Quote Of The Day
Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing....Thomas Jefferson
Word of the Day
Today's Word: somnolence
This week's theme: So sleepy.
somnolence
(noun) [SOM-nah-lahns]1. a sleepy state; sleepiness: "Without electricity, somnolence creeps up on our cabin early every evening."
Origin
Approximately 1386; from Latin, 'somnolentia': sleepiness, from 'somnolentus,' from 'somnus': sleep.
In Action
"Freud's art is as provocative as ever. But the provocation is directed neither at public norms nor prevailing taste. Rather, one is invited to find only the most private uses for it. Consider a painting such as Sleeping By the Lion Carpet, 1996, which shows the vastly proportioned Sue Tilley asleep in a chair. Her sheer bulk -- the way the cascading bonelessness of her flesh causes only tenuously related parts to nestle intimately against each other -- may occasion a shock, the frisson of some kind of breach in decorum. But what is masterful about the finished picture is that Freud takes this experience and deepens it, gouging out emotions and corporeal sensations that extend and very often contradict the original ones. 'Initially, being aware of all kinds of spectacular things to do with her size, like amazing craters and things one's never seen before, my eye was naturally drawn to the sores and chafes made by weight and heat,' he said.
But through the same kind of curious, uninsistent honesty, extended over hours and days and months of attention, he translated Tilley's remarkable physical presence into a painting of tenderness and intimacy. One notices, in particular, the sweet, pointed lolling of her right leg and toe; the intricate balance of cheek and nose resting on propped arm and open palm; and the stalking of her deep-set somnolence by the alert pair of lions behind. This painting is unlike anything before it in the history of art."
Sebastian Smee. "A brush with death," [Now in his 80s, Lucian Freud is working with more urgency than ever. Sebastian Smee recalls conversations about composition, his favourite chair and painting the Queen.] The [UK] Guardian (November 12, 2005).
"The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour. Then there is least somnolence in us; and for an hour, at least, some part of us awakes which slumbers all the rest of the day and night."
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist. Walden (1854).
Daily Workout Tip -
The force you have to exert to lift a barbell or dumbbell (or any implement or object) is typically equivalent to the mass of that object. But this force or kinetic profile can be altered by some specific strategies. Attaching heavy resistance bands to the barbell or dumbbell to provide extra elastic resistance is one such strategy. By attaching latex band resistance on the ends of the barbell (or dumbbell, but I will use the word barbell throughout for brevity), we can increase resistance throughout the range of motion of the repetition. For example, the athlete pushes upward in the bench press or squat and stretches the large rubber bands attached to each end of the barbell. As the barbell proceeds further into the range of movement, the more the bands stretch and so the greater the elastic resistance that is applied to the barbell. This allows the athlete to explode upwards and continue to apply high force much later into the movement. This is called accommodating resistance as the increasing resistance closely resembles or accommodates the human strength curve (e.g., we are stronger at lock out in the squat, bench press or deadlift than we are at the bottom of the lift).
Daily Nutrition Tip-
Finding the Best Omega Fat
Since the 1970s when scientists discovered that fish-adoring native populations such as the Inuit largely sidestep heart disease despite eating small amounts of fruit and veggies, the research papers proving that omega-3 fatty acids keep your body a well-oiled machine have been piling up faster than snowflakes during an Arctic blizzard. This popularity has prompted a whole industry devoted to pumping everything from eggs to tortillas to mayo with the stuff, all in the name of value-added comestibles. But there is one big caveat: not all omega-3s are as effective at fending off chronic disease.
Weekly Recipe
Energy Muffins
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