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Friday, January 25, 2013

The NFL Combine Workout Week 4 Day 5


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Welcome to the US Sports Online NFL Combine Workout! If this is your first time using the US Sports Online NFL Combine Workout, then please go at your own pace. You may lower the volume, to allow your body to become conditioned to these more challenging workouts. In other words: "Challenge by choice" Lets get a handle on the goals and objectives of what we want to accomplish for this 12 week training cycle:
The NFL Combine Workout
This is it! Here is the 12-Week (NFL Combine) Off-Season Football Strength and Power Programs! The off-season is the best time of the year for making great improvements. It is the time to develop your strength, power, quickness and conditioning. Those of you who have played football know what needs to be done to get yourself into the kind of shape it takes to be a dominant player. And, if you are new to a football program, just follow the workouts and see great results!
Strength and power are two of the most important physical qualities that a football player can have. These Off-Season Football Programs are specifically designed to improve these qualities. There will be an evolution in these programs from a base strength phase through to a peak power phase. Remember to keep a positive attitude and work hard!
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Week 4 - Day 5 (Friday) of US Sports Strength & Conditioning NFL Combine Workout's ProgramWeek Difficulty:Very Hard
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Warmup and Stretch
8 minutes 
2
   Video
Squat
10 reps @ 270 lbs,5 reps @ 325 lbs,
3 reps @ 380 lbs,2 reps @ 435 lbs,
3 reps @ 300 lbs,4 reps @ 460 lbs,
4 reps @ 460 lbs,4 reps @ 460 lbs,
3 reps @ 435 lbs,3 reps @ 270 lbs 
3
   Video
Barbell Squat Lunge
8 reps @ 175 lbs,8 reps @ 175 lbs,
8 reps @ 175 lbs  
4
   Video
Machine Leg Curl
8 reps @ 175 lbs,8 reps @ 175 lbs,
8 reps @ 175 lbs  
5
   Video
Stretch Deadlifts
8 reps @ 210 lbs,8 reps @ 210 lbs,
8 reps @ 210 lbs  
6
   Video
Cable Standing Reverse Curl
8 reps @ 95 lbs,8 reps @ 95 lbs,
8 reps @ 95 lbs  
7
   Video
Dumbbell Incline Curl (45 Degree)
8 reps @ 60 lbs,8 reps @ 60 lbs,
8 reps @ 60 lbs  
8
   Video
Cable Preacher Curl
8 reps @ 110 lbs,8 reps @ 110 lbs,
8 reps @ 110 lbs  
9
   Video
Med Ball Side Throw (kneeling)
15 reps,15 reps,
12 reps  
10
   Video
Bent Leg Knee Ups from Bench
29 reps,29 reps,
23 reps  
11
   Video
Alternate Heel Touchers
57 reps,57 reps,
45 reps  
 
 
 
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Wipe Out 20 Years of Aging in 6 Months?

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In July 1990, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin revealed they found a way to reverse up to 20 years of aging in just 6 months – in a random group of men as old as 81.
These men lost 14.4% of their body fat... gained 8.8% lean body mass… their skin thickened...and their bone density increased. And it was backed up, peer reviewed, and published in one of the world’s most respected medical journals.
So why has this anti-aging miracle sat on the shelf for 22 years?
Watch this special video presentation and find out. Plus discover how you can get all details on how to ramp up your body’s production of this age-reversing compound all on your own – without a doctor.
These long-held secrets are now out in the open. But for how long?
I urge you to watch this special video alert now.

Firebird Basketball Alumnus Amadou Gallo Fall to be Featured on CNN International

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January 24, 2013

THIES, SENEGAL  – Former Firebirds men's basketball player and 1993 Magna Cum Laude graduate Amadou Gallo Fall will be featured on CNN International during an Inside Africa episode set to air on Friday, January 25th at 12:30 p.m. EST.
The feature will focus on Fall's philanthropist organization - the Sports for Education and Economic Development in Senegal Academy, or SEEDS. Fall, who currently serves as the vice-president of the National Basketball Association (NBA), is in charge of developing the sport in Africa. The SEEDS Academy is based at the National Centre of Physical and Sporting Education (CNEPS) in Thies, Senegal, 43 miles east of the country's capital, Dakar.
Fall, who was first discovered at a basketball camp in Senegal by a member of the Peace Corps, went on to play at University of the District of Columbia. An imposing, 6-foot-9 center, he started in all 30 games for the Firebirds in the 1989-90 season, during which he averaged 6.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per-game. His career was cut short due to a wrist injury, but he went on to graduate with a degree in Biology.
Upon graduation from University of the District of Columbia, Fall went on to work for the Senegalese Basketball Federation. The squad he assembled won the 1997 African Championship and went on to participate in the 1998 World Championship. While working at the Senegalese Basketball Federation, he mentored players and provided assistance to bring them to the United States to further their education. While accompanying the Senegalese National Team to the World Championships in 1998, he was hired to be a scout for the Dallas Mavericks. He then ascended to the role of Director of Player Personnel and Vice President of International Affairs, and served in that capacity for 12 years.
In 2002, Fall created the SEEDS Academy, aiming to find young Senegalese from across the country to offer them structure and financial backing to take care of all their school and sports needs. In 10 years, the SEEDS Academy has sent about 40 young basketball players to study in the United States. Even though only one has ascended to the NBA – former New York Knicks center Mouhamed Saer Sene – the others are currently students or graduates.

