Josh Perez Fitness

Roger Clemens is denying the use of steroids. It’ still hard for me to believe that a 45 year old pitcher can still throw gas in the Major Leagues. I don’t believe anyone can maintain this type of intensity workout and still be at the top of their game especially when your bodyparts are wearing down. Much like a vehicle, no matter how well you take care of it, the parts will eventually wear down. Especially at the elite level Roger is trying to maintain.

Well since Brian McNamee turned in evidence to prosecutors, Roger Clemens statement is looking a tad bit more false.

NEW YORK — Brian McNamee’s lawyers said Wednesday they gave federal prosecutors physical evidence backing the personal trainer’s allegation that Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs.

“I think this is a significant point in the case. We believe that this is significant corroboration,” said McNamee’s lead lawyer, Earl Ward.

McNamee’s side turned over syringes with Clemens’ blood to IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky in early January, a person familiar with the evidence said, speaking on condition of anonymity because McNamee’s lawyers did not want to discuss details publicly. The syringes were used to inject Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone, the person said. A second person, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the evidence was from 2000 and 2001.

Lanny Breuer, one of Clemens’ lawyers, immediately responded that McNamee “apparently has manufactured evidence” and called all the allegations “desperate smears.”

“It is just not credible,” Breuer said in a statement. “Who in their right mind does such a thing?”

In December’s Mitchell Report on doping in baseball, McNamee said he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs in 1998, 2000 and 2001.

Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, gave a five-hour sworn deposition Tuesday to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and said afterward that he again denied using performance-enchancing drugs. McNamee is to give a deposition to the same committee Thursday ahead of a public hearing on Feb. 13.

By denying under oath that he used performance-enhancing drugs, Clemens put himself at legal risk if prosecutors determine his testimony wasn’t truthful.

Richard Emery, another of McNamee’s lawyers, said the committee will be given a description of the evidence that was turned over to prosecutors.

“It does change the nature of the case from a he-said, she-said to something about physical evidence,” Emery said.

Dr. Phil called upon Bistro MD for help with this extreme weight case.

With a case of extreme obesity slowly killing a man, Dr. Phil has called upon Bistro MD and Dr. Caroline Cederquist M.D., the developer of the diet with hopes that her expertise and her medical delivery diet can offer critical help to the situation.

On the show, which air yesterday, January 29, Dr. Phil employs his popular team approach, and he’ll have input from his usual posse of medical experts for Kevin, who at age 44 has reached the stunning weight of 715 pounds. But faced with a weight problem that extreme, not just any doctor has the depth of experience to offer meaningful help.

So Dr. Phil called in BistroMD and Dr. Cederquist, a board-certified family and bariatric physician who has at the core of her treatment a focus not on extreme diets or radical regimens, but on addressing the metabolic irregularities that develop in overweight people from a few pounds overweight to hundreds of pounds.

“Kevin is disabled and virtually homebound,” says Dr. Cederquist. “He has gained 300 pounds in the past five years. He suffers from diabetes and severe sleep and breathing difficulties. Problems with his joints and his sheer mass make it almost impossible for him to move around, and as a result, he scarcely leaves his bed, let alone his house. Getting him from home to the Dr. Phil studios was a major undertaking.”

Dr. Cederquist said Kevin had been rejected for weight-loss surgeries because the medical conditions related to his obesity make him too high-risk as a candidate for surgery. He has sunk into a depression over his worsening situation, and resorts to eating for comfort, further worsening his conditions—and his despair.

“These are often people who have been successful at everything else in their lives, and they cannot understand why their efforts to lose even 20 pounds are so futile,” she says. “But for them, it’s just not as simple as eat less, burn more. Losing weight is not just about eating less of the wrong things; it is about eating more of the right things.”

Because Kevin’s high-risk status prevents him from pursuing bariatric surgery, Dr. Phil’s staff assessed a number of options for Kevin, and ultimately, Dr. Phil asked Dr. Cederquist to help with Kevin’s case. She had developed a home diet delivery program that specifically addresses both the practical and metabolic problems most people as well as Kevin must overcome. The home delivery diet, called BistroMD, is a home-delivered diet that Dr. Cederquist developed.

