Vernon Forrest — a classy guy, a great boxer
— gone!
The boxing world was saddened to hear
the passing of Vernon Forrest.
Killing
him was a stupid act.
Let’s
hope they catch the fool that shot him and have the law deal with
him.
I know this was something that just
happened, through no fault of Mr. Forrest.
It does say something about our
society.
For some people, if they want
something, they just take it.
THIS IS JUST WRONG!
Then, there’s Arturo Gatti, dead with his
wife as the number one suspect.
He met her when she was a stripper.
They
had a tumultuous relationship were extremely jealous of each other
and had outrageous tempers.
I met Mr. Gatti in 2001 at Madison
Square Garden and was a big fan of his.
And lesser known, a bodybuilder named Denis
Sarychev, 25 years old, died after trying to make weight for a
contest.
Too much protein and not enough water.
It killed his kidneys.
TOO
BAD!!!
There really is nothing connecting these men,
except they were athletes, and athletes absolutely have to be very
careful what they do inside and outside of the ring.
If they’re not, it can cause their
demise.
If you’re a boxer good judgment and planning
in your life beyond boxing is extremely important.
GARCIA BOXING, (Salinas, California),
incorporates teaching their boxers how to manage money, and how to
behave in and out of the ring.
We had a boxer several years ago who
did not even know how to order food in a restaurant.
He was unable to maneuver through
life.
Some parents don’t do their job.
They don’t get their children ready
for life.
Some of those kids grow up feeling
“less than,” and end up in boxing, not knowing who to trust or who
to believe.
All they want to do is make big money.
They have no idea how to do it and how
to keep it.
They think they can party big time and
be the “big honcho” at parties.
They love the celebrity life and don’t
know how to take care of themselves.
They are tipping the scale.
We, at GARCIA BOXING teach these individuals
to be functioning citizens of their community and this country.
Our boxers go into the school systems
and tell the kids to stay in school, stay out of gangs, do their
homework, and to mind their parents.
We really do have to work together.
And if kids want to look up to
someone, that someone had better be telling them the right things.
That’s what GARCIA BOXING is all
about.
Aside from eating properly and drinking
enough fluids, taking care of your body, mind and spirit is all part
of the package.
You can’t eat junk food and expect
your body to perform the way you want it to.
You can’t get 5-6 hours of sleep and
expect your body to react the way you want it to.
This is a very trying sport.
In order to last in the boxing world,
you have to take care of yourself.
You’ve got to line yourself up with good
people.
There are some wonderful people in
boxing. I’m
proud to say that some of the nicest, kindest, most polite people
I’ve met in my life have been people in boxing.
So, my message to you is to box your heart out, take good care of
yourself, and have a plan for you and your family after your boxing
days are over.
Don’t forget to take care of all your aches
and pains and inflammation to prevent problems in your future.
My tip for you this blog is how L-Carnitine
can help you.
Some of the benefits of this amino
acid are:
•
increase in fat burning
•
increase in energy levels
•
lowering of cholesterol & triglycerides
•
promotes health
•
increases more energy to exercise
•
speeds up recovery time
•
increases endurance & performance
•
reduces food cravings
•
promotes healthy circulation
•
and very importantly promotes liver health
The proper dosage of L-Carnitine for 130 lbs. would be 2000 mg.
twice daily; for 150 lbs, take 2500 mg twice daily; for 170 lbs,
take 3000 twice daily; and for anyone at 190 lbs or above, you can
take 4000 mg. twice daily.
L-Carnitine should be taken on an empty stomach.
That means as soon as you wake up ˝ hour before breakfast and
then again about 45 minutes to an hour before lunch.
Do not take L-Carnitine after
3:00 p.m.
as it will probably keep you awake.
Make sure you get L-Carnitine without anything else in it.
Stay tuned for more info in my next blog.
Linda Rodriguez of Functional NUTRITION has been in private
practice in Carmel, California for 15 years. She is available for
private consultations and for speaking engagements throughout the
country. For more information on this and other subjects please
visit her website at
www.functionalnutrition.com.
