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Portillicous

[ 3 Comments ] Posted by Terry Klytar on 08.08.07 under Physical Fitness, Terry's Posts

FYI Whit, in response to your portillos addiction, yeah i said addiction… When i did some research after my 12 straight days at portillos a few years back, i emailed a portillos exec requesting some general health stats on their beef and cheddar croissant and she replied back hastily explaining that Portillos chooses not to disclose any nutritional information regarding their menu items. I found out later there was a reason for this non-disclosure. I came across some info regarding a massively produced underground chemical, referred to as Portillicous, that all edible items on the portillos menu are soaked in for periods of no less than 12 days. Portillicous is also sprayed on, infused, injected, brushed and transfused- depending on the nature of the food being treated. There is another drug called Arbymosotosis, commonly used to combat addiction to the chemical Portillicous found in certain beef and cheddar products at a well known fast food chain. Even so, Arbymosotosis is said to cause extreme depression and anxiety as a symptom of withdrawal. But even more current evidence has proven that the combination of Arbymosotosis in high doses with Portillicous at high doses produces a “balancing effect,” thus offsetting any adverse effects from either of the drugs. With the 5 beef and Cheddars for $5.95 on the horizon at Arby’s and the summer heat calling all cars to the rapid turnover of the Portillos drive-thru, you should have no problem getting your fix of beef and cheddar all for the better.

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Circuit Training

[ 3 Comments ] Posted by Dicky Relifonic on 07.28.07 under Dicky's Posts, Physical Fitness

When you are have been in the field for a while your mind starts to run. For me, the field it is a time to reflect. Even though the sole purpose of field research is to bring back data and present it to the public, I have selfish motives involved as well. Just because I am dedicating 3 months in the field to the study of a fantastic beast doesn’t mean this time doesn’t involve self-reflection. Lets just lay it out there, one of my hobbies is Circuit Training. I love being able to combine strength workouts with endurance exercises. It gets lonely out in the field and not having a new station to rotate to after 45 seconds can be a downer. I end up doing squat thrusts using a tree trunk as my base and when it is time for me to move to my next station I notice the closest thing that resembles exercise equipment is light brush that could potentially be used to pump out some sit-ups. What I am trying to get at is that I also use field research to reflect on the things I truly miss. Its not all about the pigeons. When I am out there, I realize I NEED circuit training. I took this picture of Barabra, Deb and Brian about 2 months ago and I always bring it with me in the field.

It is probably a bad idea to bring it since I start to miss my gym more, but these guys push things to the complete limit. I know Deb got her start with Circuit Training at Curves for women. Curves has a great Circuit Training program but people who come out of there think they live on a higher plane. Not sure why. Their Circuit Training Programs are the standard 30 seconds per station and are designed to firm, tone and help lose weight just like all other programs. I know Ballys has some great programs across the country but most of their equipment is generic. The thing I like about circuit training is that it is structured to provide a full body workout. I can tone my glutes, buttocks and strive for some rock hard abs. Don’t get any ideas!