Syndrome X

The IDD crew working on their overhead squats


A couple of years ago I actually spent some time selling insurance. When you sell insurance you have to quickly learn which medical conditions cause people to be uninsurable. If someone had previously had cancer they could often get insurance if enough time had passed. If a person had diabetes or heart disease or many other conditions they could often get insurance at a higher rate. However, there was one combination that automatically made people uninsurable and that was the combination of diabetes and heart disease. As soon as someone told me that they had this deadly combination I knew that there was nothing that I could do for them. Diabetes and heart disease are part of what is referred to as the Deadly Quartet (upper body obesity, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and diabetes). This condition is also called Syndrome X or Metabolic Syndrome. Syndrome X is the result of chronic levels of elevated insulin. So why would the insurance companies not take a chance on insuring people with this condition. Because they know that the odds of them making money off of these people are not good. This condition is related mostly to diet and specifically insulin control. Syndrome X is prevalent in today's society because the typical Western diet produced very high levels of insulin which cause this terrible condition. If you want to avoid this condition you must seriously consider what you are putting into your mouth.

Workout of the Day
Max rep thruster
Max rep pullups
5 rounds
Transition from the thrusters to the pullups without resting
rest 3 min between rounds