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Can I Still Workout With A Rotator Cuff Injury?

Can I Still Workout With A Rotator Cuff Injury?

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Every week, the BuiltLean Team addresses your fitness and nutrition questions. Read on to find out more. Can I still workout with a rotator cuff injury? Do L-arginine and glutamine help decrease fat and increase lean muscle? Will the v-ups abs exercise help me burn fat? (V-up exercise youtube [...]

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You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Every week, the BuiltLean Team addresses your fitness and nutrition questions. Read on to find out more.

1. Can I still workout with a rotator cuff injury?
2. Do L-arginine and glutamine help decrease fat and increase lean muscle?
3. Will the v-ups abs exercise help me burn fat? (V-up exercise youtube video)
4. What’s the body fat % where most chest fat is gone?
5. Why are there no arm exercises in the BuiltLean Program?

Question #1 – Can I still workout with a rotator cuff injury?

Question: Any suggestions for workouts that can be done while waiting for a rotator cuff injury to heal? Also, in your opinion, after a rotator cuff injury are people ever able to really get back to the workouts / weights they were used to? – Sheri

Answer: Sheri,
If you are concerned about losing fitness during your upper body injury, I would recommend using a stationary bike as an alternative to running, or swimming, or any exercise using movement of your shoulders. Lower extremity body weight exercises such as lunges, squats, can also be implimented. As far as getting back to workouts after a rotator cuff injury, it all depends on the extent of the injury. With most Physical Therapy offices, after the rehab is over, it means that you are cleared to perform daily physical activity, which mainly consist of low intensity movements. High impact activities such as lifting weights takes a lot longer for you to regain the same strength you had prior to the injury. I would speak with your Physical Therapist and see what he/she has to say about your rotator cuff injury. Hope this helps!

- Kwesi (Kwesi Peters, CPT, Community Manager)

Question #2 – Do L-arginine and glutamine help decrease fat and increase lean muscle?

Question: I have a question about L-arginine and Glutamine. Do they help to decrease fat and increase muscle mass? Do you have any experience with these supplements? – Markku

Answer: L-arginine and Glutamine are two types of amino acids, which means they are two of the 20 building blocks of proteins. Consuming them in supplement form can help build muscle mass, but they can also be found in natural foods. Also, nutrition or supplements are only part of the entire puzzle of building muscle. You need the necessary stimulus to start the process, which is accomplished through resistance training. While we have written a lot of articles on the efficacy of supplements, we will add glutamine and l-arganine to the list!

- Kwesi (Kwesi Peters, CPT, Community Manager)

Question #3 – Will the v-ups abs exercise help me burn fat?

Question: Question: Will doing this v-up abs exercise help me burn more fat? Thanks – Christopher

Answer: Any form of exercise is more effective when you have your nutrition dialed in. Nutrition typically has the biggest impact on your exercise goals, particularly if your goal is to lose body fat. Strength training helps to shape your body and encourage your body to preserve lean muscle while instead using fat for fuel. In short, this exercise will be most effective as part of a complete workout and nutrition program. Hope that answers your question!

- Kristin (Kristin Rooke, CSCS, CPT)

Question #4 – What’s the body fat % where most chest fat is gone?

Question: Thanks for the article, Charlie!
In your experience, what’s the body fat % where most chest fat is gone? I’m aware that every body stores fat differently, but is there an approximate target range to strive for?
I’ve gone down from 25%~ to 14%~, and while I feel great and have very little stomach fat, the chest fat remains stubborn. It has definitely been reduced, but it’s still enough to make me uncomfortable. I am planning on dropping down to 10% anyway, but having an idea of where the goal-post lies would be comforting. – Andreas

Answer: Great question, Andreas. I wish I had a definitive answer, but as you said everyone is different. But since you asked, here are my thoughts:If you have very little stomach fat at 14%, then it is likely that most of the remaining extra fat is in your chest. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that a significant portion of every pound of fat you lose will come from your chest. Let’s look at how much fat would be lost if a 200 lb. person went from 14% to 10% (and I am using this number because you didn’t mention how much you weigh) using the builtlean calculation from this article: http://www.builtlean.com/2011/08/24/lean-body-mass-definition-formula/

Lean Body Mass = Body Weight – (Body Weight x Body Fat %)
Lean Body Mass = 200 – (200 x 14 %) = 172 pounds (28 pounds of fat)

Now assuming your lean mass stays the same, we can use the same equation but this time the variable is the body weight:
172 = x -(x)(10%)
172 = x – 0.1x
172 = 0.9x
body weight = 191.1
Subtracting the lean body mass from the body weight will give you the fat mass.
Fat mass: 191.1-172 = 19.1 pounds.

