Also joining the team this yer at the Georgia Games will be Master boxer Mischa Mertz. She is in the states from Australia and will be on the DBC team!
DBC also welcomes female boxer Patricia Aclivar to their team. Patricia is a well established amateur who is fighting for the last time outside of the professional ranks at the Georgia Games this weekend. She will be working with Terri Moss and will be turning pro soon after the Games.
What is the best diet for human beings?
Vegetarian? Vegan? High-protein? Low-fat? Dairy-Free?
Hold on to your shopping carts: There is no perfect diet for human beings. At least not one that's based on how much protein, fat or carbohydrates you eat.
People have lived and thrived on high-protein, high-fat diets (the Inuit of Greenland); on low-protein, high-carb diets (the indigenous peoples of southern Africa); on diets high in raw milk and cream (the people of the Loetschental Valley in Switzerland); diets high in saturated fat (the Trobriand Islanders) and even on diets in which animal blood is considered a staple (the Massai of Kenya and Tanzania). And folks have thrived on these diets without the ravages of degenerative diseases that are so epidemic in modern life--heart disease, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, osteoporosis and cancer.
In Depth: The Healthiest Foods On Earth
The only thing these diets have in common is that they're all based on whole foods with minimum processing. Nuts, berries,beans, raw milk, grass-fed meat. Whole, real, unprocessed food is almost always healthy, regardless of how many grams of carbs, protein or fat it contains.
All these healthy diets have in common the fact that they are absent foods with bar codes. They are also extremely low in sugar. In fact, the number of modern or ancient societies known for health and longevity that have consumed a diet high in sugar would be ... let's see ... zero.
Truth be told, what you eat probably matters less than how much processing it's undergone. Real food--whole food with minimal processing--contains a virtual pharmacy of nutrients, phytochemicals, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, anti-inflammatories and healthful fats, and can easily keep you alive and thriving into your 10th decade...
And here we are at the venue with Ann Wolf. Good LORD she's a biggun! I think her feet were as long as my femur! Ann is a former world champion who trains some guys now including undefeated pro James Kirkland. She's got a gym in Austin, Texas. She doesn't say much though.. And who's going to complain? Not me, that's for sure. Her spit would probably knock me out. I've got Kris next to me and Patricia Alcivar, one of my latest students who I will be turning pro after the Georgia Games this weekend. Be on the look out for Patricia on the professional scene soon!
Ok, here's the rundown. Crystal (left) won the Gold Medal in the novice division at 119 125 pounds, and Kris won the Silver Medal in the novice 119 pound division. Her they post with Crystal's "bling".
And meet Mischa Mertz! She's a journalist from Australia who is an amateur boxer too! She's written a book on her experience as a woman amateur boxer in the "masters" division (over 34 years old) called "Bruising." Unfortunately its only available in Australia. Drat. Mischa is 45, and she came to the states just this month to try to box since its illegal for women to box at her age in Australia, and she's doing research and documenting it as she experiences it! How cool is that! When I find out where to get her book I'll post it. Oh, she's coming to Atlanta to box Comedian Susan Dunn (42 years old) in the masters division at the Georgia Games this weekend! Its cool that they both get a chance to box. I'll be in Mischa's corner and she'll be staying with me for a couple of days. I'm sure I'll be in her book as her favorite trainer. :)
And we did have a minor accident.. I KNEW there were darn sharks in that water, I knew it! Kris thought it was funny, but I didn't think so at all, I mean look at that! I could have been killed.
Then his first day in the gym, and look at him go! He even looks bored with that double-end bag. It must be too slow for the fast hands of Riley Pepin.
Don't make him show you his boxing pose.. He says, "Buy a table at the Olympic Reunion.. or ELSE!"
And here he is working out with his trainer, ME, his granny. :)
Is it that time already? Wow.. That year seemed to zoom past me, yet here we are, off again to the Women's National Golden Gloves. This is the best amateur boxing event for women that I've been to. Bonnie Cannino and Yvonne Reis have done an incredible job bringing this tournament to Florida every for many years now, and its one of the most desirable places for women amateurs to box. The best in the country will be there, including us!
Both of these fighters are talented and well-skilled. Though the best in the country will be there, there will also be many girls with little experience coming just to get a fight. Its about the only event a woman can go to and have a guaranteed fight. Considering how little experience women get in club shows, this is the place to be no matter where they are as amateurs. And it gives them top-tier competition.
How awesome is that? On June 20th Decatur Boxing Club's owner and professional trainer Xavier Biggs was inducted into the Georgia Boxing Hall of Fame. Xavier has been a major player in boxing in Atlanta since 1989. Congratulations to Xavier Biggs!
