Live Your Life With No Regrets
“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.”
-Unknown
Kekich's Credo #4
Real regrets only come from not doing your best. All else is out of your control. You're measured by results only. Trade excuses and "trying" for results, and expect half-hearted results from half-hearted efforts. Do more than is expected of you.
Life's easy when you live it the hard way... and hard if you try to live it the easy way.
In Inspiration And Hard Work,
Kurt Lee Hurley
What Is The Definition Of Insanity?
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
-Albert Einstein
Something To Think About...
I am a big subscriber to the idea that we are either moving forward or backward, never standing still. We are either progressing or regressing, never static. If you share this idea, we will all get along famously.
Today's post is merely a nugget of this idea, please read, contemplate and enjoy.
Kekichs Credo #30
"Power comes from stripping away appearances and seeing things as they really are. Socialism appeals to psychological and intellectual weaklings. Identify and replace all external authorities with internal strength and competence. Take full control of, and responsibility for, your conscious mind and every aspect of your life. Being incompetent or dependent in any part of your life or business opens you up to sloppiness, manipulation and irrationality."
In Passion, Purpose And Prosperity.
Kurt
801.722.8457
How To Rapidly Incinerate Stubborn And Unsightly Body Fat And Lose Weight Forever
By Kurt Lee Hurley
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| “A successful man is one who can lay a firm
foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” -David Brinkley |
The other day as I was wrapping up my day and getting ready to
head out the door, I had a walk-in ask if she could borrow a few minutes of my
time. Now, although I am a fitness business owner, my time is meticulously
calculated days in advance and I pride myself on being on time, especially when
it comes to spending time with my kids. But since I was a few minutes ahead of
schedule, I smiled and politely told her I would actually give it to her for
free. No, not training or consulting, silly… Some time. Sheesh, what do you take
me for, huh?
Anyway, she immediately kicked into telling me she had done hcg,
that it didn’t work, invested into a “substitute a cheeseburger for a protein
shake because they have the same points” program, it didn’t work and also was
walking 45 minutes a day and that didn’t work either. Hmmm…??? I’m mystified,
these crappy, one-size-fits-all programs don’t work??? Really, now…
How To Set And Realize Your Goals – Part I
Who Are You And What Is Your
Creed?
Hello, my friend…
Today’s post isn’t
going to be lengthy, nor is it something to just gloss over. If you put the
following exercise into action, you will find goal attainment of any sort is no
longer a mystery, it will no longer be something you just read about. If put to
the test, your goals will be something that you have conquered and your life
will truly be of your own design, on your own terms.
Ok?
Awesome, here you go…
Take an hour and
disappear. Turn off your phone, tablet, laptop and any other encumbrance. Find
a quiet place to go within and openly think. Relax your mind and body, quiet
your inner self and ask yourself these questions:
Who Is Kurt Lee Hurley
Hey… What’s up? It’s
Kurt here and because I am still getting quite a few emails and phone calls
from people all over the place asking the same two questions; “Who are you? And
where did you come from? As if I have just recently broken into the fitness and
business coaching industries. So, I thought I would do my best and try to
answer those two questions as clearly and concisely as I possibly can.
The first thing I always say is, “Google me.” I don’t mean
to sound arrogant and I am sincere when I say it, but come on… We Google
everything, why when it comes to doing research on hiring a personal trainer,
bootcamp instructor, business coach or even verifying credibility, do we not
use Google? By the way, “Kurt Lee Hurley” has more than 20,000,000 Google entries,
yes…I did just write 20,000,000. So what perhaps does that mean? Hmmm…? I’ll let you decide.
Let me say this… There are a lot of unqualified “experts”
teaching your kids, your wife and your employees a whole lot of nothing. Believe
me, it’s sad but true.
Do This, Don’t Do That… What To Eat And Not To Eat To Build Your Sizzling, Super-Sexy Slim, Swimsuit Body
"Things
do not change. We change." - Henry David Thoreau
I still get a big ol’ giggle when I consult with a female prospect
(of any age) and they exclaim with firm conviction that they are afraid to lift
weights because they don’t wanna get “big”. As if this de-conditioned female
literally had the kind of shear strength and power to lift hard enough and
heavy enough to cause such disrepair that her muscles would actually
hypertrophy (grow) and subsequently manifest a bigger, more muscular physique.
