Individual fat cells/adipocytes store excess dietary fat and energy (triglycerides) in the adipose tissue. Adipocytes and triglycerides are unloaded when lipoprotein lipase on lipid (containing lipoproteins) is sent out from the liver and into the adipose tissue. Circulating lipoproteins also transport lipids in the blood stream. Adipose tissue can also store excess energy, this comes from an over consumption of carbs. Body fat will increase when this happens for several days. Glucose will enter the adipose tissue where it is under the influence of insulin. Then it is stored as triglycerides when synthesised into fat. However, this is more likely when insulin levels are increased. Most glucose is taken into the tissues which is used as fuel and then the glucose will enter the adipose tissue and contribute to the storage of fat. The distribution of the adipose tissue can be influenced by gender, genetics and also hormonal dominance.
Right... that's it!
Seriously, I'm achy all over and done ridiculous amounts of revision which has made my M.E. worse - just hope I can function in the morning. Apologies for the frequent posting, it will now stop!
Good night all x
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Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Thursday, 6 February 2014
What the next few posts will be about...
Hello, just a quick update!
I've decided the next few posts are going to be about "Nutrition". The reason for this is because I'm working towards something where my memory needs to be refreshed - it also helps when working on my own diet plans which will be posted on my website when I get it sorted!
Keep eating healthily everyone and see you all tomorrow! ;)
I've decided the next few posts are going to be about "Nutrition". The reason for this is because I'm working towards something where my memory needs to be refreshed - it also helps when working on my own diet plans which will be posted on my website when I get it sorted!
Keep eating healthily everyone and see you all tomorrow! ;)
Friday, 31 January 2014
Bones of the Skeleton: Part 1 Continued...
Hello! Just a quick one today...
As you can see from the title, I'm going to start from where I left off!
So today/tonight I'm going to finish off explaining the rest of the axial skeleton...
There's only one area left... I've talked about the skull, the spine and now... the chest!
So what bones do we have in this area?
Well we have 12 pairs of ribs and a sternum!
Starting with the ribs... they actually originate from the thoracic vertebrae (remember we talked about that last time?!.. Chris Tarrant... The Tarrant standing for thoracic vertebrae!). Anyway, these pairs of ribs extend around to form the chest wall! The 1st 3 pairs attach to the sternum (we'll be talking about that in a moment!). Now... the next 3 pairs of ribs have common cartilaginous attachment which is to the sternum. Finally, the last 2 pairs are free! (A lot to take in hence the spreading of blogs!)
So what are we left with... the sternum! This bone receives the upper 10 pairs of ribs (not the last 2 as they are free!) as well as receiving the clavicle. (We'll be covering the clavicle next time!)
Ok, so hope you found this useful!
See you all soon x
As you can see from the title, I'm going to start from where I left off!
So today/tonight I'm going to finish off explaining the rest of the axial skeleton...
There's only one area left... I've talked about the skull, the spine and now... the chest!
So what bones do we have in this area?
Well we have 12 pairs of ribs and a sternum!
Starting with the ribs... they actually originate from the thoracic vertebrae (remember we talked about that last time?!.. Chris Tarrant... The Tarrant standing for thoracic vertebrae!). Anyway, these pairs of ribs extend around to form the chest wall! The 1st 3 pairs attach to the sternum (we'll be talking about that in a moment!). Now... the next 3 pairs of ribs have common cartilaginous attachment which is to the sternum. Finally, the last 2 pairs are free! (A lot to take in hence the spreading of blogs!)
So what are we left with... the sternum! This bone receives the upper 10 pairs of ribs (not the last 2 as they are free!) as well as receiving the clavicle. (We'll be covering the clavicle next time!)
Ok, so hope you found this useful!
See you all soon x
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
A brief insight to my New Diet
Hello!
So, I stated in my previous blog that I'd talk more about the skeleton and the bones in the body... well I'm going to do that tomorrow now (busy day) but I'll leave you with a picture of my dinner tonight!
I started a new diet last week. I lost around a stone in weight over Christmas and I'm looking to put that on whilst doing some not too strenuous exercise. So far it's going well... I'll be sharing my diet when I've got my website sorted which will probably be here towards the end of the year as I'm not really up to it at the moment, plus I want to see some good results to show the rest of you too to prove the diets and workouts I follow do work!
