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Women’s Boxing to Make its Debut in Summer Olympics
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Women’s Boxing to Make its Debut in Summer Olympics
Finally, female boxers are getting the chance to fight for a medal in the Olympic games. The Summer Olympics, with the opening ceremony July 27, will feature women in boxing for the first time, with three ladies on the U.S. team.
Representing the U.S. will be Claressa Shields, Marlen Esparza, and Quanitta “Queen” Underwood. As the first female boxers to compete in the Olympics, they’ve already made history. The ladies will join 33 (a small number compared to the 250 men competing) other fighters, in three separate weight classes (the men’s competition has 10), all competing for the coveted medals.
While boxing joined the Olympics in 1904, it was the only Summer sport without females until now. The entire US boxing team has 12 members, making it the largest at the London games. The women’s tournament begins on the second Sunday of the games (August 5 and 6), and will last five days, with semifinals on August 8 and the gold-medal matches on August 9.
Meet the U.S. Women’s Team:
- Claressa Shields: Flint, Michigan, 17, competing as a middleweight (165lbs)
- Marlen Esparza: Houston, Texas, 22, competing as a featherweight (112 lbs)
- Quanitta “Queen” Underwwod: Seattle, Washington, 28, competing as a lightweight (132lbs)
Related articles:
The Detroit News: Flint boxer Claressa Shields helping to make Olympic history
Yahoo Sports: Women boxers get long-awaited Olympic chance
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/women-boxers-long-awaited-olympic-140512595–oly.html
The New York Times: U.S. Has Its First Female Olympic Boxer
Yahoo Sports: Women’s USA Olympic Boxing Team
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/womens-usa-olympic-boxing-team-fan-overview-222300187–oly.html
Weekly Links Round-up: May 9 – May 13
Friday, May 13th, 2011
Every week we gather a list of articles related to health, fitness, MMA, boxing and kickboxing for our readers as a one-stop shop for helpful tips and tricks when it comes to working out. Enjoy!
Top 10 Foods Good for Both Low-Fat and Low-Carb Diets:
http://nutrition.about.com/od/diets/tp/toptendietfoods.htm
How Exercise can Boost your Energy Levels:
http://www.lifemojo.com/lifestyle/how-exercise-can-boost-your-energy-levels-126455315
Gilbert Melendez:
http://mmaweekly.com/gilbert-melendez-looking-outside-strikeforce-for-next-challenge
The Paleo Diet
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
This one has been coming up a lot lately.
According to Wikipedia, The Paleo Diet, also known as the Caveman or Hunter-Gatherer Diet, is an eating plan based on the presumed ancient diet of wild plants and animals that humans consumed during the Paleolithic era—a period of about 2.5 million years in duration that ended around 10,000 years ago with the development of agriculture. It consists mainly of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, roots, and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils.
Image from of thelazycaveman.com
From a scientific perspective, the argument is that our bodies have still not adapted to our agricultural practices and that things like gluten, dairy and refined sugar are wreaking havoc on our bodies and exposing us to all kinds of disease. We were originally introduced to Paleo via The Blog of Tim Ferriss, when he featured a chapter from The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist and current provider of Revolutionary Solutions to Modern Life. We’re no experts on the matter so check out RobbWolf.com to learn more. There you’ll find plenty of info as well as recipes for Paleo versions of some of your favorite foods from beef jerky to banana bread.
Some other great resources we’ve come across:
- Mark’s Daily Apple – Mark Sisson will school you on Primal Living in the Modern World.
- Hunter-Gatherer – John Durant is in search of progress in human health from an evolutionary perspective.
- Modern Paleo – Diana Hsieh provides an objectivist approach to the principles and practices most conducive to human flourishing.
Interesting stuff. What do you think? We would love to hear any Paleo stories in our ranks?
Weekly Links Round-up: May 2 – May 6
Friday, May 6th, 2011
Every week we gather a list of articles related to health, fitness, MMA, boxing and kickboxing for our readers as a one-stop shop for helpful tips and tricks when it comes to working out. Enjoy!
Salt and Your Health:
http://www.lesliebeck.com/page.php?id=3244&type=art
Motivation for Exercise:
http://www.dietriffic.com/2011/05/06/motivation-to-exercise/
MMA or Boxing?:
http://www.mmaonline.com/headlines/boxing-or-mma-why-not-both/
Weekly Links Round-up: Apr. 18 – Apr. 22
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Every week we gather a list of articles related to health, fitness, MMA, boxing and kickboxing for our readers as a one-stop shop for helpful tips and tricks when it comes to working out. Enjoy!
Foods for Heart Health:
http://healthnews.ediets.com/diet-weight-loss/foods-for-heart-health.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dietfitnessblog+%28Diet+Blog%29
Exercise to Drink More Water:
http://fitho.in/2011/04/22/exercise-to-drink-more-water/
UFC 129:
http://mmafrenzy.com/18293/ufc-129-primetime-st-pierre-vs-shields-episode-2-full-video/
Weekly Links Round-up: Apr. 12 – Apr. 15
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Every week we gather a list of articles related to health, fitness, MMA, boxing and kickboxing for our readers as a one-stop shop for helpful tips and tricks when it comes to working out. Enjoy!
Sports Drinks: Are they Healthy?:
http://herbalwater.typepad.com/ayalas_herbal_water/2011/04/sports-drinks-are-they-healthy-do-they-improve-performance-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AyalasHerbalWater+%28Ayala%27s+Herbal+Water%29
Avoid Fad Weight Loss Diets:
http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/2011/04/fad-weight-loss-diets-7-tips-to-help.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyFitnessHutBlog+%28My+Fitness+Hut+Blog%29
Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio “Shogun”:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/23259/forrest-griffin-vs-mauricio-shogun-rua-ii-booked-for-ufc-134-in-august.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Feed%29
Weekly Links Round-up: Apr. 4 – Apr. 8
Friday, April 8th, 2011
Every week we gather a list of articles related to health, fitness, MMA, boxing and kickboxing for our readers as a one-stop shop for helpful tips and tricks when it comes to working out. Enjoy!
6 Not-So-Healthy Healthy Foods:
http://fitho.in/2011/03/21/6-not-so-healthy-healthy-foods/
Brief Exercise Over Endurance Training:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110405194101.htm
Jon Jones: The Birth of the Cool:
http://www.ufc.com/news/Jon-Jones-The-Birth-of-The-Cool
Weekly Links Round-up: Mar. 28 – Apr. 1
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Every week we gather a list of articles related to health, fitness, MMA, boxing and kickboxing for our readers as a one-stop shop for helpful tips and tricks when it comes to working out. Enjoy!
High-Energy Foods:
http://lookgoodfeelgreatalways.com/home/food-give-energy/
Don’t be Intimidated by Working Out:
http://www.universalhealthinfo.com/Exercise_Intimidation.html
Kyle Watson: A Man on a Mission:
http://www.ufc.com/news/Kyle-Watson-A-Man-On-A-Mission