This may be the best cancer treatment on earth


From college chemistry experiment...
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    As a Cancer Defeated subscriber, you may have seen our offer featuring the headline "Non-toxic liquid kills cancer cells." We don't reveal the name of the liquid in our advertising. You have to purchase the book.

    Now, quite a few people think everything should be free, and they get angry that they have to purchase the book to find out the name and all the details of this remarkable cancer treatment.

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Continued below. . .

Drink This and Cancer
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    "If I could pick only one treatment to cure my cancer, this would be it," says a top expert on alternative cancer treatments.

    Research conducted by a scientist at the Detroit Institute of Cancer Research showed this is one of the world's most powerful cancer cures. Even the mainstream National Cancer Institute confirmed that this do-it-yourself treatment kills cancer cells. Then they buried the research.

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    Click here and watch an important video presentation about this discovery.

    You might recall either being forced to take a high school or college chemistry class... or conducting mini-experiments in your room with one of those home chemistry sets for kids.

    The latter was the case for a young man named Jim Sheridan, who discovered his fondness for the subject in the early 1930s as a freshman at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, PA.

    Jim liked chemistry so much—he even DREAMED about chemical formulas while he slept. What he didn't realize was that one of his dreams would become the basis for a groundbreaking anti-cancer formula.

    One of Jim's college chemistry experiments demonstrated that a change in oxidation levels of a liquid would also change its colors.

    When he performed a simple action to prove this, he was amazed to find that the result was a rainbow effect of colors in perfectly equal proportion.

    He learned that this "rhythmic banding" effect was tied to the Debye-Hückel theory about changing energy flow and production in cell respiration. He was surprised to find that it also related to the chemical formula he'd dreamed about.

    Sheridan suspected that altering the energy flow pathway to block energy production in certain types of cells could either cause or cure cancers.

    While working as a chemist for Dow Chemical and later as a patent attorney, Sheridan also performed animal studies to test his theory with a formula he was perfecting.

    Surely he was encouraged when he began to see 70 to 80 percent cure rates in the mice cancers he was treating!

    He eventually patented a formula in 1983 called Entelev®, which was renamed Protocel® in 2000 when it became available for sale as a dietary supplement.

    So you're probably wondering how Jim's formula works?
Protocel® forces cancer cells to clean up their act!
    Cancer cells are anaerobic — meaning they thrive in an oxygen-free environment. Instead of creating energy through the use of oxygen like normal, healthy cells, these abnormal cells create energy by fermenting glucose.

    Sheridan's formula reduces the "voltage" in these cells to the point where they lack the energy they need to grow.

    Instead, the cancer cell membranes burst… the insides of the cells break down into harmless proteins… and the body simply flushes away the waste material.

    In contrast to conventional chemotherapy, Protocel® does NO harm to healthy cells. You see, normal cells have a high enough voltage that slightly lowering it through Protocel® does not damage them.

    And best of all—there are no painful injections to endure… no harmful radiation exposure… no uncomfortable enema preparations… and no horse pills to swallow…

    Protocel® is a liquid formula you can simply drink four or five times a day in water. Your body will do the rest of the work to eliminate the mucus-like cancer waste products.

    So if you're wondering why a non-toxic, natural cancer killer has never been presented as an accepted cancer treatment—look no farther than the mainstream medical establishment…
Big Brother is ALWAYS watching…
    The suppression of Sheridan's formula started when his employer, the Detroit Institute of Cancer Research, decided to start clinical trials for the Entelev® formula he'd created.

    The Institute formed a committee to interview the experts conducting the animal tests. After reviewing the results and concluding that a clinical trial was warranted—the Institute director told the American Cancer Society (ACS) about the product.