The gourmet foods in the BistroMD diet will help Kevin deal with both the practical and the medical challenges he faces. The meals are portion-controlled and designed to preserve lean muscle tissue as the dieter loses body fat. Because they are low in glycemic load, the foods also tend to reduce the sugar and carb cravings that lead so many to abandon their dieting attempts.

While Kevin is an extreme example, his metabolic abnormalities are common and are becoming more so. Currently 70.8% of men and 66.2% of women in the U.S. are overweight. The vast majority of overweight people develop metabolic abnormalities as they gain. But with the right nutritional program is the underlying principle of the Bistro MD diet. The macronutrients of the diet include adequate lean protein spread throughout the day, controlled portions of complex carbohydrates and the right amount of “good” fats.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND By Kevin Iole

B.J. Penn became only the second man in UFC history to win a world title in two weight divisions Saturday when he pummeled top challenger Joe Stevenson to win the vacant lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 80 at Metro Radio Arena.

Penn knocked Stevenson down with a right uppercut just five seconds into the fight and dominated the rest of the way.
Stevenson was covered in his own blood after he was cut by a vicious right elbow from Penn about late in the first round.
The finish was anticlimactic from that point as Penn just laid an enormous amount of punishment on Stevenson until the popular Las Vegan tapped to a rear naked choke at 4:02 of the second round.

With the win, Penn claimed the vacant lightweight belt that was stripped from Sean Sherk when he was found guilty of steroid usage. Penn held the welterweight title in 2004 and joins Randy Couture, who held the heavyweight belt three times and the light heavyweight belt twice, as the only men in UFC history to win championships in two weight classes.
Penn had been criticized in recent years for not fighting up to his potential, but he insisted before Saturday’s bout that he wanted to cement his legacy.

He believed he proved that by dominating a guy who had been ripping through the lightweight divison.
When asked if this was the new B.J. Penn, the new champion looked at the belt around his waist and beamed.
“Look at my abs,” he said. “You tell me.”

Stevenson came out in the second with a sense of urgency and tried to fight harder in the standup after spending most of the first round on his back. But Penn picked him apart with shots before putting him down with a left hook.
Penn delivered more punishment from mount before rolling over and taking Stevenson’s back. Stevenson tried to fight the jiu-jitsu black belt off, but Penn slapped it on and Stevenson quickly conceded.

After the bout, he called out Sherk, whom he’ll face in the spring.

“Sean Sherk, you’re dead,” Penn shouted at the ex-champion who was doing commentary on the UFC’s pay-per-view broadcast.

A look at history always repeating itself! Let’s go San Diego Chargers!

They just had completed one of the best regular seasons in NFL history, securing home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs while cultivating a healthy swagger. “We really feel like this is our year,” Pro Bowl running back Jerome Bettis told me late in the 2004 season. “The Super Bowl goes through Pittsburgh.”

What went down in Steeltown three years ago doesn’t necessarily mean that the Chargers can start getting their Super Bowl rings fitted, but the heavy underdogs in Sunday’s AFC championship game at least can take comfort in recent historical precedent.

Once the ’04 postseason began, the 15-1 Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly looked choppy and flat. They sweated out a couple of Doug Brien missed field goals to eke out an overtime victory over the New York Jets in the divisional round, then got blown off Heinz Field by the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game, continuing an extended run of playoff futility.

If they couldn’t win a Super Bowl that year, many cynics reasoned, those Steelers as we knew them would never get it done.

A year later, it was all set up for the Indianapolis Colts, who won their first 13 games to lock up the AFC’s top seed. But in Indy’s first playoff game, the Colts were stunned by a No. 6 seed, an upstart which barely had snuck into the playoffs. That spoiler, which would go on to win a third consecutive postseason game on the road before capturing Super Bowl XL? The previously written-off Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Colts, mired in a long run of postseason disappointments, seemed to have missed their best chance for a championship.