Before Christmas, I weighed around 15 stone, I've now gone down to around 14 stone (morning weight). It's ALWAYS best to weigh yourself in the morning as your body isn't carrying any food or water weight! That's the most accurate time of day to weigh yourself, unless of course you work nights!
I'm 6ft 3 too so for someone of my height and weight, the recommended amount of calories to have on a bulk is around 3300... I've cut this down to 3000 as I'm not as active as a regular person due to my M.E.
Anyway... here's the picture...
There we go... not the best presentation but it's all about getting the calories in! What's the point in a good presentation if you're going to eat it anyway??!! ;)
It tastes good!
Chicken fillets, cherry tomatoes, brown rice, spinach, feta cheese and baked potatoes. :)
Hope you're all having a great week so far!
Barry. :)
So, I stated in my previous blog that I'd talk more about the skeleton and the bones in the body... well I'm going to do that tomorrow now (busy day) but I'll leave you with a picture of my dinner tonight!
I started a new diet last week. I lost around a stone in weight over Christmas and I'm looking to put that on whilst doing some not too strenuous exercise. So far it's going well... I'll be sharing my diet when I've got my website sorted which will probably be here towards the end of the year as I'm not really up to it at the moment, plus I want to see some good results to show the rest of you too to prove the diets and workouts I follow do work!
Before Christmas, I weighed around 15 stone, I've now gone down to around 14 stone (morning weight). It's ALWAYS best to weigh yourself in the morning as your body isn't carrying any food or water weight! That's the most accurate time of day to weigh yourself, unless of course you work nights!
I'm 6ft 3 too so for someone of my height and weight, the recommended amount of calories to have on a bulk is around 3300... I've cut this down to 3000 as I'm not as active as a regular person due to my M.E.
Anyway... here's the picture...
There we go... not the best presentation but it's all about getting the calories in! What's the point in a good presentation if you're going to eat it anyway??!! ;)
It tastes good!
Chicken fillets, cherry tomatoes, brown rice, spinach, feta cheese and baked potatoes. :)
Hope you're all having a great week so far!
Barry. :)
Saturday, 18 January 2014
The functions of the Skeletal System
Hello everyone! Hope you have all had a great start to the New Year so far! :)
The Skeletal System... What better way to start off the New Year?!...
If you're interested in learning about the body then you'll find this interesting and of course it's important for Personal Trainers to know these sorts of things!
Will knowing this information affect the way you approach your workout and diet? Probably not but why is it useful to know all of this?
Well for a start the skeleton protects all of the internal organs e.g. the lungs, the heart, the brain etc etc.
It gives our body shape, if we had no bones then we'd all just be blobs, like a blob fish which isn't the prettiest of sights!
It also provides surfaces for the attachment of soft tissues such as ligaments and muscles, these muscles can pull on the bones which products joint movement meaning the skeleton will act as bio mechanical levers to allow this.
What else? Well there's 2 main functions that haven't been mentioned yet, production and storage!
So what does the skeleton produce that we haven't covered already? Well there's a few things that certain bones produce which are namely produce granular white blood cells, red blood cells, and lastly platelets from their red bone marrow.
I'm going to finish today's blog with the storage of the skeleton before moving onto the names of the bones tomorrow. (I've written a bit more than I 1st decided to!)
The skeleton stores several minerals which when required are released. These minerals include calcium and phosphorus. Lastly, triglycerides are stored in the adipocytes of yellow bone marrow. And for those who don't know, triglycerides are the main constituent of animal fats and vegetable oil. The technical term used is an "ester composed of glycerol bound to three fatty acids".
As you can see, lots of technical terms there! I won't go into them all as I could simply go on for days... and like most people find it very confusing!
Hope you found this as useful as I did and look at for the next blog in a few days.
Barry. :)
The Skeletal System... What better way to start off the New Year?!...
If you're interested in learning about the body then you'll find this interesting and of course it's important for Personal Trainers to know these sorts of things!
Will knowing this information affect the way you approach your workout and diet? Probably not but why is it useful to know all of this?
Well for a start the skeleton protects all of the internal organs e.g. the lungs, the heart, the brain etc etc.
It gives our body shape, if we had no bones then we'd all just be blobs, like a blob fish which isn't the prettiest of sights!
It also provides surfaces for the attachment of soft tissues such as ligaments and muscles, these muscles can pull on the bones which products joint movement meaning the skeleton will act as bio mechanical levers to allow this.