Please, let’s put this archaic, misgiving to rest. Ladies, you cannot do such a
thing no matter how fast & furious you manhandle those 8 pound dumbbells,
it just isn’t gonna happen. Not to mention the intricate dietary discipline and
the construction and consumption of the sort of diet that would have to be
employed to get “big” typically would never happen either, so relax.
However, in order to build the kind of beautiful body most women
wish to possess, you must work similarly to and employ very similar training
techniques that those who are “big” have used in pursuit of their goal. What
makes all the difference in the world is how you eat to support the goal. Eat
big, get big. Got it?
Why Provo’s Personal Trainer And Premiere Bootcamp Instructor Is Singing Provo’s Praises
Okay, so living here in Utah County, we are all aware
of the (dare I say) frugal community in which we reside. However, being in the
service industry I have seen something that others perhaps might not.
There is good, kind, generous people everywhere and
Utah County is no different. Religion, or spiritual pursuit’s aside, the bottom
line is this place is chock full of fantastic people.
Provo Bootcamp Fitness Training
Ya' know, I'm gonna be totally straight up with you here because probably like you, I hate being sold things. I love buying things that I value, but I hate being "sold." However, I am not here to sell you anything. Sure, I'm a business dude and I like doing business. But mostly I like it because my business places me into the position to help people, to truly help people and that is what I love doing. Besides, I think Zig Ziglar said it best… "You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." Well, that is my goal here with this program. To help as many people as I possibly can get what they want. With a fitness bootcamp we all win. You get in the best shape of your life and I get to have a hand in that process. With that being said, allow me to give you a few tangible reasons why you too should do one of my fitness bootcamps.
L-Glutamine - The Miracle Amino Acid and How You Can Benefit From Its Use - By Kurt Lee Hurley
"I don't believe in miracles - I depend upon them."
- Raymond Dale
I am absolutely mystified... For some strange reason glutamine or L-Glutamine as it was officially christened, as of today has not been truly discovered by the world at large! What do I mean by discovered? Well, it just seems a little odd to me that an amino acid that composes the greater portion of your skeletal muscle mass and is depleted through daily and excessive physical exertion does not play a bigger role in repair, recovery and general maintenance of...well the greater than 60% of your body. Glutamine is an amino acid found in proteins of all life forms and is classified as a semi-essential or conditionally essential amino acid. This means that under normal circumstances the body can synthesize sufficient L-glutamine to meet physiological demands. Nonetheless, there are conditions where the body cannot do so. So my dilemma is, should I open up the floodgates and exclaim to the world how important glutamine is or should I contribute to the suppression of what I view as one of the most vital elements necessary for bodily integrity and overall health? You know what... I'm going to do what I do and that is to speak the truth, and I'll let you determine how vital glutamine is to you. Okay? Great!
Of late, glutamine has come to be reputed as merely an important amino acid
when the body is subjected to such metabolic stress situations as trauma
(including surgical trauma), cancer, sepsis and burns, this list also includes
traumas or excessive uses as hard-core training for athletics, emotional stress
and the daily rigors of a demanding lifestyle, I couldn't agree more. Under
these conditions, L-glutamine becomes an essential amino acid, and it is
therefore very important to ensure adequate intake or replacement of the amino
acid in order to meet the increased physiological and psychological demands
created by these circumstances. But again, with all the physiological,
psychological and shall we even dare say spiritual stressors that we are
subjected to...my personal assessment (guess) is that glutamine is far more
important to us than those who are in the positions of power, persuasion and
leverage might have us believe. Logic dictates that if we fall apart faster,
more often and do so frequently...well there is just the system already in
place to take care of us...think bout it!Luckily glutamine is indeed and without argument the most abundant amino acid found in the body, (thank goodness for science) and plasma (blood) glutamine levels are the highest of any amino acid. Glutamine is predominantly manufactured (synthesized) and stored in skeletal muscle. The amino acid L-glutamate is metabolized to L-glutamine in a reaction catalyzed (To initiate a chemical reaction and enable it to proceed under different conditions) by the enzyme glutamine synthase, a reaction which, in addition to L-glutamate, requires ammonia, ATP and magnesium...ya' dig?
