Bodycomp News & Views Issue#20 October 2011

In this issue:

  1. Peter's favourite nutrition websites
  2. Kettlebells vs Kettle Corn
Nutrition Websites

Meal planning has never been this easy. Just enter the number of calories you want per day, the ratio of calories from protein, carbs and fat and your preferred foods and it does all of the heavy lifting.

http://swole.me/

Nutritional information is all over the internet, but this one site has almost every item and displays the information in a meaningful way.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/

If you want some in depth knowledge served with a bit of attitude, nothing beats Lyle McDonald's articles.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition

 

 

 

 

 

Kettlebells vs Kettle Corn

This seems like a strange face-off, but i've noticed that many people are in the dark about both of these modern staples.

 
  Kettle Corn Kettlebells
Purpose
deconditioning
conditioning
Origin
plump Dutchmen
ripped Russians
Weight
1/2 pound is plenty
6kg to 40kg
Motion
snacking
swinging
Cost
$5/bag (recurring)
$50-$150 (one time)
Resale
unlikely
very likely
Rating
use with caution
use every day