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Our top plays posted another winning record in Week 7 and for this Sunday the Bet Republic team has one Over/Under bet and three NFL picks to check out, including a winner in the game of the week between Minnesota & Green Bay.

Home dogs didn’t stand a chance last week as San Diego, Indianapolis, and the New York Jets tromped all over their hosts for a combined margin of 104 points (34.7 avg).

In the NFC it was much of the same with Green Bay winning by 28 points over Cleveland and t

he New Orleans Saints putting up another 40-burger in Miami. New England cleaned up Tampa Bay in a neutral site game at Wembley.

The 46-34 final between the Saints and Dolphins makes it seem like a relatively close game but consider that the score was 24-3 Miami after 29 minutes and Sean Payton’s outfit just appears that much more powerful.

Starting with a QB Drew Brees rushing TD in the final seconds of the first-half, New Orleans went on a 43-3 run lasting 28 minutes to cement the win a

nd become the first NFL team in history to score 45-plus points in four of their first six games.

New Orleans is home to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8’s Monday Night Football matchup and early betting has already pushed the line up to double-digits in favor of the Saints.

Speaking of Atlanta, they were one of two losers in our Bet Republic picks of the week last Sunday, neglecting to gameplan for new Cowboys standout WR Miles Austin.

We missed with the Sunday night total as well, but h

it with the Packers and Steelers along with the “Under” in the Patriots-Bucs matchup.

Bet Republic picks were 3-2 overall and this week we’ve highlighted three sides and one Over/Under play.

Orthodontistry has undergone some dramatic changes over the years. All of the time there are new advances being made and better equipment coming along. If you visit an orthodontist clinic, you can and should expect them to have state of the art technology at their practice. Your comfort and personal care are paramount and they will do all that they can to ensure that your visit there is as pleasant and comfortable as possible.

These days you will find that orthodontist will be kitted ou

t with some really high-tech equipment. This will include such things as; advanced computer graphics, digital photography and digital radiography. Orthodontistry is right up to date with all of the latest technology and going for an appointment is even more comfortable than before; but it isn’t just the equipment that is so advanced, many of the actual treatments have made enormous progress over the years as well.

Anyone who has had to wear braces to get their teeth straight will know tha

t it is not a whole lot of fun. It is something that you will be conscious of a great deal of the time; especially when you are mixing with other people. But there is an amazing new way to have your teeth straightened without your self-esteem being dented; now Brooklyn orthodontists are using virtually invisible braces.

These invisible braces are so well crafted that they are nearly impossible to see. Even when you are up close to people they will not notice it and all the time that it’s

in place, your teeth are being straightened. It works by using clear ‘aligners’ which move your teeth over a period of time. These can easily be removed before you have anything to eat or drink. If they are taken out then you can also brush and floss your teeth in a normal manner. We all want to have a good smile and wearing invisible braces is a great way of achieving this.

The aligners can be left out of your invisible braces for short periods of time without causing any problems, so if there is a certain time where you will feel more confident without them – they can simply be removed. Because there is no need for you to put up with brackets or wires in your mouth you will soon forget that you are even wearing them. It is no surprise that invisible braces are so rapidly growing in popularity. There are already well over a million people who have them fitted.

There are not many people who wear old fashioned braces without being affected by them to some degree. If it is not a matter of being less confident about yourself, then it is an issue with oral hygiene. Having metal braces can be a bit of a nuisance when you like to do a good job of cleaning your teeth. As you can see, the use of invisible braces is a massive step forward for so many different reasons.

Many new initiates suffer the mistake of becoming pros long before they join an appropriate body building program.

What happens is that, they solicit for advice from the pros, whom the understandably admire and respect, and when they get it, they don’t consider the fact they are not pros. The will copy the number of sets the pros are doing and begin with them when their bodies are not only inflexible but also weak.

When a new initiate follows the advice and recommendations of professional

body builders who have been in the game for many years, they become inpatient with their body’s development and in most cases overtrain. The problem with modern body building is that most of the pros who are admired and whose muscle sizes and density would otherwise form good role models, are on steroids. Others are naturally predisposed to muscle accumulation by genetic factors that can not be attributed to their efficient body building efforts.