In ’06 the pattern continued: The Chargers rolled to a league-best 14-2 record and locked up the No. 1 seed. In their first game they blew a lead and got stung by the Patriots, who in turn lost the AFC championship game – to the eventual Super Bowl champion Colts.

Does this mean the Chargers will take down the 17-0 Patriots in Foxborough on Sunday and go on to capture their first Super Bowl championship? With its three most important offensive skill players banged up and one of the most formidable foes in league history blocking its path, San Diego will need an exceptional effort to get it done.

Even if the Patriots prevail, however, we once again are witnessing a team that seems to be peaking a year later than we expected. By pulling out a stunning 28-24 divisional-round victory over the Colts at the RCA Dome last Sunday, the Chargers undid a reputation as “frontrunners” who “don’t rise to the occasion.”

While most of the rest of us wondered how a team that had struggled so mightily through the season’s first 10 games was capable of such a macho performance, the Chargers’ players were far less surprised. To them, they finally had lived up to the obvious potential they’d displayed a year earlier, when they went into every game from the middle of the season on expecting to win.

“It means nothing to be in the AFC championship game,” outside linebacker Shaun Phillips said after the victory over the Colts. “It means something to win it. Yes, we thought we were going to be in this spot from Week 1 until now. We’ve got the best team in the league. We got off to a slow start, but everybody needs time to get things rolling.”

I’m not sure why three consecutive presumed powers have taken an extra year to achieve the anticipated postseason success, but I do have a few theories:

• In this age of real-time hype and unprecedented media overkill, some players – particularly younger ones – are increasingly susceptible to buying into an aura of invincibility that doesn’t exist in today’s NFL. In our breathless urge to coronate champions in March, August and October (and, conversely, to write off teams after one shaky performance), perhaps we also cultivate a complacent mindset in some of the men who play the game. I know it may sound somewhat far-fetched, but it is human nature to lose one’s edge when overly praised – and football is a physically and mentally taxing sport in which even the slightest subconscious letdown can translate into a missed tackle or extra yard.

• Having stared into the abyss, all three of these teams approached their next postseason opportunities with a discernible lack of fear. In other words, because they had dealt with defeats that were almost universally viewed as calamitous, the players in question didn’t seem overly stressed about the potential ramifications of an encore performance. The ’05 Steelers were aggressive and focused in winning three road games to get to the Super Bowl. The ’06 Colts confronted their biggest nightmare – the prospect of yet another playoff elimination by the Patriots, who jumped out to a 21-3 lead in the AFC championship game – and were unblinkingly poised in completing a dramatic comeback. This year’s Chargers trailed at halftime in their playoff opener and came back to defeat the Titans. Several people who spent time around the team in Indy each used the same word to describe the players’ mood: loose. The Chargers certainly seemed that way as they pulled out a victory over the Colts that featured six lead changes. If they lose at New England on Sunday, it won’t be because they’re overwhelmed by the magnitude of the moment.

• In each case, the quarterback learned that he didn’t have to carry the team for it to have success. Thrust unexpectedly into the starting lineup as a rookie in ’04, the Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger smartly executed a conservative scheme that put the onus on the team’s veteran skill players and punishing defense – until the playoffs, when he admittedly tried to do too much. A year later, Big Ben didn’t force many passes in the postseason and ended up winning the Super Bowl despite playing one of his worst statistical games. For all of Peyton Manning’s prolific performances prior to ’06, he also won a championship after understanding the importance of playing a subordinate role at key times. Indy’s running game and defense were the driving forces in two of its first three postseason triumphs in ’06. Now, the Chargers’ Philip Rivers, a second-year starter, is on a hot streak that began after he seemed to stop pressing in trying to pull the team out of an early-season funk. He also has diversified his approach to playing the position: Last season Rivers struggled down the stretch as the pressure mounted and seemed overly locked in on halfback LaDainian Tomlinson and tight end Antonio Gates. Thus far in the ’07 playoffs, Rivers has spread the ball around to his wideouts and seems more willing and able to get the ball to the open man.

