The largest Mandonnari Festival of Iowa, Chalk the Walk took place on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, 2013 from 10:00 am to 6:00pm on First Street, Mount Vernon, Iowa.

This year event attracted more than 200 artists from over the country. As an effort to engage the community, Cornell Enactus Team has created a project called Culture Fair to cooperate with the annual Chalk the Walk. The project was led by sophomore Thao Nguyen, and two freshmen, Thao Luu and Nguyet Minh Hoang. Their team, including Duc Tran, Dawit Tsigie, Aeint Thiet Ngon, Shengkun…, and Anh Pham, who are all freshmen from all over the world, spent approximately ten hours a week for three months preparing for the first Culture Fair.

Scott Rose, the Chair of the Chalk the Walk Committee, shared: “The Chalk the Walk committee is thrilled to partner with Cornell’s Culture Fair for this year’s event.” In order to fit this year’s theme, this year committee chose the Barnum’s Animals Crackers, an international symbol of joy. The Culture Fair team brought to CTW international foods from Germany, Brazil, Burma, Mexico, and Japan. They worked with Bon Appetit company to bring renowned local cuisines to CTW.

Besides that, the Culture Fair team took advantage of the old Fire Station as stage for intercultural performances . In an attempt to harmonize with CTW’s theme, the performances were arranged like a circus traveling around the world, from the historic China, the charming Viet Nam, the fruitful land of Philippines, the world’s attraction of Brazil, the heavenly beauty of Hawaii to the lands of Americas.

The Culture Fair added to the other end of Chalk the Walk Festival a place to sit, eat, and relax after hours of drawing with chalks. Chalk the Walk has always been a great platform to promote local business such as Silver Spider and Lincoln Café, and Culture Fair team is proud to contribute to this year’s platform. It succeeded in bringing back local businesses such as Kyi Kyi restaurant, Elso restaurant, and the Masons, etc. Despite the bad weather, Culture Fair team and the Walk Committee managed to bring about a successful 8th annual Chalk the Walk attracting more than 6000 people from all over the countries.

“Watching people immersing themselves in art, enjoying and appreciating the cuisines and the beauty of different cultures is the greatest joy for our Culture Fair team. As part of Cornell Enactus Team, we are proud to carry on this great project which fits perfectly with Enactus’s mission: to create sustainable and beneficial opportunities for both businesses and local residence,” said Nguyet Minh Hoang.

 Photos by Duc Minh Tran

Cornell students who began their education at Cornell after August of 2012 have a number of different requirements compared to their older counterparts, including fewer general education requirements (due to the shift from a nine-block year to an eight-block year). Another alteration is the requirement of interdisciplinary experience, a course distinction which intends to allow students to apply different ways of thinking within their intended field of study.

The interdisciplinary course requirement can be satisfied by taking a course indicated as interdisciplinary, having an interdisciplinary experience that is made up of two linked courses, or by taking two courses which explore the same issue from two different standpoints. The options which allow an interdisciplinary experience to be completed through two courses are expected to be chosen by the student and their advisor. Cornell College’s website gives the example of BIO 327 (Immunology) and ENG 370 (AIDS Literature, Film and Social Theory) as an appropriate combination for the interdisciplinary requirement.

“The faculty wanted students to learn to think and integrate knowledge from more than one discipline,” commented Joe Dieker, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of College. He also indicated the school’s desire for students to “see the connections and interconnections of knowledge.”

Student Alex Zeligman will be taking her interdisciplinary course, The Ring Cycle of Wagner (MUS 352), during the upcoming academic year. When asked about her expectations and thoughts regarding the interdisciplinary experience, she said, “What I like about the idea of the interdisciplinary experience as a whole is probably the fact that the point of going to college and getting a higher education is to take the basics and apply it to different subjects and thus get a more in-depth perspective of a subject itself from different standpoints. The class that I will be taking next year can be looked at from a musical, theatrical, artistic, literary or historical perspective.”

Released in print April 17, 2013

When block break comes around, people spend their time in many different ways.  Some people spend the five-day weekend catching up on the sleep that they had been deprived of in the craziness of fourth week.  Some people will use the free time to overdose on Netflix, and a rare few will prepare for the next block class.  This block break, a few Cornellians spent their time dancing all day and night at the three-day Hawkeye Swing Festival in Iowa City.