The kind of workout exercises that most pro

get down in one day’s session, can kill an average guy or new trainee, if taken in an equal measure. This are power lifters with enough muscle power to pack sets upon sets with the barbells that normally stay put in a corner of the local gym. The sets and reps the7 use for an average workout can overtrain a beginner to levels that such a beginner can not recover from.

If on the worse side, these pros are steroid bozos, their ability to engage high intensity workouts is drastically enhanced j

ust like their recover after overtraining is quickened. In the days when a body builder’s body has not developed to handle a workload that can go anywhere near the pro’s workload, his or her effort ought to be in coercing further muscle generation not in tearing and killing the muscle cells already accumulated.

If the new trainee is not lucky to belong with the genetic body building elite and then he or she is not using steroids and or performance enhancers, then he or she doesn’t have that exclusive luxury of totally unlimited recovery and repair ability that most pros enjoy. Beginners especially must gently and gradually train the body to make the most of each and every set and or rep they7 do. This helps consolidate gains and the beginner can start going up the ladder of body building success.

Remember, at these early stages the budding body builders need to just pop in and then out within a period of only a few minutes. The recovery process and rest durations during which additional muscles are developed and the exhausted ones get renewed in vigor, are usually the points of key emphasis. The body building stages of consolidation muscle power is usually far of and more of a tall order.

Given that body muscles are built not while training but while recovering, when infant body builders train like pros, and therefore overtrain, they ruin the whole deal. Such mistakes can never be recovered from especially if they extend for quite some duration.

After a disappointing 2-1 defeat by Rubin Kazan in the UEFA Champions League, FC Barcelona made an astounding recovery this week, crushing Real Zaragoza 6-1. With the impressive win, Barça maintains its top position in the Spanish League with 22 pionts. Real Madrid, Barcaelona’s closest rival, follows at 3 points behind. The match, played in Barça’s home territory, began with the locals showing their weaknesses. Zaragoza took advantage, increasing their defensive play, but just a few minu

tes later the Catalans raised their level of play. The championship team had returned, and Barça picked up its characteristic smooth style of attack and defense. Barça gained absolute control over the ball. Zaragoza, perhaps slightly stunned by the turnaround, tried repeatedly – and unsuccessfully – to recover possession. The team turned to a defensive stance, unable to find any routes of attack and the players unable to find a balance in their game. Juan Pablo Carrizo, the goalkeeper of the A

ragon squad, struggled to defend his net; Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic began with dangerous plays, intending to open the score. Carrizo was able to hold them off successfully – until minute 24. Then, Xavi Hernandez sent a corner kick to Messi, who, taking advantage of Zaragoza’s weak defense sent a pass to teammate Seydou Keita. Keita accurately headed the ball and sent a shot to the bottom of Carrizo’s net. Barcelona took the lead, but the players weren’t about to drop their defens

es; they were vigilant in keeping Zaragoza out of their area. Five minutes later, Barça displayed again its powerful cadre of champions. Ibrahimovic moved forward and sent a powerful shot towards a defenseless Carrizo to put the score at 2-0. At minute 41, Keita appeared to put the game at 3-0 with his second goal of the game. With his point, the first half ended in clear favor of Barcelona. Zaragoza entered the second half more tentatively; intimidated by the overwhelming pressure they were subjected to by the Catalans. Barcelona, on the other hand, was looking to redeem itself with a strong rout. After a nullified goal, Ibrahimovic made his second goal of the game to put the score at 4-0. Zaragoza was, by this time, completely overwhelmed, and helpless before the Spanish champions, who surged forward towards every opportunity to score. After a failed shot from Messi – one Carrizo finally cleared – Zaragoza advanced to score their first and only goal of the game, in minute 78. But, two minutes later, the ball was once again at Messi’s feet, which skillfully sent the ball back to Carrizo’s net. Keita then made his third goal of the game 6 minutes later, setting the score at 6-1 to close the game. “We put in a perfect performance and we were clearly deserved winners,” club president Joan Laporta said. “The players were especially motivated after Tuesday’s result and they showed tonight that that was just a slip-up. There’s a long way to go in the league yet. We are playing well and with the same attitude we showed last year – humility and sacrifice. We are on the right track”.