Thus, to get to 10% from 14%, a 200 lb. person would need to lose about 9 pounds of fat (28-19.1). If most of this came from the chest (and it should as you have said your belly fat is minimal), I suspect our example would be very happy at 10%. If your weight is significantly more or less, then plug in your weight and see what comes up. If you want to post those numbers I would be more than happy to comment. Let us know!

If my math is wrong, I truly apologize.

- Charlie Seltzer ( Charlie Seltzer, MD, CES, DABOM)

Question #5 – Why are there no arm exercises in the BuiltLean Program?

Question: Are there no arm exercises in the BuiltLean Program? – Brook

Answer: Arms exercises are in the program, but they are optional. I haven’t done many arm exercises in over 2 years and my body looks and feels better because of it. If you have small arms and want to get them bigger, then doing some extra arm exercises makes sense. If not, I just don’t think they are necessary!

- Marc Perry ( Marc Perry, CSCS, CPT)

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Actual Research on the Health Effects of Raspberry Ketones

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FitLinks: Study Finds Exercise Helps Men With Diet-Induced Erectile Dysfunction

FitLinks: Study Finds Exercise Helps Men With Diet-Induced Erectile Dysfunction

The same things that cause obesity, namely, high levels of saturated fat and added sugar, also cause heart disease and erectile dysfunction. While the main way to avoid this is to change eating patterns, new studies show that exercise does effectively improve both erectile dysfunction and the function of vessels that supply blood to the [...]

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The same things that cause obesity, namely, high levels of saturated fat and added sugar, also cause heart disease and erectile dysfunction. While the main way to avoid this is to change eating patterns, new studies show that exercise does effectively improve both erectile dysfunction and the function of vessels that supply blood to the heart. That doesn’t mean that exercise can “cure” a bad diet, but it can help mitigate the effects, which is a step in the right direction.

This week’s news includes a warning about a strain of salmonella found in Tempeh, so use caution if this food is a mainstay in your diet. There’s more about refining the use of BMI in obesity measurements, and the affect of appetite hormones in those already overweight. Plus, one man’s mission to create something that could function as a food substitute – but is it a good idea? See what you think.

Please Note: The articles and videos listed below are informative, popular, newsworthy, or a combination of all three. Just because we have included an article within FitLinks does not necessarily mean that BuiltLean supports, or agrees with its contents or views. If you have a question about our position on any article, please leave a comment and we will be happy to respond!

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4. New Trends In Growing Fitness Industry (News Press)

5. BMI Not Accurate Enough: Urgent Need For More Refined Measures (Science Daily)

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3. Your Brain (And Body) On Ice Cream (USA TODAY)

4. Could Healthier Pets Lead To Healthier Owners? (LA Times)

5. 9 Ingredients That Make Any Dish Healthier (The Huffington Post)

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Check out this funny video that Greatist posted from “The Flip Side,” which pokes some fun at gym stereotypes for men & women:

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Simple Solutions for Treating Wrinkles

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Exploring The Cellulite and The Ways to Avoid it

Cellulite can be termed as a cosmetic flaw, which simply plagues the women from puberty to the old age. For decades, the researchers and health experts have been working hard to create a treatment plan, which simply reduces or makes you free from the dimply cottage cheese appearance of the skin.

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Do You Take Your Measurements Regularly?

One of the top 10 search terms for my blog lately has been “What Should My Waist Size Be?” The above is a picture of me yesterday taking my own measurements after a fast walk. I did a post awhile ago on waist size and still get people clicking over to read it. There is � Continue Reading...

One of the top 10 search terms for my blog lately has been “What Should My Waist Size Be?” The above is a picture of me yesterday taking my own measurements after a fast walk.

I did a post awhile ago on waist size and still get people clicking over to read it. There is a lot of information about the importance of reducing belly fat because of the health risks associated with higher amounts of abdominal fat.

Waist size, hip size, arm size, thigh size, chest size, and even wrist size change as you lose weight and get more fit. Honestly, I was shocked at how my numbers changed as I lost weight. Even my wedding rings fit once more after I lost weight.

I wish that I had measured more frequently as I lost weight because seeing the numbers drop from waaaay to high to normal measurements was very encouraging. In case you didn’t remember or haven’t read my book, at my highest weight my waist size was well above 60 inches. How did I know? Because a standard 60 inch tape measure wouldn’t even come close to fitting around my hips.

