Crushing it, even on a bad day!

Some days that you hit the gym you will feel 100% on. Mentally ready, full of energy, chatty, enthusiastic, motivated, strong, get pumped up quickly etc. Other days you feel like shit. It is just preordained that these days come now and again. You know the feeling… No energy/motivation, tired and lethargic. Most people choose to take the easy way out and finish up early or take it easy on themselves but this is precisely what separates the men from the boys. Just picture your competition training the next time you feel like this and keep a positive mindset. Give that day the 100% that you have to give, even if you fall a rep short or need slightly more rest between sets. Finish what you came there to do. You will feel a great deal of satisfaction and accomplishment when you crush it, even on a bad day!

Beetroot for improved performance?

BEETROOT: For superior running performance? That’s what researchers from the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics are saying. The boys looked at test results from 11 recreationally fit men and women that were put through two 5km treadmill time trials, once with beetroot (200g), and once with a placebo (cranberry relish).

The results? The beetroot trail was 5% faster during the last 1.8km of the run, and 1.8km into the run the perceived exertion was less. That’s not bad for a vegetable that gives you a red surprise. 

FYI - The compound that causes the red color is betanin and is completely harmless, the body just can’t break it down.