The Hawkeye Swing Festival is an annual swing dance festival, spanning three days, with everything from lessons to competitions, as well as opportunities for social dancing.  In its eighth year, the mission of the festival is to make memorable experiences for everyone who participates, from the dancers to the musicians, by providing them opportunities to learn, compete and perform.  Live bands were featured throughout the dance, including the Spicy Pickles who performed at Cornell earlier in the year.

One of the main features of the dance was the variety of classes offered for people of varying levels of experience.  People from beginner to elite were offered classes to improve their dancing ability and skills. The classes ranged from focusing on a specific dance, such as the Charleston, to focusing on very specific skills, such as turns and spins.  Kyle Decker (15) attended the festival and took several classes, as well as expanded on what types of classes were offered: “The classes ranged from overviews of new moves and techniques to reviews and elaboration on what we already know to things out of left field, but fun and informative all the same, like the Michael Jackson course…and yes, we learned moonwalking.”  Professional dance instructors were brought in from around the nation to teach the courses. Jess Reed (16), who also attended the festival, said, “I took nine classes over the entire weekend and learned countless new skills and techniques.  I’ve been able to polish my Lindy and I learned how to do the Shim Sham.”

Competitions were also offered throughout the festival.  There were open and advanced competitions, for those who were more serious.  Prizes were offered to the winners of the competitions, such as $200, or passes to other swing festivals offered throughout the Midwest.  There were competitions for the Jack and Jill, the Lindy and choreographed dances.

Cornell’s own dance club Slick Shoes, advertised the festival around campus, and many members of the group attended.  Reed stated, “I really enjoy events organized by our Slick Shoes club.  I definitely want to go to Hawkeye again next year because there are so many dancers from around the country and excellent learning opportunities, as well.”

Slick Shoes offers many classes for students of all levels of experience throughout the school year, as well as promoting a variety of dancing related events that occur in the surrounding communities.  If students are interested in getting involved in Slick Shoes, they can contact Kyle Decker (15), the president of Slick Shoes.

Released in print April 17, 2013

Students on the Chicago Road Trip visiting the Cloud Gate landmark.

Thao Luu
News Editor

On Thursday, April 11, 2013 a group of 12 students accompanied by the Career Engagement Center (CEC) staff headed to Chicago on a career road trip that returned on Friday, April 12.  This was the fourth CEC road trip of the 2012-2013 academic year, providing students with opportunities to meet, network and learn from industry professionals in publishing, consulting and non-profit management, as well as attend an exclusive student-alumni networking dinner.

When asked about his thoughts on the trip, Kangwei Chen (16) said: “My favorite experience was to meet with the McGraw-Hill Publishing firm.  I have met a lot of people in different positions who came from very different backgrounds like Computer Science, Teaching and Communications.  I have certainly learned a lot from their stories.”

Participants of this road trip had a variety of opportunities available to them. These included attending an HR consulting industry presentation and professional etiquette workshop at Jacobson Group, as well as a non-profit industry presentation and career panel at Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indian, and finally a publishing industry panel and career discussion at McGraw-Hill.  Furthermore, students enjoyed some valuable networking time with alumni over dinner at Poag Mahone’s in downtown Chicago.

Career road trips sponsored by the CEC are open to students in all majors.  Due to limited spots on the program, interested applicants are required to submit an application along with their resume for consideration.  Jason Napoli, Associate Director of the CEC, shared some advice: “The thing when I look at when I pick people who are applying is whether they have been engaged with our office before.  Did you come to our resume writing workshop?  Did you come to our interview workshop? […] Because that shows us that those students are committed to their professional career development.  So I would say that the good chance to get chosen for the road trip is that also participating in our programs earlier in the year.”

Released in print April 17, 2013

Over block break, Cornell’s very own Mock Trial team went to the American Mock Trial Association’s National Championship Tournament for the second year in a row. In the seven-year program, Cornell’s Mock Trial team has made past appearances in the National Championship Tournament in 2012, 2010 and 2009. This year’s appearance comes after finishing 7-1 at the Opening Round Championships in St. Louis, during which member Tim Bingham (13) received an outstanding attorney award.

The group chosen to represent Cornell College consisted of Tom Kirk (13), James Hoeffgen (13), Maria Goodfellow (16), Thomas Cooke (15), Tim Bingham (13), Sam Stacy (15), Sarah Bertschy (16) and Claire McGuire (14).