You can see from this picture below that I carried a lot of weight around my hips. Well, the weight was everywhere but you get the idea.

The benefits of measuring yourself as you lose weight are mainly psychological as you do not need to measure yourself in order to lose weight, but you may give your weight loss efforts a boost if you do, especially if you are dealing with a plateau. Sometimes your body shrinks while the scale stays the same. I’ve seen that happen a lot.

Although I could tell from the way my stretchy pants fit that I was getting smaller in the hips and waist, it was very exciting to be able to fit the measuring tape around my hips and see a number under 50 inches.

In the years since I lost half of myself I make a deliberate effort to take my measurements regularly. It not only keeps me in touch with my body but also gives me a heads up if things change.

I’d encourage you to measure everything you can think of and keep those measurements in a safe place. Update them often as you continue on your journey.

Have you measured yourself along the way? What benefits do you see to measuring regularly? Diane

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Want to move toward healthiness?
I mentioned at the end of July how changing my diet helped me stop binging. I also have noticed how much better of a relationship I have with food. Foods that used to taunt me in the past, foods I’d have to work SO HARD to ignore have are now subdued. I can have a crispy marshmallow treat sit on my desk for DAYS, not be bothered by it and in fact, give it away instead of eating it. Don’t get {Read More}

I mentioned at the end of July how changing my diet helped me stop binging. I also have noticed how much better of a relationship I have with food. Foods that used to taunt me in the past, foods I’d have to work SO HARD to ignore have are now subdued. I can have a crispy marshmallow treat sit on my desk for DAYS, not be bothered by it and in fact, give it away instead of eating it. Don’t get me wrong – being healthy is still not second nature for me, I still have to work to make sure I’m feeding my body what it needs but, there isn’t as much resistance as there had been for years. And trust me, the less resistance, the better.

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Ewww! Dat’s Nasty: Pathogens on the Bottom of Your Sneakers

image: katiebordner I’ve been demonized by my family. I may as well grow horns and start attacking people with my pitch fork. The fam gets ticked because I constantly harass them to take off their shoes at the door. They say I’m real irritating and bitchy with my “no-shoes” demands, but I wouldn’t be such [...]

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I’ve been demonized by my family. I may as well grow horns and start attacking people with my pitch fork. The fam gets ticked because I constantly harass them to take off their shoes at the door. They say I’m real irritating and bitchy with my “no-shoes” demands, but I wouldn’t be such a bitch if they would just do what I ask. They barely listen to me. I’m ignored lots and lots.

Momma gets no respect.

If you trek your shoes into the house, you need to cut that shizz out right now. It doesn’t matter if you have carpet, tile or hardwood. You’re dragging in nasty stuff from outside that contaminates your flooring with germs, pathogens and toxic crap that can ultimately make you extremely ill. This news is especially important if you exercise at home or if you have a baby.

Why is that? Home exercisers no doubt get down close to the floor and babies are big time crawlers. Keep in mind that pathogens can also be picked up by bare feet in the house and carried into bed or wherever else you roam.

Besides the nastiness dragged in from stepping in saliva, snot loogies, vomit and urine (think about the floor in a public restroom), here are a few of the most serious offenders given a free pass into the home when you don’t leave your shoes at the door:

COLIFORM: An easy-to-test-for organism found in the intestinal tract of both human and animals, and also in soil and vegetation. Coliform is an indicator that harmful pathogens may be present. These pathogens include viruses, bacteria, protozoa and parasites. Coliform found in water (ever step in a puddle or muddied soil?) is a sure fire indicator of fecal contamination.

E. COLI: Belonging to the Coliform family, harmful strains of E.Coli are primarily introduced to the body orally via such routes as food, water, weird sex or poor sanitation, and can be found on common surfaces such as floors, toilet seats, and door handles.

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIA: This bacteria is found in the intestines and poop of humans. It can cause significant damage to the lungs if inhaled, and can also cause a bloodstream infection. Klebsiella exposure can be fatal. Exposure to the pathogen may come about after using the bathroom, ingesting contaminated food, person-to-person contact via contaminated hands, and also by coming into contact with other contaminated surfaces. This pathogen can also cause urinary tract infection and infection at wound sites on the body.

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…and let’s not forget about motor oil. It’s obviously toxic to humans and animals. If you’ve ever stepped on a greasy black patch in a parking lot, you brought those contaminants into your home.

That’s it! I’m done with my pathogenic, bacteria-laden fear-mongering for today.

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