    The ACS requested an immediate meeting in New York City with the director and the Dean of Medicine at Wayne University, who served on the trial review committee.

    The two men returned to Detroit with the unpleasant news that the ACS refused to approve clinical tests, stating that Mr. Sheridan did not prove that he owned the rights to the formula.

    To add insult to injury—Sheridan was subsequently fired from the Institute and all of the research he performed there was destroyed!

    The Entelev® formula faced similar blocking tactics from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who either:
  • Refused to correctly perform animal tests on the product, or
  • Blocked laboratory tests to determine toxicity levels—a step required before a product can receive FDA approval
    One fortunate break came when Sheridan teamed up with an engineer and businessman named Ed Sopcak.

    Sopcak was convinced that this non-toxic formula was a godsend for cancer victims and committed to mass producing and shipping it FREE to anyone who requested it.

    Sopcak changed the product name to Cancell® and gave away about 20,000 bottles. And despite the glowing testimonies from cancer patients who were getting well—the FDA managed to slap an injunction on Sopcak to prevent him from even giving it away!

    Believe it or not, the story does have a happy ending…

    In 1999, Sheridan's family patented his formula under the name Protocel® and managed to get the required toxicity tests performed.

    They are now able to market Sheridan's original formula as a general health supplement.

    Although they make no claims about the product being a cancer treatment—many people are aware of its early development as such, thanks very largely to a researcher and writer named Tanya Harter Pierce. Her best-selling book Outsmart Your Cancer is the most reliable source of information about Protocel. Because the actual makers of Protocel aren't allowed to claim it's useful for treating cancer, in my view it's essential to read the book.

    Protocel is a superb anti-viral formula that many people have used to treat a host of diseases and disorders including:
  • AIDS
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome (from viruses)
  • Colds and flu
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Herpes
  • Lupus
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • And much more!
    So how can you get your hands on it? Well, the official Protocel® website lists three distributors in Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina that you can contact to place an order. But frankly, I recommend you read Outsmart Your Cancer first and follow Tanya Harter Pierce's recommendations.

    Like most alternative cancer treatments, Protocel works wonderfully for some people and fails for others. The rate of success is remarkable. According to Pierce, it's the highest of any treatment she's studied (and she knows more about alternative cancer treatments than almost anyone else I've met.) But success is not guaranteed.

    While taking Protocel, it's necessary to stop taking most vitamins and antioxidants. That, of course, is hazardous for a cancer patient. So I tell people that if they don't experience healing after a trial period, they should try other treatments. Fortunately, there are clear signals whether Protocel is working or not. You don't have to guess. The book explains it all, and I recommend you read it.

    Perhaps you'll find that the results of Sheridan's early chemistry experiments will be a boon foryour health and well-being!

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New video reveals how to make your joint pain a thing of the past

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Could this modern twist on ancient remedies make your joint pain a thing of the past?

You’ve heard of glucosamine, turmeric, ginger,
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If you still suffer from aching joints and stiffness that just won't go away, I have some amazing news.
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And thanks to this breakthrough, people are finally free of their joint pain — even if it's been plaguing them for years.
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Research shows that this breakthrough can make supplements work up to 20 times better.
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Missed Opportunities Result in 70-68 Firebirds Loss to Queens