According to the association’s website, the event, which took place from April 12 through April 14 in Washington D.C., had a total of 48 teams, with two divisions of 24, and the top two teams from each division squaring off in the finals. Some of the schools attending the National Championship Tournament included Washington University in St. Louis, Duke University and Cornell University. Some of the schools in Cornell’s division included Northwestern University, Brown University and the University of Virginia.

Kirk discussed how Cornell Mock did at Nationals. Kirk said, “Cornell won 5 ballots and lost 7. We placed 14th out of the 24 teams in our division. We faced University of Cincinnati, American University, the University of California-Berkley, and Drexel University. We won 2/3 ballots in the rounds against Cincinnati and Drexel. We are (still) the highest ranked team in Iowa and the smallest school at the national tournament.”

Kirk talked about his experience on the squad. “I have been on the team for three years. My Mock Trial experience has been incredible. In addition to improving my public speaking, Mock Trial has greatly increased my confidence in myself and my speaking abilities. The confidence to give a speech in any context, to any audience, with little or no preparation is not easy to come by, and I am glad Mock Trial has given me that confidence,” Kirk said. Hoeffgen added, “I have been on the team for four years and it has become a defining and inseparable part of Cornell for me.”

Kirk was also optimistic about the future of Cornell’s Mock Trial. Kirk said, “Cornell Mock is on an upward trend, as evidenced by our two trips to nationals in two years and our incredible batch of new recruits this year. I am confident that my teammates will continue to make Cornell proud.” Hoeffgen was also optimistic about the Mock Trial squad for next year. “The next few years will be amazing.  We have incredibly strong, talented underclassmen.  I am looking forward to seeing them take the championship in the next few years,” Hoeffgen said.

Released in print April 17, 2013

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Gonzaga came into March Madness this year having not lost since mid January to Butler, with their only other loss coming to Illinois in December. Record wise, they are one of the most deserving teams in the nation of a number one seed. However, coming out of the traditionally weak west coast conference, and not ranking near the top of the nation in any major categories other than being 3^rd in field goal percentage, many were shocked when the NCAA announced that they would be the top team in the West bracket this year.

Being the one seed all but guarantees you a win in the first round, but not much else. Being a number one seed isn’t a ticket to the Final Four by any means, evidenced by the fact that only one time in the history of the tournament has all four number one seeds reached the Final Four. However, the West bracket is easily the weakest bracket of this year’s tournament, with the only real threats to Gonzaga’s Final Four dreams being Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Kansas State. At the time of this article however, both Wisconsin and Kansas State have already been upset in the first round. This leaves only the number 2 seed Ohio State with a chance to defeat Gonzaga.

This matchup would occur in the Elite Eight, due to the format of the tournament, on March 30 similar to a home game, as Ohio State fans would have to travel much further than Gonzaga fans.

The crowd won’t be Gonzaga’s only advantage, as this year’s Ohio State team is nothing more than a product of the strong Big Ten Conference. Ranked number 7 in the AP poll at the end of the season, the Buckeyes don’t rank in the top half of the country in any major offensive category, but play a stingy defense, allowing less than 60 points per game. However, Gonzaga is one of the best in the nation in field goal percentage, which means that they don’t take many bad shots, which can counteract the otherwise lockdown defense of Ohio State. While it may not be a blowout, I believe that Gonzaga will be able to shoot their way to a Final Four appearance.

Once they get to Atlanta, the Bulldogs will be two short games away from a championship, the first in school history. The favorites out of the other brackets to make it to Atlanta are probably Duke, Kansas, and Miami. While these other teams are amongst the top in the nation, they come out of three very tough regions. By the time that the Final Four rolls around, they will have used up much of their energy just getting there, whereas Gonzaga will have only had one true test. This will allow the Bulldogs to outwork the remaining competition, and coast to a championship.

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Alex Coolidge (14) and Trevor Engle (16) represented the Rams well at the 2013 DIII Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids on March 15-16. Engle finished one win shy of All-American status while Coolidge earned the All-American distinction and a national runner up finish at 197 pounds. Cornell finished 21^st out of the 64 team field.