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By Sadaket Malik

Mithun Manhas is a 28-year-old cricket player from Bhalessa Village of Jammu in India. An experienced player at India’s domestic level, has put his village on drivers seat as the local youth got inspired owing to his presence in national repute.

Manhas has been part of the Delhi Ranji team since the 1997-98 season. He was also part of the Delhi Daredevils Twenty20 team during the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League.

A wicketkeeper-batsman, Manhas has a brilliant

batting average of 51.6 in the List A level and 43.3 in the First-Class level. He also holds the distinction of having scored a First-Class double-century – an unbeaten 205. With over 8,000 runs under his belt, including 19 tons and 47 half-centuries, Mithun Manhas has been one of Delhi’s prolific run-getters.

Manhas has also performed admirably behind the wickets, with a total of 117 dismissals to his name. Manhas was also a surprise inclusion in the Challenger Trophy in 2006, after veteran

batsman VVS Laxman was forced to pull out of the four-match series due to hamstring injury just before the first game.Mithun Manhas’ consistent batting and useful keeping have made him an ideal candidate for Twenty20 cricket. He made his T20 debut for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh in April 2007. Manhas’ talents were later recognized by the Delhi Daredevils T20 team, who drafted him into their squad for the opening season of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 league started by the Indian c

ricket board, consisting of the world’s top players in teams from eight different Indian cities. Having played only six T20 matches, 30 remains Manhas’ highest score. He has even tried his hand at bowling in T20, picking up three wickets in a game.Mithun Manhas (born 12 October 1979 in Jammu, India) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Delhi as an allrounder. A right handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm offbreak and can keep wicket. He is also a player in the Indian Premier League representing Delhi Daredevils.

Protein for muscle building – How to use protein for muscle building

 As we all know protein is essential for muscle building. The protein is known as muscle building blocks, muscle uses this protein in order to repair damaged muscle tissues or for building new one. But the main question arises here is that, how to use this protein effectively for building muscles?

 World’s fastest muscle building secret

 Protein is absolutely essential muscle building, no other nutrients are used b

y muscles to rebuild or repair muscle fiber. Extreme workout results in broken or damaged muscle tissues. At that time only protein can help you to over come from this type of muscle damage and allow the muscles to benefit from your exertions. Take adequate amount of protein after workout. Try to add 1- 1.4 gram of protein per pound of your body weight for best results,

 I want to ask you a simple question, In order to build your muscle where would you like to go?

 

a)      For Gym

b)      For taking some rest or sleep

c)      For eating

d)     For a market with your wife / girlfriend

 

We all know that right answer for above question is gym isn’t it!

 

Ok, the Right answer is, you do not grow muscle in the gym . You build your muscle when you’re eating and resting.  After every workout there is a 90 minute window period, the prefect time for feeding your muscle they need to grow and rebuild.

 

Try to go for whey protein. Whey protein

contains all the essential amino acids that your muscle needs. Most bodybuilders find out very quickly, if they didn’t know already, how important protein is, and they will eat high protein food such as tuna. You can also go for substitute in place of whey protein like whey protein powder. Whey protein is really smart choice for fatty people for fat burning. Whey protein is ideal protein for building muscle. If you increase your muscle mass you increase your metabolism and burn fat more quickly.

 

 

 

 

Life as a Little League or Pony League catcher can be tough. You can read baseball tips on this, baseball tips on that, do drill for this and train for that. Listen to this person, listen to that person. Try this and try that.

But still, you find yourself not throwing many people out in games. It seems like there are always balls getting by you and going back to the backstop. You may have gotten whacked way more times than you’d like by wild pitches. Long games and hot games. Is catching real

ly worth it?

Well, fear not young catchers! Here are a few baseball tips and advice for you on why you should hang in there if you really like catching.

Right now at your age in Little League or Pony League there are things going on that you really have no control over. This makes catching seem impossible at times. It can be discouraging to young catchers because at this age and in these leagues success doesn’t come often. You’re not throwing a lot of people out, balls are flying everywher

e (and hitting you) and you many times feel like you’re the catcher only because no one else is stupid enough to do it. Well, those things may be true right now, but here are some things to consider:

›› In Little League and Pony League the bases are pretty short. When someone takes off, you’re relying on a good pitch from the pitcher, a perfect throw from you and a perfect catch and tag from the second baseman or shortstop. These things don’t happen routinely in Little League a

nd are just getting better in Pony League.