WASHINGTON, DC – Missed opportunities in the final three minutes of play resulted in a very narrow, 70-68 loss for the University of the District of Columbia against East Coast Conference foe, Queens College on Wednesday night at UDC Gym.
This marks the fourth straight loss for the Firebirds (2-14, 1-7 ECC) and the third time this season they have lost by two or less. Queens has now won its last two games and improved to 4-12 overall and 4-4 in league play.
Junior transfer guard Michael Terry (Criminal Justice – Philadelphia, PA/Boston U) led the Firebirds with game-highs of 25 points and 11 rebounds. He also added three assists as he played all 40 minutes for a depleted Firebirds squad. Sophomore forward Florent Pontens (Business Management – Tarbes, France/Cheshire Academy) added 12 points off the bench, senior transfer forwardD'Angelo Johnson (Mass Media – Washington, DC/Virginia St.) registered 10 points and eight rebounds, and senior guard Keith Brooks (Journalism – Queens, NY/Monsignor McClancy HS) added 10 points as well.
George Holmes led the way for Queens with 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field while also pitching in four assists and a game-high four steals. Daniel Watson had a team-high six rebounds while also adding 12 points, Patrick Modzelewski pitched in 10 points and five boards, and point guard Patrick Parker finished with 11 points and a game-high five assists.
District of Columbia led by two with 4:16 left to play in regulation after a pair of made free-throws by Terry, but Abe Akanmu's layup tied the game with just under three minutes to play. On the ensuing Firebirds possession, junior transfer point guard Quasim Jones (Business Management – Philadelphia, PA/Johnson CC) found an open Pontens right in front of the basket, but Pontens lost the handle as he attempted a two-handed slam, and Akanmu came away with the defensive rebound. The Knights stormed right back down the court and Watson made an easy layup to give Queens a 68-66 lead at the 2:20 mark.
District of Columbia's next two offensive possessions resulted in a missed jumper and an offensive charge as Akanmu's third straight bucket put the Knights in front by four, 70-66 with just over a minute to play. Pontens would sink a pair of free-throws to bring the Firebirds within two with 50 ticks remaining, and aggressive defense by District of Columbia would force Queens into a turnover with 20 seconds left on the clock. Keith Brooks took off with the ball from the three-point line, but his two-handed overhead pass was not in the direction of any Firebird player and bounced out of bounds with just eight seconds left.
Following a timeout by District of Columbia, the Firebirds immediately fouled Akanmu after the inbounds pass at the six second mark. Akanmu missed the front-end of a one-and-one, and D'Angelo Johnson corralled the rebound and immediately called timeout. When play resumed, the Firebirds inbounded to Jones, who rushed up the court and forced a tough, running jumper that rimmed out as Queens escaped with a two-point victory.
Queens out-shot District of Columbia 50-percent to 43-percent from the field and 36-percent to 23-percent from three-point range for the night. The Knights erased a three-point halftime deficit (37-34) by making four more field goals (14-of-29 FG to 10-of-29 FG) and outscoring the Firebirds 36-31 in the second half.
District of Columbia at one point erased a nine-point second-half deficit by out-scoring Queens, 18-5 over a period of six minutes and taking a 62-58 lead with 8:22 to play. However, a three-pointer by Patrick Parker and later, a costly technical foul assessed to the Firebirds would turn the tide in the Knights' favor and help them regain a two-point lead.
The Firebirds will now trek up to Rochester, NY for a showdown with ECC newcomer, Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.

District of Columbia Stumbles Late in 70-64 Loss to Queens



 
January 23, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC – The Firebirds missed their final six shots and were held scoreless in the final 4:20 as they suffered a bitter, 70-64 defeat to East Coast Conference foe Queens at home on Wednesday night.
District of Columbia fell to 7-11 overall and 2-6 in league play with tonight's loss while Queens won its second straight game to improve to 6-9 overall and 3-5 in the ECC.
Sophomore guard Denikka Brent (Mechanical Engineering – Chesapeake, VA/Booker T. Washington HS) led the Firebirds in scoring for a fourth consecutive game with 14 points. She also added a game-high 10 rebounds and four steals. Sophomore center Lianne Miller (Health Education – Fareham, England/Swanmore College of Technology) made five of her first six shots from the field and finished with a season-high 13 points in 28 minutes off the bench. Also, senior guardJanelle Junior (Administration of Justice – Riverside, CA/La Sierra HS) added 10 points and three assists in a reserve role.
Marie Byrnes led four of the Knights' five starters in double-figures as she shot 7-of-13 from the field for a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds. The Firebirds held the nation's 6thleading scorer, Bria Jackson, to under her season average of 20.9, but she still registered 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting (3-of-6 from behind-the-arc), six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Meanwhile, Kristen Korzevinski added 15 points and a game-high six assists, and Lisanne Comeau pitched in 11 points and four rebounds.
The first half featured seven ties (six by the Firebirds) and three lead changes. Besides Brent's game-opening layup for the first points of the night, District of Columbia led just once – a 12-11 advantage just past the 12-minute mark following a jumper by Miller. A three-pointer by Korzevinski gave the Knights back a lead they would never relinquish for the remainder of the first half despite the Firebirds forcing three more ties. Queens led by as many as five (28-23) with 3:39 to play in the first period, but a 7-2 Firebirds run, capped by a three-pointer by Snezana Blagojevic(Business Management – Kragujevac, Serbia/Towson Catholic HS) at the 1:36 mark, forced the 7thand final tie of the half, 30-30. The Knights scored the final three points of the half though and took a 33-30 advantage into intermission.
When play resumed, the Knights charged out to an 8-0 run in less than one minute, aided by two Firebird turnovers and a pair of three-pointers by Jackson and Byrnes. Queens' lead grew to as many as 14 (49-35) before District of Columbia mounted a comeback. Trailing by 12 with 14:18 left to play, Miller's jumper ignited a 13-0 Firebirds surge over a span of 3:32 and gave District of Columbia its first lead since the 11:54 mark of the first half. Junior guard Julissa Anderson(Criminal Justice – Greensboro, NC/Southeast Guilford HS), who was 3-for-4 from three-point range in the second half, buried two consecutive treys during the run and Brent added four points as well. The lead had changed hands eight times when Junior knocked down a pivotal three-pointer to put the Firebirds on top, 64-62 with 4:20 left to play. That would be the last time the Firebirds scored as they missed their final six shots from the field and allowed the Knights to close the game out on an 8-0 run.
Queens is the first District of Columbia opponent in the last five games to score 70 points as the Knights out-shot the Firebirds 56-percent to 41-percent from the field and 50-percent (5-of-10) to 37-percent (7-of-19) from three-point range. The Knights also had a big advantage on the free-throw line, making 15-of-19 (79-percent) to the Firebirds' 3-of-5 (60-percent). The Firebirds had a clear advantage in bench play (31-4 in bench points), were the more efficient passing offense (17 assists, 13 turnovers to 19 assists, 19 turnovers), and edged the Knights in rebounding, 32-31.
The Firebirds will look to bounce back as they venture north to Rochester, NY to take on ECC newcomer, Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday at 2 p.m.