Engle saw himself in a tough position after the pairings were released. He opened the championships with a pigtail match-up, similar to a play-in game, against the number five seed Robert Dierna out of Cortland State. Engle could not find an answer to Dierna, dropping his opening match 21-9. Engle then went to the wrestleback bracket where he faced Daniel Mirman of John Carroll. Engle battled and was able to come away with the victory by a final score of 3-1. Engle was able to advance past Elroy Perkin out of UW-Whitewater in the second consolation round by a 9-6 decision. Engle’s run came to an end the following round with a 4-1 loss to number four seeded Emanual Ajagbe from Delaware Valley.

Coolidge, who had been dominant all season long, had an eventfully championships with many close calls along the way. In his first round match, Coolidge faced Nathan Schmitz, an All-American from Concordia-Moorhead. Coolidge would get the victory, but needed overtime and a tie-break session to get the 2-1 decision. Coolidge’s next match wouldn’t be any easier. Coolidge faced off against seventh seeded Darren Faber from Wheaton College in another close match. Once again, Coolidge needed an extra session to get the victory, scoring the winning takedown with 47 seconds left in the extra frame. In the national semi-final, Coolidge battled the number three seed Aaron Karns from Delaware Valley. For the third straight time, Coolidge needed all three periods and a little more securing his spot in the national championship match with a 3-1 decision in the first sudden victory period.

In his national championship match, Coolidge faced off against the four seed, Mike Benefiel from Elmhurst. Benefiel is a senior transfer who previously wrestled at division one power houses Northwestern and Oklahoma State, and was named an All-American while he was at Oklahoma State. From the onset, Benefiel’s DI experience was apparent. Coolidge never could mount an offensive, and fell to Benefiel in a 7-2 decision.

Wartburg (103 points) won the team title by a 21 point margin over Elmhurst. The Rams were 87 points behind in a tie for 21^st with Coe.

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Folks, for the last 4 months now, I have been writing to you and documenting history. You and I have been privileged to the single most dominant season in Cornell Rams basketball history. Only one team, back in the 1980s, as a team, scored more points. This season, records were shattered, tournaments were hosted, hands were clapped raw, and voices were lost. We saw, no matter which game we watched this year (hopefully all of them) those women walk out onto the court as a family and walk off as winners. So this issue, I’m not going to break down this last tournament game and talk about how they lost. No, I’m going to keep doing what I have done all year, and tell you how they won. Kat Schilling herself said it best: “We are a family” Every practice and every game, they came in and gave it their best and for the entire year, we as Cornell Nation had front row seats to greatness.

3 seniors

2 Losses all year

1 Midwest Conference Championship

It began in November, where the Rams didn’t just win, they dominated. For the first half of the season the Rams were unbeaten, and thought to be unbeatable as many speculated they would have an undefeated season. After a hiccup loss to St. Norbert the Rams continued their streak. So how did they do it? Earlier in the year I interviewed star guard Rikki Mulloy and she definitely made it seem so simple. Work hard. That’s all it took. She told me, and senior Kat Schilling agrees “We are a family. We take each day at a time and just continue to work hard” The family aspect is definitely clear. Many of the players hail from the popular sorority of Phi Omega, the source of many successful athletes and helps anchor the fan base. Throughout the season the team could be seen going to and from practice, as well as to class and associating together, practically as a team.

Folks, I have to repeat myself here. We watched history this year. We had our own MWC MVP. We had 6 known records destroyed or placed on the top 10 leaderboard. We also had record turnout by fans as more and more people turned out to see the games. Fan participation was definitely up this year, and the girls were thrilled to see so many people turn up. The Superfan system set up by a mysterious fan turned up in full force during all tournament games. In a post game interview after their loss Kat was sure to remark on how grateful the team was that so many fans turned up and screamed themselves hoarse in support, Phi-o sister and Superfan alike.

“It’s been absolutely amazing to go here for four years and receive that kind of support.”

Speaking from a fan’s standpoint the really amazing thing is the continued run of success these women continue to have. And there is no sign that this success can’t be repeated. They may be losing their reigning MVP, but Rikki was quick to point out that one of the keys to their success was that they were able to mix returning talent with new freshman very well. Bottom line sports fans? They’re just getting started. Next year is going to be epic.

Appeared in Print: March 25, 2013

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The Rams baseball seasons is getting off to a varied start, because of the weather and the win/loss record.