What else? Well there's 2 main functions that haven't been mentioned yet, production and storage!
So what does the skeleton produce that we haven't covered already? Well there's a few things that certain bones produce which are namely produce granular white blood cells, red blood cells, and lastly platelets from their red bone marrow.
I'm going to finish today's blog with the storage of the skeleton before moving onto the names of the bones tomorrow. (I've written a bit more than I 1st decided to!)
The skeleton stores several minerals which when required are released. These minerals include calcium and phosphorus. Lastly, triglycerides are stored in the adipocytes of yellow bone marrow. And for those who don't know, triglycerides are the main constituent of animal fats and vegetable oil. The technical term used is an "ester composed of glycerol bound to three fatty acids".
As you can see, lots of technical terms there! I won't go into them all as I could simply go on for days... and like most people find it very confusing!
Hope you found this as useful as I did and look at for the next blog in a few days.
Barry. :)
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Barry's Personal Training - An Introduction
As some of you will know, I'm a qualified Personal Trainer. I've always had a very keen interest when it comes to fitness and have enjoyed learning about how it all works.
After I finished university last year, I attend a Personal Training Academy for 6 weeks where I gained my qualifications.
In that 6 weeks, I became qualified in Level 2 Fitness Instructing/Level 3 Personal Training/Gym-Based Boxing/Studio-Cycling/Circuit Training & Sports Nutrition. It was a very busy 6 weeks!
After those 6 weeks I went straight to a 2 day business course down in London and the day after I got home I started my new job as a PT (I live in the North West near Liverpool).
Unfortunately just 3 and a half weeks into my new job (the night before I was due to take my 1st spinning class) I was in hospital with severe leg pains. This resulted in me leaving my new job immediately.
At this point it was around the beginning of December and on January 10th this year I was officially diagnosed with ME(Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)/CFS(Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).
It's been a pretty tough year finding myself extremely limited in what I do. I use crutches or a walking stick nearly everywhere I go, regularly taking painkillers and having to break off several times a day to try and recuperate my energy.
So there's my story!
Despite this I've been keeping my mind active as much as I can, refreshing my memory for when I'm able to go back to work.
I'm also experimenting with my workout and diet to find the right balance between the 2 where it's effective but not too strenuous for me physically!
The reason I have started this blog is for me to talk about Health & Fitness (because I like to!) and to help people viewing this understand more about the body, especially those in a similar position to me who I have contact with through social networking.
Gradually, I'd like to go through the anatomy & physiology of the body, followed by the main principles of exercise & fitness before moving on to the nutrition.
I'll probably update this blog every 1-3 days - mainly depending on my fluctuating health!
Hope you enjoyed reading and I shall see you all soon!
Barry. :)
After I finished university last year, I attend a Personal Training Academy for 6 weeks where I gained my qualifications.
In that 6 weeks, I became qualified in Level 2 Fitness Instructing/Level 3 Personal Training/Gym-Based Boxing/Studio-Cycling/Circuit Training & Sports Nutrition. It was a very busy 6 weeks!
After those 6 weeks I went straight to a 2 day business course down in London and the day after I got home I started my new job as a PT (I live in the North West near Liverpool).
Unfortunately just 3 and a half weeks into my new job (the night before I was due to take my 1st spinning class) I was in hospital with severe leg pains. This resulted in me leaving my new job immediately.
At this point it was around the beginning of December and on January 10th this year I was officially diagnosed with ME(Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)/CFS(Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).
It's been a pretty tough year finding myself extremely limited in what I do. I use crutches or a walking stick nearly everywhere I go, regularly taking painkillers and having to break off several times a day to try and recuperate my energy.
So there's my story!
Despite this I've been keeping my mind active as much as I can, refreshing my memory for when I'm able to go back to work.
I'm also experimenting with my workout and diet to find the right balance between the 2 where it's effective but not too strenuous for me physically!
The reason I have started this blog is for me to talk about Health & Fitness (because I like to!) and to help people viewing this understand more about the body, especially those in a similar position to me who I have contact with through social networking.
Gradually, I'd like to go through the anatomy & physiology of the body, followed by the main principles of exercise & fitness before moving on to the nutrition.
I'll probably update this blog every 1-3 days - mainly depending on my fluctuating health!
Hope you enjoyed reading and I shall see you all soon!
Barry. :)
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