VIRGINIA UNION CLAWS BACK FROM DEEP DEFICIT TO UPSET BOWIE STATE 85-83 IN OVERTIME




BOWIE, Md. - Virginia Union senior Calvin Brown (Portsmouth, Va.) popped a short jumper in overtime to help the Panthers top the struggling Bowie State Bulldogs 85-83. The loss, BSU's third overtime loss of the season, sets the Bulldogs record at 0-2 in the very important Northern Division, 3-5 in the CIAA and 7-10 overall.

“We simply broke defensively and on the glass in the second half, especially in the last seven minutes”’ said a dejected Bulldogs head coach Darrell Brooks. The Bulldogs committed a season-high 26 turnovers, 17 in the second half.

Bulldogs senior Byron Westmorland (Baltimore, Md.) recorded a game-high 22 points and tied for team-high rebound honors with nine to lead Bowie State. Senior Dameatric Scott (Hagerstown, Md.) chipped in 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting that included 4-of-5 behind the 3-point line. Junior Ray Gatling (Oxon Hill, Md.) added 13 points and fellow junior Carlos Smith (Baltimore, Md.) rounded out Bowie State’s double figure scorers with 10 points and a season-high four blocks.

The Panthers were led by junior Cordero Holt (Alexandria, Va.) with 21 points. Senior Wesley Simmons (Richmond, Va.) and sophomore Marcel Crump (Richmond, Va.) recorded 15 points each and senior Juan Wilson (Richmond, Va.) added 13 points in the upset. Wilson was Virginia Union’s top rebounder on the night, grabbing nine.

Bowie State’s defense held Virginia Union to 29.7 percent shooting (11-of-37) in the first half and held a comfortable 40-26 halftime lead. The Bulldogs blocked a season-high nine shots against the Panthers.

The Bulldogs held a double-digit lead much of the second half until the Panthers roared back with a 25-11 run to pull within one at 71-70 on a Crump layup with 1:19 remaining in regulation. A pair of Simmons free throws on Virginia Union’s next possession gave the Panthers their first lead (72-71) since the 17:13 mark of the first half.

BSU senior Najee White made one of two free throws to tie the game at 72 only to have VUU freshman Te’Quan Alers (Fredericksburg, Va.) sink one free throw to shift the advantage back to the Panthers.

Virginia Union (4-11, 2-6 CIAA, 1-1 North) led 75-72 following a pair of Simmons free throws with 18 seconds left on the packed A.C. Jordan Arena clock. However, Bowie State’s Westmorland drained a deep triple in front of the Bulldogs bench to knot the game at 75-75, sending the contest into overtime.

The overtime period was all Virginia Union as the Panthers went 4-of-6 from field, compared to 0-of-2 from the field for Bowie State’s Bulldogs. All eight of Bowie State’s overtime points came via the charity stripe, with six coming from Westmorland.

Brooks closed his post-game comments saying, “Our guys have a lot of heart but we don’t have the discipline to be a championship team”!

Bowie State University will look to snap their two-game slide with a 4 pm CIAA Divisional road game at Chowan University on Saturday (January 26th).