Besides Ladder #1 itself, one of the more iconic items out at the swim site is that peculiar structure that looms way out on the horizon. You see it showing up in many of the photos we take. In fact, you can see it on the banner at the top of the website. That structure [...]
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It was 68F at 5:30am, so the ride out to L1 was reminiscent of a July morning. For the first time since early November, I was able to swim in my lighter Ironman wetsuit without feeling cold. I also ditched the booties in favor of just wearing the foot covers. The water was a fiery [...]
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Here’s an interesting blurb from an article in today’s New York Times: A controlled and randomized study has found that drinks sweetened with fructose led to higher blood levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, and triglycerides in overweight test subjects, while drinks sweetened with another sugar, glucose, did not. While LDL levels have not been [...]
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Chris was out at L1 this morning. Here’s his report: Well as you can see it was cloudy with a light rain this morning…temperature was 49 degrees outside 42 1/2 lake temp the water almost mirror flat which goes to show don’t always believe what you read since this morning’s NOAA report said 2′ to [...]
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Dave, Chris, and new Lake Monster Carol made it out to Ladder #1 bright and early Saturday morning for a picture perfect Spring swim. The water temperature came in at a brisk 44F with clear skies and no winds. Yet another magical moment out at the lake that most people slept through. Share
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Let’s start off with a sampling of headlines that hit the mainstream media news sources over the last two weeks: “Can Brown Fat Make You Thin?” “Can Brown Fat Make You Lose Weight?” “Activating Brown Fat Could be the Key to Weight Loss” “A New Diet Plan? Brown Fat and Cold Temperatures” “Fighting Fat with [...]
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While Spring has ushered in steadily rising lake temperatures, it has also brought us some pretty hefty winds that have made everything touch-and-go out at the swim site. We had NE gusts of up to 17mph beginning on Friday that continued off and on throughout the weekend – so both mornings were essentially kiboshed. However, [...]
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There’s been a rash of news pieces this week pertaining to “brown fat” which is apparently a type of fat that burns calories versus storing them. What I find particularly relevant is this: In the third study, Dr. Sven Enerback, of the University of Goteborg in Sweden, used PET to examine how cold temperatures affected [...]
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Dave and Chis were out early at Ladder #1 on Saturday, but the place was crawling with fuzz. Apparently the City of Chicago was giving the Olympics committee a tour of the lakefront. So there were patrol cars and police boats all along the shore making sure no miscreants were up to anything that might [...]
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