Author Archives: Megan May
Thursday-5/15/2015
Main – CrossFit
Warm-up (No Measure)
Musical Wall Balls
1000m Row (Time)
Max Effort 1000m Row
Regional Event 5 (Time)
21-15-9
Deadlift (315/205)
Box Jumps (30/24)
Wednesday-5/15/2013
Main – CrossFit
Odd: Power Snatch (3)
Rowing (30s)
Conditioning (Time)
“Spicy”
*teams of 2
70 Ball Slams
60 Burpees
50 KBS (70/53)
40 Thrusters(115/75)
30 Front Rack Lunges(115/75)
This Weekend….
The box will be closed Friday, May 17th through Sunday, May 19th as our team competes in the CrossFit Games Northeast Regionals.
Join us in cheering them on in Boston! Get your tickets for the event HERE
Or you can check updates at HERE
Reebok CrossFit 5th Ave Ninja Team
Nathan Forster
Jay Adams
Bobby Keirnam
Bo Babenko*
Liz Adams
Megan May
Amanda Long
Katie Adams*
Tuesday- 5/14/2013
Main – CrossFit
Pistols
Mary (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)
20-Minute AMRAP of:
5 Handstand Push-ups
10 Pistols (5-L / 5-R)
15 Pull-ups
Are Sugar Substitutes Really Healthier?
By: Robin Amylon
Ever have one of those days (or if you’re like me maybe a couple hundred) where you just want to stuff your face with a big bowl of Ben & Jerry’s? It’s 8am on a Monday morning and the trains aren’t running because of track work or a police investigation. You can’t catch a cab and it’s pouring out. You get to school or work late, soaked because the wind was so crazy that your umbrella was pretty much useless. Then you get chewed out by your professor or boss for being late and you have a huge exam or meeting you didn’t prepare for. Everything is just a mess and you can’t seem to catch a break. You decide on the way home you deserve a treat to try to brighten up the horrible day you just had. You stop at the store and immediately go to the ice cream section. As you’re reaching for the Ben & Jerry’s “Chocolate Therapy” the Edy’s “No Sugar Added, Triple Chocolate” catches your eye. You compare the nutrition facts on both products and see that the Edy’s ice cream has half the calories and only 1/8 the sugar the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has. You opt for the Edy’s choice without even giving it a second thought, feeling a little less guilty about cheating on your diet. After your first bite, you are presently surprised to find that the Edy’s ice cream is just as sweet as the Ben & Jerry’s and doesn’t taste that much different from regular ice cream. But how can that be if it only has 1/8 the amount of sugar? You check the nutrition facts again and notice “sucralose” and “sorbitol” in the ingredients list. You Google these names and find they are sugar substitutes. These sugar substitutes, as well as several others, have become quite popular over the past few decades due to the growing obesity epidemic and increasing need for finding alternative ways to satisfy our innate sweet tooth. There has been much controversy and concern in regards to these substances however that question whether or not they are safe to consume. Some argue they are carcinogenic. Others say these substances actually increase appetite and weight. Some even say they can negatively affect behavior and mood and can even be toxic. So did you really make the better choice? Are sugar substitutes really healthier than regular sugar?
