naps are great for recharging and catching up on missed sleep, but too many naps, and naps that are too long, can interfere with your regular schedule.

Make the most of your workouts. Be honest with yourself. If you’re doing the work and the healthy eating plan and you’re still not seeing great results, it could be lack
of sleep that’s holding back your progress. Remember, your body is an incredible
machine. Give it a chance to recover and build for the jump-start you’ve been
looking for.

 

References:

Sleep and muscle recover: Endocrinological and molecular basis for a
new and promising hypothesis. Dattilo, M,. H.K. Antunes, A. Medeiros,
M. Mônico Neto, H.S. Souza, S. Tufik, and M.T. de Mello, Centro de Estudos em
Psicobiologia e Exercício (CEPE), São Paulo, Brazil, April 2011.

Healthy Sleep: Understanding the third of our
lives we so often take for granted, Web site, the Division of Sleep
Medicine at Harvard Medical School, © 2008.

BeachBody, Health, Newsletter

August 7th Newletter

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 Coach GShort’s August 7th Newletter
 CoachGShort Weekly News Letter – August 7th 2011

 To all those looking for support please come to our TEAM Thread!!!  Most of the team is doing P90X but there are poeple that are moving on to  Insanity, Hip Hop Abs, and Turbo Fire!!!  So come get the support that you deserve!!!

 After reading some articles that my coach sent me I found the 4 laws of working out per Tony Horton:

1st  Law: Variety

Variety is the spice of life and fitness. A lifetime of health and fitness is achievable when you can think outside the box. You have to mix it up all the time. Stay curious and creative, and stick with the kinds of workouts that you enjoy. A variety of exercises, workouts, and sports will allow you to avoid injuries, plateaus, and boredom.

2nd Law: Consistency

Improvement and change occur when you do things often. Stopping and starting all the time will kill any momentum you need to succeed. You must find ways to stay in the game. Done consistently, moderate forms of exercise provide far better results than the occasional full-body pummeling. A lifestyle that includes doing multiple forms of exercise 5 to 6 days a week guarantees results.

3rd Law: Intensity

You’re tougher than you think. The fear of pain or injury from working out is a mindset steeped in failure. You must learn to “find the line.” Do the extra rep or two, increase your range of motion, and up the resistance as you get stronger. Intensity goes hand in hand with variety and consistency. And all three factors work as a triad that creates a platform for success.

4th Law: Purpose

Exercising and eating right help you feel better. When you feel better, you do more. When you do more, you meet other people. A healthy lifestyle gives us the energy to be better than before. We want to participate, share, communicate, and build a community. If you’d never found Beachbody®, you might be right back where you were—isolated and with nothing to share, because you weren’t doing anything with anyone.

 

I truly believe in this product! I can’t say that everyone will have the same
reaction as my wife has had and I truly cannot say that the doctor treatments
have not had a hand it her increased energy but going from 2 months ago when she
was complaining about not having any energy to get out of bed to going to her third week of Power 90, I can say I am a believer in this product and so is she.

See what these doctors say about shakeology!!

I recommend giving this product a try and with the Beach Body Bottom-of-the-Bag guarantee if you are not totally satisfied in the first 30 day you can return it for a full refund (less s&h). If you are interested in trying a sample please either message me on teambeachbody.com or send me an email at gshort@shortfam.com and if you are ready to order please follow this link: http://myshakeology.com/esuite/home/coachgshort

Beach Body Coaching Team!!!

“End the TREND” is just a saying, it a way of being.  Our country is fight major problems right now and one of them is obesity!  Watch this news report from
ABC News on childhood obesity:

What is holding you back?!?

Help pick up the fight!!!

Take a look at Bethany D. and her success story as a BeachBody Coach:

Bethany D.

What are some of the benefits of being a coach?

  • Help other discover the Beach Body products and
    programs
  • Discounts on all Beach Body products and programs
  • Opportunity to supplement you income while working out and sharing your experiences with Beach Body.

Now is the time to join. For more information please message me on
teambeachbody.com or email me at gshort@shortfam.com.

Motivational Video: Take a look at Jerry D. and his amazing story! http://beachbodycoach.com/esuite/home/CoachGShort?bctid=1915380886

Thanks for all the good work and support everyone is showing each other.

Gregory Short – Independent BeachBody Coach

 

 

Family, Fun, Something to do

Clark Planetarium & We Are Astronomers free screening

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What a fantastic place for the family to spend some time together.  They have a lot of exhibits that you can go through and play with and there is a lot of information about NASA and the universe in general.  This is the first time that I have been to the Clark Planetarium and I think that last time I went to the old Hansen Planetarium was in High School for one of their laser shows.

Before the show we took a little stroll on the Moon and then headed over to Mars!

 

 

The boy is having a little trouble breathing without and oxygen, LOL!

 

Me and the kids on Mars!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dome theater was impressive and unlike a regular movie you want to be at the very back of the theater to make sure you can see the whole ceiling.  I used a program 360Panorama recommend by my Friend Sean Blake to take the picture above.  Look at the 180 degree view here http://360.io/97x3UJ