And if that isn't fascinating enough, glutamine is also an overtly multipurpose amino acid and participates in many particular reactions in the body. Glutamine is very important in the regulation of acid-base balance and glutamine additionally allows the kidneys to excrete an acid load, protecting the body against acidosis. This is accomplished by the production of ammonia, which binds hydrogen ions, to produce ammonium cations (a positively charged polyatomic ion of the chemical formula NH4+ and a molecular mass of 18.04, resulting from protonation of ammonia (NH3).) that are excreted in the urine along with chloride anions. Bicarbonate ions are simultaneously released into the bloodstream. If that just ain't powerful enough, check this out...glutamine helps protect the body against ammonia toxicity by transporting ammonia, in the form of glutamine's amide group, from peripheral tissues to visceral organs, where it can be excreted as ammonium by the kidneys or converted to urea by the liver. Sorry about the science mumbo-jumbo, but because I whole-heartedly feel glutamine is so important, I only think that it is right to convey these messages, so without further delay...a little more uh...mumbo-jumbo (gibberish).
This miracle amino acid also participates in other metabolic activities such
as; serving as the most important nitrogen shuttle, supplying nitrogen for
metabolic purposes (from glutamine-producing tissues, such as skeletal muscle)
to glutamine-consuming tissues. Pretty cool huh? Well that isn't the whole
shebang, please continue.Besides all that good stuff, glutamine also participates in the formation of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides, amino sugars (such as glucosamine), L-glutamate and other amino acids, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and glutathione. As well as the participation in protein synthesis, energy production and, if necessary, the production of D-glucose and glycogen. Importantly, glutamine can serve as the primary respiratory substrate (The material or substance on which an enzyme acts or a surface on which an organism grows or is attached) for the production of energy in enterocytes and lymphocytes. Glutamine is considered an immunonutrient, and supplemental L-glutamine is used in medical foods for such stress situations as the above mentioned traumas, cancers, infections and burns and post-burn infections to all degrees.
Supplemental glutamine's possible immunomodulatory role may be accounted for in a number of ways. Glutamine appears to play a major role in protecting the integrity of the gastrointestinal tract and, in particular, the large intestine. During catabolic states, the integrity of the intestinal mucosa may be compromised with consequent increased intestinal permeability and translocation of Gram-negative bacteria from the large intestine into the body. The requirement for glutamine by the intestine, as well as by cells such as lymphocytes, appears to be much greater than that supplied by skeletal muscle, the major storage tissue for glutamine add glutamine is the preferred respiratory fuel for enterocytes, colonocytes and lymphocytes. Therefore, supplying supplemental glutamine under these conditions may do a number of things. For one, it more than likely will reverse the catabolic state by sparing skeletal muscle glutamine. It also may inhibit translocation of Gram-negative bacteria from the large intestine. Glutamine helps maintain secretory IgA, which functions primarily by preventing the attachment of bacteria to mucosal cells.
Gastrointestinal Performance.
Moreover, glutamine appears to be required to support the increase of mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes, as well as the production of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). It is also required for the maintenance of lymphokine-activated killer cells (LAK). Glutamine can enhance phagocytosis by neutrophils and monocytes. It can lead to an increased synthesis of glutathione in the intestine, which may also play a role in maintaining the integrity of the intestinal mucosa by ameliorating oxidative stress.
But the precise mechanism of the possible immunomodulatory action of supplemental glutamine on the other hand, still remains unresolved. My guess is and it is more than conceivable that the major effect of glutamine occurs at the level of the intestine (in the tummy). And perchance enteral glutamine acts expressly on intestine-associated lymphoid tissue and stimulates overall immune function by that mechanism, without passing beyond the splanchnic bed.
Glutamine Reduces Post-Burn Infections
By referrence from a fairly recent study in Critical Care Medicine (2003; 31:2444-9) glutamine lowers infection risk and may lead to fewer deaths and shorter hospital stays in burn victims. In the study, 41 adults under the age of 65 years with severe burns covering between 20 and 80% of their skin were assigned to receive standard nutrition through a feeding tube supplemented with 4.3 grams of glutamine or supplemented with other amino acids (aspartic acid, asparagine, and glycine) every four hours (up to 26 grams per day). Treatment was continued until complete healing of the burns occurred. Time spent in the hospital, incidence of blood infections, and the number of deaths was recorded.
