Women: Running into Trouble

Mar 28, 2014 // by Team FPS // aerobics, aging, body composition, cardio, exercise, FPS, General, hypothyroidism, marathon, metabolism, muscle, running, Simi Valley, stress, thyroid, training, weight loss, weight management // Comments Off

Also see: rethink how you exercise: An interview with Rob Turner Part 1 rethink how you exercise: An interview with Rob Turner Part 2 Components of Daily Energy Expenditure Metabolic testing for athletes and couch potatoes Exercise and Effect on Thyroid Hormone Exercise Induced Stress Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects from Excessive Endurance Exercise Exercise Induced […]

Bert Hill Coaches Charlie Francis Speed Rx to the Detroit Lions

Mar 22, 2013 // by Team FPS // charlie francis, FPS, functionalps, General, personal training, private gym, Simi Valley, speed, sports performance, training // Comments Off

Deep Barbell Squat, Strength, and Performance

Sep 4, 2012 // by Team FPS // back squat, conditioning, Fitness, football, FPS, front squat, functionalps, General, performance, power, private gym, Simi Valley, speed, sports, strength, vertical jump // Comments Off

J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print] Effect of Squat Depth and Barbell Load on Relative Muscular Effort in Squatting. Bryanton MA, Kennedy MD, Carey JP, Chiu LZ. ABSTRACT: Resistance training is used to develop muscular strength and hypertrophy. Large muscle forces, in relation to the muscle’s maximum force generating ability, [...]

Supervision of Resistance Training and Performance

Jun 17, 2012 // by Team FPS // athlete, coach, Fitness, FPS, functionalps, General, Personal Trainer, private gym, resistance training, Simi Valley, strength and conditionoing, supervision // Comments Off

J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Mar;24(3):639-43. Influence of supervision ratio on muscle adaptations to resistance training in nontrained subjects. Gentil P, Bottaro M. The purpose of the present study was to compare the changes in muscle strength in nontrained young males performing resistance training under different supervision ratios. One hundred twenty-four young men were randomly [...]

FPS on Thumbtack – Best Personal Trainers in Oxnard

Apr 19, 2012 // by Team FPS // best private gym, elite, Fitness, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, General, Simi Valley, thumbtack, weight loss // Comments Off

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FPS Recognized by Thumbtack

Dec 29, 2011 // by Team FPS // best private gym, Functional Performance Systems, General, Simi Valley, thumbtack // Comments Off

FPS has been recognized in several different categories for top gyms/trainers in the Oxnard, CA (Ventura County area). Here are screen shots indicating FPS was rated the 7th most popular and 2nd most affordable. Link Link

FPS Recognized by Thumbtack

Dec 29, 2011 // by Team FPS // affordable, best private gym, Functional Performance Systems, General, Simi Valley, thumbtack // Comments Off

FPS has been recognized in several different categories for top gyms/trainers in the Oxnard, CA (Ventura County area). Here are screen shots indicating FPS was rated the 7th most popular and 2nd most affordable. Link Link

Carrageenan, Inflammation, Cancer, Immunity

Nov 11, 2011 // by Team FPS // 180 Program, animal, bowel, cancer, Carrageenan, degraded, endotoxin, exercise, food additives, food label, FPS, functionalps, General, human, immune system, immunity, immunosuppresion, inflammation, macrophage, nutrition, phagocytes, private gym, Ray Peat, Simi Valley, studies, tumor, undegraded // Comments Off

Pathol Biol (Paris). 1979 Dec;27(10):615-26. [Biological and pharmacological effects of carrageenan (author's transl)]. [Article in French] Roch-Arveiller M, Giroud JP. Carrageenan is sulfated polysaccharide which has been extensively used as emulsifier and thickening agent in the food industry, for its ability to induce acute inflammation in pharmacology and for its selectively toxic effect for macrophages [...]

Recipe: Creamy Custard

Nov 10, 2011 // by Team FPS // 180 Program, cream, custard, dessert, eggs, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, General, milk, nutrition, recipe, Simi Valley, sugar, traditional, weight loss // Comments Off

Ingredients 6 egg yolks 2 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream (look for carrageenan, etc. on label!) 5 T refined white sugar 1/4 tsp vanilla extract Saucepan Baking pan 7×7 or 8×8 (or anything comparable) Large skillet suitable for oven use Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2. Bring heavy whipping cream to a light [...]

Grapefruit, Flavonoids, Detoxification, and Estrogen

Nov 8, 2011 // by Team FPS // cancer, citrus, cytochrome, detoxification, estradiol, estriol, estrogen, estrone, flavonoids, FPS, Functional Performance Systems, functionalps, General, glucuronidation, grapefruit, grapefuit, green tea, HRT, isoenzyme, juice, kaempherol, liver, metabolism, naringenin, P-450, PMS, premenstrual syndrome, private gym, quercetin, Ray Peat, Simi Valley, stroke, tea, weight loss // Comments Off

For example, the flavonoids, naringenin, quercetin and kaempherol (kaempherol is an antioxidant, a phytoestrogen, and a mutagen) modify the metabolism of estradiol, causing increased bioavailability of both estrone and estradiol. (W. Schubert, et al., “Inhibition of 17-beta-estradiol metabolism by grapefruit juice in ovariectomized women,” Maturitas (Ireland) 30(2-3), 155-163, 1994.) -Ray Peat, PhD Maturitas. 1994 Dec;20(2-3):155-63. [...]