With all of that said, this year’s Patriots are the exception to every rule, and it’s tough to imagine that this curious run of belated No. 1 seed success will continue. If New England wins on Sunday, I will conclude that while these theories may have some validity, another of my time-tested tenets – never bet against Tom Brady in a big game – carries far more weight.

Any criticism surrounding the Romo-Simpson bye week vaction is “absurd” according to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Speaking during his weekly appearance on WEEI, a sports radio station in Boston, Brady took up for Cowboys QB Tony Romo according to the Dallas Morning News.

“Everybody has lives,” Brady said. “We work seven months, eight months, out of the year. You still have a life to live. On the weekends you do whatever you do to relax and rejuvenate. It’s not like they can go to the local eatery in Dallas and hang out.”
Brady stated what really made the difference: “If they caught the ball in the end zone at the end, nobody makes any mention (of the Mexico trip),” Brady said. “You alleviate a lot of criticism by winning. That’s what I’ve realized for eight years.”

Source: Dallas Morning News

I was just hoping to catch a glimpse of Jessica Simpson during the Dallas Cowboys game. I really don’t like the Dallas Cowboys since I was a kid when they played the San Francisco 49ers, and the fact that one of my buddies is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. Anything to get bragging rights over him is fine by me!

I am very excited to see the comeback of this show. I’m sure like many others, I was a big fan of American Gladiators while growing up. I always wanted to compete on American Gladiators and showcase my talents against Turbo and Laser. Who knows, maybe now I will get that chance, and finish it off in the elminator.

It looks like to going to be an action packed show with all new sports competitor talent with the same events. American Gladiators premiers Sunday January 6th at 6:00p.m on NBC. I can’t wait to see Gina Carano aka Crush at work! I’m a big fan of her fighting skills.

I’ve compiled the the cast list for American Gladiators T.V. Show here:

• Titan – Mike O’Hearn
• Justice – Jesse Smith
• Mayhem – William Romeo
• Militia – Alex Castro
• Wolf – Don ‘Hollywood’ Yates
• Toa – Tanoai Reed
• Venom – Beth Horn
• Siren – Valerie Waugaman
• Stealth – Tanji Johnson
• Hellga – Robin Coleman
• Fury – Jamie Reed
• Crush – Gina Carano
• Blast – Jenny Berry

The new Larry Czonka and Mike Adamle are Laila Ali and Hulk Hogan.

The show is set to air January 6th on NBC, and listed below the premier episode of American Gladiators to build some excitement!

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I thought this was a great video to show in light of the Michael Vick event. Just like the video, he deserves every bit of punishment that he has coming too him.

A quick excerpt from one of my favorite sports writers Dan Wetzel on Michael Vick’s attitude towards the legal system.

He chomped on chewing gum and wore his Nike Air Force 1 Mids – bright white to match the stripes on his prison garb – as he walked into federal court Monday to answer for his mistakes.

Only some of the mistakes that may haunt Michael Vick most, the ones that hurt his chances of ever again racing his Nikes around the NFL and should eat him up on the long, lonely nights behind bars are the one’s he committed since pleading guilty in connection to a dog-fighting ring.

Vick should have faced a sentence of 12-18 months after accepting a plea deal to conspiracy charges in August and promising full cooperation, honesty and to “make better decisions.”

Instead he made more bad ones, U.S. Attorneys claiming he failed to fully admit or take responsibility for his actions, practiced multiple counts of deception and tested positive for marijuana just weeks after promising the judge he’d avoid drugs. By Dan Wetzel.

After reading countless columns, watching endless videos on Michael Vick, you have to wonder if he ever had a role model. I’m sure like many people contemplate, how does Michael Vick live with himself day in and day out. Don’t get me wrong, a fantastic football player he is, and he one of the highest paid players in the NFL. But as sad as this all is, I strongly believe that some NFL team will give him a shot at playing again when he gets out of jail. Maybe not at quarterback, but definitely a position on special teams.