›› Kids are bigger, stronger and faster these days. Look at the Little League World Series this year. They moved the fence back a good distance because the home runs keep increasing and there are just too many. (yes, those high tech bats played a role too!) My point is, the bases are short and there are a lot of fast runners. This is not a good combination for throwing runners out.

›› Many young pitchers at these ages throw a lot of balls and wild pitches. You need good pitches to have any chance at all of throwing someone out. Wild pitches and runners advancing easily can be discouraging You can catch, but you can’t pitch and catch. So you are at the mercy of the pitcher too.

›› Young pitchers don’t always know how to hold runners well or perform good pick-off moves to keep runners honest. Watch a Pony League game sometime. Smart runners will be more than half way down to second base by the time the catcher gets the ball. There’s nothing you can do here. Just do your best.

So if you are a young catcher and get a little bit discouraged from time to time, remember these baseball tips and keep your head up.

You can’t control the pitched ball. It’s going to go where it’s going to go. What you need to do is become very, very good at blocking the ball. So what if you don’t pop up and throw the runner out. That time will come. Just focus on becoming a technically good blocking catcher. This will always make you stand out from other catchers and this becomes even more true as you get older.

Throwing runners out? If it happens, great! But, what you want to do is develop fast, correct footwork instead of worrying too much about how many people you throw out. Learn correct footwork and practice it over and over and develop a technically correct delivery to second base. Wait and see what happens once the bases become 90 feet apart. You’ll be amazed.

Work on other things like:

›› Handling bunts, or choppers in front of the plate

›› Footwork to block home plate on throws from the outfield. Again, the Little League World Series had great plays at home this year.

›› Handling passed balls

Also, and very important, work on that thing sitting on top of your shoulders! Be confident, know that you are a good catcher and believe in yourself and your ability.

When those bases become 90 feet apart, the whole game changes for catchers. If you really worked on being technically good, fast feet and good delivery, you’ll throw a lot of people out because now your pitchers and fielders are also much better.

Block everything. People will notice you for this. This will separate you from other catchers. This is true right into High School. Lazy catchers who won’t block balls will sit at that point, regardless of their arm strength.

Consider these baseball tips that you’ve just read young catchers. Stick with it. I

Eldrick T. Woods is one of us. Tiger is just like you and me. He occasionally throws a club when he hits a bad shot and he uses a port-o-potty when there is no other option.

If not for the 14 victories in majors, the hundreds of millions of dollars in winnings and endorsements, and his standing as the most famous athlete on the planet, Tiger would be just another guy hacking his way around TPC Boston in this weekend’s Deutsche Bank Championship. He shot a 1-under 70 yesterday and is seven st

rokes off the lead.

But you’re still wondering about the trip to the port-o-potty, right?

It’s true.

I saw it with my own eyes.

Tiger had just hit his tee shot on the par-4 ninth, his final hole. While Steve Stricker and Heath Slocum prepared to hit their drives, Tiger walked to his left toward one of those smelly-but-necessary units that are part of outdoor events around the world. A police officer stood guard while Tiger opened the plastic door, went inside, closed the door, and di

d his business.

This is standard stuff, of course. The pros are out there for five hours, hydrating along the way, and they’re not always handy to the clubhouse or a private hospitality tent.

Still, it’s different when it’s Tiger.

“Sometimes people applaud him when he comes out,’’ said the Globe’s crack golf scribe, Michael Whitmer.

Hmmm. That’s a little weird. Sort of like the way you treat a 3-year-old in training.

Way to use the potty, like a big boy!

Thank goodness

the Tour provides players with units inside the ropes. Better chance for privacy. Less chance of overflow.

Call me naive, but I just figured Prince Tiger Woods would have beautiful girls throwing rose petals in his path, and a private bathroom with gold fixtures near his person at all times. I don’t think any Pope John ever used a portable john. Why Tiger?

