Another of my boyhood idols has died. Alexis Arguello was probably the greatest "thin" boxer of all time. At 5' 10" he was a very tall lightweight champion who paced a solid punch. He became mayor of Managua last year, I believe.I'm beginning to think I ought to rename Rants to Obits. What do you think?MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, one of the best junior lightweights to step in the ring, was found dead at his home early Wednesday.The Associated Press: Forme... Read Full Story
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I just posted a new recipe for a pre-workout shake. As you know, your muscles fibers quite literally are torn during intense weight workouts and they need protein at the ready during and immediately after your workouts. Because digestion takes some time, you have to “time” your nutrition, such that your muscles are getting a steady supply of amino acids and sugar (for energy) during and after your workouts.
How? You ingest a protein shake prior to your workout.
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Hi everybody, I'm contemplating a change to the blog -- I may be moving from Blogger.com to WordPress. Why? Almost all of my other sites are WP blogs and I'm really loving it. So you might see changes here soon.
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In another case of WHAT THE FUCK?, the US Supreme Court has found that strip searching teens in school is not a good idea. Unless you're Clarence Thomas, of course. He wants closer examination of the young white girl's nether region.School officials in Arizona ordered the girl to expose herself in order to ascertain whether she was hiding pain relief medication in her underwear.In an 8-1 ruling the Supreme Court found that school officials violated the girl's 4th amendment rights. Well, duh.D... Read Full Story
