Oh!Mino - April 2021

Oh!Mino - April 2021

STAY FIT!

APRIL 2021

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TOO WORN OUT TO WORK OUT? THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS AND THE GYM

What do you do to relieve stress? Some people like to unwind with a hot bath, their favorite movie, or calming music. But if you’re in the fitness industry, you probably do the same thing I do: You hit the gym. Personally, when I’m stressed, I like to do a high-rep circuit workout with lighter weights and push myself until my muscles are on fire. It burns the pent-up anxiety right out. My absolute favorite routine is the one I shared with you in the January newsletter. It was developed by my friend Nick while he was a strength and conditioning coach for the U.S. Army, and it is intense . By the time I’m done with Nick’s workout, I’ve completed 240 bench presses, 80 curls per arm, 80 sets of ab work, and 80 upright rows. Yes, the weights are relatively light. But I’d challenge anyone to do 240 120-pound bench presses in a single hour and walk away with an ounce of tension in their body. There’s just no way to stay keyed up after that, which is really the beauty of the routine. To get through it, I repeat this mantra over and over: “I am a machine!” (If you missed the January newsletter, visit OhMino.com/Pages/The-Body-Reboot-a-7-Day-Challenge to download Nick’s workout.) Science proves that people who exercise to relieve stress are onto something. That’s because, in a lot of ways, stress is a physical affliction. It attacks your brain, and the effects spread to the rest of your body. Stress can actually cause chest pain, make your heart race, give you headaches or stomach aches, and increase your muscle tension. When we exercise, we release endorphins that work like natural aspirin, relieving the symptoms of stress and eating away at its hold on us. That’s why finishing a workout at the end of a bad day leaves you feeling so relieved. Unlike eating, imbibing, or binge-watching, exercise is actually a smart, healthy coping mechanism.

than prescribed medication. It has also been linked to other cognitive benefits like improved memory, increased discipline, and improved brain plasticity. Going to the gym is like squeezing a stress ball and doing a sudoku puzzle at the same time. Here’s the kicker: The benefits of exercise help us the most on days when we don’t feel like going to the gym. You know which days I’m talking about. Even if you’re a personal trainer, you probably have Monday nights when you come dragging home from work and hit the "crash on the couch and watch Netflix" point of no return. That’s a different kind of stress. You’re worn down, not keyed up. But those are the moments when you need endorphins to flood your body and boost your mood. When in doubt, remember Newton’s First Law of Motion: “Bodies in motion stay in motion, and bodies at rest stay at rest.” Good athletes go to the gym when they crave stress relief. Great athletes go even when they don’t.

Stay fit, my friend!

In 2017, a study of pharmacy students even found that exercise lowered perceived stress more significantly

–Michael

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DOES YOUR DENTIST LOOK LIKE THIS? A MESSAGE FROM PERIODONTIST AND BODYBUILDER JOHN MICALETTI

Oh!mino uses prevented muscle loss in people on bed rest]. That was it!” John says. John took Oh!mino during his five-week rest period and was thrilled with the muscle he maintained. Today, he’s back in the gym and working to regain what he lost. He swears by our Stimulant- Free Muscle Synthesis Activator and takes it both before and during his workouts. In 2016, John competed in the IFBB North American Championships in Pittsburgh and took first place in the men’s physique competition and best overall. Since then, he has officially been a professional bodybuilder, getting two gold medals and one bronze in pro shows. “Bodybuilding is my daily life,” John says. “I do it every day. It’s my second job.” John can’t escape fitness at his first job, either.

Dr. John Micaletti has been a physique bodybuilding competitor since 2015, but it was his day job that gave him a debilitating neck injury. When he’s not lifting weights, John is a periodontist. He spends all day craning his neck to examine people’s teeth, and in December 2020, he wound up with four herniated discs in his cervical spine. “From the time I injured my neck, I couldn't work out for five weeks,” John says. Luckily, during his convalescence, John discovered Oh!mino. He was terrified of losing muscle while stuck on the couch, so he went hunting for a product rich in amino acids and protein that he could take during his downtime. Oh!mino was the perfect solution!

“Because I’m a bodybuilder, my patients are always asking me which supplements they can incorporate and what they can do to better their health,” John says. “I think Oh!mino might have a little niche in dentistry … It's not just for bodybuilding; it’s for a lot of other things, and I think it’s a healthy supplement.” John, we’re thrilled you think so highly of our product. Thank you for your support, and good luck at your next IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Masters Championship!

“I wanted to have Oh!mino so I wouldn’t have muscle loss, or at

least I’d have very little. I went on the website and read all of that stuff about the astronauts and about the study [showing that the amino acid formula

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