He is, after all, the richest and most decorated athlete in the world. His presence is what brings casual sports fans to golf. It is Tiger who produces the television ratings and the big purses. Every golfer on Tour should send Tiger a royalty check at the end of the season – fund a private bathroom-on-wheels.

Happily for golf fans of New England, this is Tiger’s tourney. He won it in 2006 and tied for second in 2004 and 2007. Last year he was on the shelf after knee surgery, but he has had a partnership with the Deutsche Bank Championship since the tourney’s inception, with event funds directed to the Tiger Woods Foundation.

 ”I’ve always liked this area,’’ Tiger said Thursday. “I’ve played well here, and the people are thoroughly enthusiastic about the sport.’’

There was plenty of enthusiasm everywhere he went yesterday, but his shot-making was not up to Tiger standards.

 ”I really didn’t do much of anything positively today,’’ he said. “I didn’t feel good over any shot today and didn’t drive it very good, hit my irons worse, and didn’t make any putts. Other than that it was a good day.

 ”Most of the putts I hit today, if anything they were lacking pace. They were kind of rolling by about 6 inches past the hole, maybe a foot. I just wasn’t carrying enough pace to the hole.’’

 It wasn’t the greens. Woods played alongside first-day leader Stricker, who shot an 8-under 63 and looked like he was putting into an oil drum.

It was poor putting that cost Tiger the PGA a couple of weeks ago, and a blown 6-footer on 18 last Sunday cost him a playoff with Slocum at The Barclays.

But it wasn’t just the short game that bothered Woods at TPC Boston.

I felt terrible over any tee shot,’’ he said. “Didn’t matter what club it was, whether it was an iron on a par 3 or a drive or any hole. I didn’t feel great over any shot. It was one of those days.’’

Tiger’s frustration boiled over after an errant drive on the fifth hole, his 14th hole of the day. He chucked his driver into the tall grass and it took awhile to find the club. Something your boss or brother-in-law would do. These kind of demonstrations have marked Tiger’s major-less season.

 

 

Sleep is very much important for anyone trying bodybuilding.  Just like many successful and well known body builders, overtraining comes simply because of not resting and this will always be the case hence everyone should always adhere to it. It is to the body builder’s advantage in having enough amounts of rest and this has even been proved biologically. When one is asleep, the cortisol level gradually stabilizes, while on the other hand, the hormones increase in level.

When one deprives h

imself or herself sleep, no muscles will ever grow no matter how extensive the training might be. Avoiding sleep makes him or her exposed to the extra stresses in life, work and even the usual relationships, and the mind never gets time to relax resulting in great strain symptoms including, headaches, ulcers and even high blood pressure, which are all detrimental to the body health.

Sleep also leads to nervous, physical, and intellectual exhaustion. In addition, sleep cultivates more catabolic

processes. And when this dominates the body process, it is to the body builders benefit because the process of build up absolutely comes in. In this process the belly muscles flatten and soften and the entire body develops average and relative atrophy. When cortisol level takes an increase, fat deposits comes in handy and becomes easier in this case acting as an absorber to stress. Testosterone level goes down, which also plays advantage to the individual.

More on the negatives of lack of enoug

h sleep have it adding to the extreme conditions of losing dry masses of muscles, lack of attraction, weakened erection, and lowered libido which all counts as disadvantages to the victim. This is because all the responsible tissues and hormones in functioning of these key organs are far much depleted and inadequate to stand up to the challenges facing them. Eventually, they are overtaken by situations and within no time everything in a person changes and his or her life becomes more miserable.

To the body builders, it therefore calls for more resting than anybody else on other professions. The kind of sleep mostly recommended by body building specialists is referred normally as ‘Rapid Eye’ kind of sleep. It is a state of deep sleep where movement of eyelids is rapid under the lids and keeps the individual more comfortable. For recovery, there is no way to it and this kind of sleep is the best that any body in body building should learn to practice.

Having learned all this, the body builder is the lasting solution, to any kind of condition that he or she might be going through, and it is only up to him or her to try out the best and accomplish these steps. Whether one is the kind that takes minutes to fall in this deep sleep or the kind that takes hours soliciting for sleep, one does not have to worry provided it will eventually happen. In body building, the most important aspect is timing and knowing of this timing for ones work out program is what will free everyone and provide good results in the profession.