The Rams opened up their season in Arizona during spring break, leaving the cold wintery weather behind, and headed towards sunshine and warmth. The team started off by traveling to the Des Moines airport at 2:00 in the morning on Thursday, March 7, to fly to Tucson. The first games did not start until Friday, March 8.

On the eighth, the Rams split a doubleheader against Presentation College (South Dakota), losing the first game 6-5 and winning the second 13-7. Starting the first game was Jeremy Ryan (14). He pitched six innings yielding four earned runs.  Meanwhile on the offensive side of the ball centerfielder Joe Gerace (14) was beginning his torrid start to the spring by contributing two hits in four at-bats. The second game the Rams fared much better. Pitcher Kyle Stennes (15) pitched five and two thirds innings to get his first win of the year and the team’s first win. Gerace had a spectacular second game, as well, recording four hits in six at bats and five runs batted in (RBI).

On Saturday, March 9, the Rams lost two close games to Northland College. Beriah Quick (15) got the nod to start the first game of the day’s doubleheader, pitching to the tune of three earned runs with two strikeouts. The Rams’ bats seemed dormant on the day as the lineup was only able to produce three runs on eight hits. Gerace supplied two of the hits as his blistering start continued. In game 2, the Rams managed more offense but a saw lackluster pitching. Jared Henry (16) got the start for his first collegiate game. Nerves were a factor in the way he pitched as he gave up six earned runs to go along with five walks.  Zach Rogers (13) paced the Rams offense going two for three and recording a triple in the eventual 9-7 loss.

The Rams played their first nine inning game on Sunday, March 10 against Marian University. Chuck Rocker (16) got the start but lasted only three and one third innings.  During those innings he allowed 9 runs with four of the runs being earned. Rocker and the Rams pitching staff for the day were plagued by bad defense as the Rams committed five errors in the field.  The Rams offense contributed seven runs along with twelve hits.

The next game the Rams played was on Tuesday, March 12 in another nine inning affair, following two days off. This was a close game throughout with the Rams getting the upper-hand in the end. Ryan got the nod for his second start of the year. Much like his first start Ryan provided innings and kept his team in the game.  The Hawaiian Assassin, Tyler Thorne (15), relieved Ryan, pitching two and two thirds innings and continuing his stellar performance from last year by allowing no runs and striking out three. Tyler Riggs (16) got his first collegiate win in his first action of the season, pitching one inning. The Rams lineup featured good performances from the top third of the batting order.  Leadoff man Gerace went two for four with three runs followed by  catcher Buddy Mattern (16), who contributed three hits in five at bats. Batting third was Rogers who capped off the big day for the three by going four for five with five RBIs.  The Rams won on a total team effort 9-8.

The last day of the Arizona swing, was a forgettable one as the Rams were badly beaten 11-3. The pitcher of record was Stennes who went five innings but allowed seven earned runs. Gerace led the way for the offense and capped off a very memorable trip by going four for four. On the trip he went an astounding 17 for 28.

The Rams did not bring warmer weather with them upon their return to Iowa. Playing ten days after their last game in Arizona the Rams were met by cold temperatures and snowflakes on the field. The Rams were fortunate to play on an all turf field in Altoona. Scheduled for four games mother nature forced the cancellation of two games. Again facing Presentation College in a doubleheader the Rams took to the outdoors for the first time all year (in Iowa). Jarrod Henry pitched better in his second collegiate start going six and one third innings allowing three earned runs. Gerace continued his fabulous season by going four for four at the plate in game one. The Rams got off to an early lead thanks to a Rogers’ home run in the bottom of the first inning. This was a back and forth game after that, eventually going into extra innings. The Rams gave up three runs in the top of the eleventh inning and could only answer one of the runs in the bottom half. The final score for game one was 9-7 in favor of Presentation. The cold temperatures cooled off the Rams offense, including the red hot Gerace, who would come up with three runs in the second game. Quick fought the elements well, pitching six innings and allowing only one earned run. The result for the second game did not go in the Rams’ favor as they lost 6-3.

The Rams travel to play in the Metrodome before kicking off their home slate with the first game of the season in Mount Vernon on April 2 at 5 PM versus familiar IIAC foe Central College.

Appeared in Print: March 25, 2013

So far, my life at Cornell had been exciting and—although my recent calamity and grieves have destroyed and reduced it to a ghost-like life—thinking about it will always evoke fond memories. At Cornell, I have learned to adjust myself and have come into physical contact with all the evils of scrutiny given to any opinions—no, a little bragging does not deserve such kind of opprobrium.

