115 Dands and the Plan Forward

I was able to do around 115 Dands yesterday, split up into multiple sets with breaks.
Total time was around 30 minutes. Also did 15 pullups (3 sets of 5 with breaks)

I will again go for the Bethaks today. 200 of them with breaks. I am sore in my quads and triceps.

If I can keep up daily exercise, and also eat negative calorie foods
I think I can make a difference and lose some inches from my waist.

I also need to relax more so I can sleep quicker.

Green Tea and Testosterone

Some studies about green tea, however strength people are in favor of green tea. This tells me that just by looking at research studies, unless you yourself are a doctor, sometimes can be misleading.

Asian J Androl. 2009 May;11(3):362-70. Epub 2009 Mar 30.

Green tea polyphenols inhibit testosterone production in rat Leydig cells.

Figueiroa MS, César Vieira JS, Leite DS, Filho RC, Ferreira F, Gouveia PS, Udrisar DP, Wanderley MI.

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Pernambuco, 50607-901 Recife, PE, Brazil.

Abstract

This study investigated the acute effects of green tea extract (GTE) and its polyphenol constituents, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and (-)-epicatechin (EC), on basal and stimulated testosterone production by rat Leydig cells in vitro. Leydig cells purified in a Percoll gradient were incubated for 3 h with GTE, EGCG or EC and the testosterone precursor androstenedione, in the presence or absence of either protein kinase A (PKA) or protein kinase C (PKC) activators. The reversibility of the effect was studied by pretreating cells for 15 min with GTE or EGCG, allowing them to recover for 1 h and challenging them for 2 h with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH), 22(R)-hydroxycholesterol or androstenedione. GTE and EGCG, but not EC, inhibited both basal and kinase-stimulated testosterone production. Under the pretreatment conditions, the inhibitory effect of the higher concentration of GTE/EGCG on hCG/LHRH-stimulated or 22(R)-hydroxycholesterol-induced testosterone production was maintained, whereas androstenedione-supported testosterone production returned to control levels. At the lower concentration of GTE/EGCG, the inhibitory effect of these polyphenols on 22(R)-hydroxycholesterol-supported testosterone production was reversed. The inhibitory effects of GTE may be explained by the action of its principal component, EGCG, and the presence of a gallate group in its structure seems important for its high efficacy in inhibiting testosterone production. The mechanisms underlying the effects of GTE and EGCG involve the inhibition of the PKA/PKC signalling pathways, as well as the inhibition of P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase function.

Completed the 200 bethaks

I completed the 200 pushups. I took ample breaks. Did 25, then 75 in breaks, then 25, then 75 in breaks.
Total time was probably 1/2 hour. It is a start.

200 Bethaks

Here's a video of doing Bethaks...
I will try to do 200 of them.

My Favorite Exercises

Here are my favorite exercises in no particular order:

• Bethaks
• Dands
• Kettlebell Swing
• Kettlebell Press
• Turkish Getup
• Deadlift
• Single legged deadlift
• Front Squat
• Pullup
• Bent Over Row
• Sprinting
• Walking
• Lunge
• Bulgarian Split Squat
• Sledgehammer Swings
• Jumping Rope
• Side Press/Bent Press

I really need to start doing some of these.