The incidence of blood infections was three times higher in individuals receiving the control mixture than in those getting supplemental glutamine in their feeding tube. No deaths occurred in the group receiving glutamine among the 19 individuals who survived the first 72 hours, compared with eight deaths among the 16 people in the control group who survived the first 72 hours. Time spent in the hospital was also significantly reduced in those receiving glutamine.
The anticatabolic/anabolic activity of supplemental glutamine can be explicated by its effect in and its efficiency in sparing skeletal muscle glutamine stores.
Glutamine powder is a flavorless, easy-mixing, pure, free amino acid powder.What it can do for you...
Clinical studies reveal that glutamine supplementation can help support recovery after intensive training by promoting energy replenishment, maintaining a healthy immune system and by maximizing your body's buffering capacity against lactic acid build-up.
Again, glutamine is the most common amino acid found in your muscles - over 6o% of skeletal muscle is indeed glutamine. It consists of 19% nitrogen, making it the primary transporter of nitrogen into your muscle cells. During extreme training, glutamine levels are greatly depleted in your body, which decreases strength, stamina and recovery. It could take up to a week for glutamine levels to return to normal. Glutamine supplementation can minimize breakdown of muscle and improve protein metabolism.
In addition to playing key roles in protein metabolism, cell volumizing and anti-catabolism, glutamine will also increase your ability to secrete Human Growth Hormone, which helps metabolize body-fat and support new muscle tissue growth. Glutamine's anti-catabolism ability prevents the breakdown of your muscular integrity. This is especially useful for those of you 'cutting down'. Especially during the spring into summer when you're trying to get rid of unwanted body fat, without losing any hard-earned muscle.
Especially notably because glutamine levels are depleted during workouts, bodybuilders are more susceptible to illnesses and this is why glutamine supplementation is so important, not necessarily to gain more muscle, but for the sustenance of muscular integrity and bodily vitality and because glutamine supplementation promotes a positive nitrogen balance and prevents the loss of muscle. Recent studies have also shown that taking just 2 grams of glutamine can increase growth hormone levels by a staggering 400%.
Now, if all this is not proof enough for you to do a little research of your own, then I just don't know what to tell ya', but if I have contributed to triggering your interest in glutamine, I have done what I set out to do...and that is to convey TRUTH! Here is to you, your vitality and to the truth. -Know Thyself!
Kurt Lee Hurley
801.722.8457
“Choose Your Love, Love Your Choice.” –Thomas S. Monson
I chose this quote from Thomas S. Monson to preamble today’s blog post, as it reminds me of the simple crime that most human’s being perpetrate on themselves and upon others.
I have no clue what has happened to commitment, conviction and compliance these days. I see it in the fitness industry. (Jumping ship for the latest &, greatest) I see it in business, (not utilizing metrics to gauge and quantify results) and I see it in inter-personal relationships, (jumping ship for the seemingly new or improved). The truth is…life is what we make it. We must choose what we love and love our choice. We are losing sight of what matters most…people. We are losing sight of the principles in which the successful have always applied and the platform in which should be erected to successfully self-govern. We have allowed too many nay-sayers, (vampires and crabs) and too many non-supportive entities into our lives, as well as unconsciously subjecting ourselves to unsound and unhealthy thinking, doing and being. We are reaping the rewards of faulty living and because we are too involved in being admired, being adorned and being acclaimed, we are ignoring the things that matter most. If you desire mediocrity, you will acquire mediocrity, if you desire value; you will aspire to and acquire value. We get what we give and nothing more. If your results are not what you had hoped, if happiness hasn’t knocked you over the head, re-e (value) ate and recalibrate. We are solely/souly responsible and accountable for our state of “being” and no thing and no one except ourselves are to blame. We cannot be held harmless for our thoughts, actions and behaviors. If you want more, be more. If you have the need for love, plant the seed for love… It’s really that simple. Remember, to see change, be change…to be fit, see fit and most importantly, if it is love you need, it is love you feed.-KLH
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