My recent article, “Corpulent Country,” has received the magnum scrutiny than I originally imagined. In my article, I wrote that the body of a human being could only process three to six grams of simple sugar at one time. The argument that I have mostly been hearing in regard to the article is that it is incorrect that the body of a human being can only process three to six grams of simple sugar at one time.

Let me be honest, if you walk into any gyms, you will arguably see countless people doing countless crunches in the quest of getting those coveted six-pack abs. However, you will be flabbergasted to see that almost none of those doing countless crunches are lean and have “real” visible abs. Why? Because, from my personal experience, six-pack abs are not made in the gym—yes, they are made in a kitchen. Why? Because whenever sugar is in the body of a human being, it stops the ability to release stored body fat for energy.

So what I am trying to say here? Well, all the hard work you do in the gym will never make you lean and get those six-pack abs until you remove sugar from your diet. Even if you always hit the treadmill, do endless crunches and cut your caloric intake, the truth is you will never ever get your desired results unless you always deplete your glycogen in every one of your workouts—which is unlikely if there is sugar in your body system.

Now, before you stop reading this article and start yelling at me, let me answer these two questions: What should you do then? What should you eat?

First and foremost, my disclaimer here is that I am neither a nutritionist nor an expert in this field; this is from my personal experience. To answer these questions, let me assume that your goals are to get lean and finally, get those coveted six-pack abs. If these are your goals, then my advice to you is: first, stop eating breakfast or only eat your breakfast after you have done your workouts. Second, revamp your eating style. Lastly, drink 1.5 liters of water every day immediately after you wake-up—yes, before you even brush your teeth.

Today, I will talk to about why you should stop eating your breakfast or only eat after you have done your workouts.

We all have heard from our great-great-grandparents that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. If I remember, I was told that breakfast would make you healthy, happy, ripped, jacked, lean, energetic, sexy and shiny. Most importantly, I was told that eating breakfast would help you not gain that extra pound of weight because breakfast does help your metabolism. Trust me, in my terrifying view, this is incorrect. If you observe these claims closely, you will learn that breakfast will help you from gaining weight because it will help you to not overeat.

Whether you would believe me or not, whenever you wake up in the morning, your body is a self-machine, primed to burn body fat. The awful thing you could do to yourself is to have a “typical” breakfast—a toast! Well, we all know how our brain functions better when we eat carbohydrates. And we all know that when your body gets into ketosis, things become ugly—you are tired and crabby. Believe me, you will be extremely irascible whenever your body senses that there is a foul activity to its stored body fat.

Whenever you wake up in the morning, your morning cortisol (I hope you know what cortisol is and if not, relax, I will explain it when I talk about the importance of drinking water whenever you wake up in the morning) level is very high. So, lets say you eat your morning toast with your Greek, low-fat yogurt (we all know the amount of sugar in yogurt that is more than grams) and you are at about 45 grams of simple carbohydrates. Due to these simple carbohydrates, your insulin level will rise for the rest of the day and guess what, you body will stop releasing stored body fat for energy—carbohydrates are the source of energy; we know this from sixth grade. By raising your insulin level due to carb intake, your body creates new fat cells, which lead to large body fat deposition. You could probably do yourself a favor by eating a non-carb breakfast—but this is probably a topic for another day.

So, this brings me to my last point that you could enjoy your morning breakfast after you have done your workouts. Why? If you open your laptop now and Google why eating carbs after you have worked out will cause your body to not store body fat, the ubiquitous answer would be that when you work out (with an empty stomach), your body uses your stored glycogen and/or stored body fat as energy. In addition, if your workout level is at, let’s say, 90 percent, you will most likely deplete your glycogen. At this point, your body is like a sponge—ready to absorb more glycogen. And since glycogen is stored and used as energy, this stored glycogen, stored during your breakfast, is going to be used as a source of energy for the rest of the day. Ergo, you will be at your best, ready to take off your shirt in public! Interesting, right?

Well, just remember that the person you are today, is who you “were” and not who “you are.” You could change that immediately! Remember what Henry Ford said: “Whether you believe you can or you can’t, either way, you are right!” In addition, this might sound to be impossible, hence, “A postcard from Hell.”

Released in print March 27, 2013.