“'Too much sugar' might be the simplest explanation for the many obesity-linked cancers, but it is not a simple explanation. It is an idea built upon more than a century of science," Sam Apple explains in this excerpt from Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection. Here, Apple highlights key moments in that century of science, focusing specifically on how sugar and other rapidly digested carbohydrates spike insulin and insulin, in turn, "activates the pathways linked to cancer."
Read MoreSugar and Cancer: An Excerpt From Ravenous21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps for time of:
Triple-unders
Echo Bike (calories)
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Scaling:
This couplet pairs a high-skill, explosive, and frequently frustrating movement with mindless suffering. Pick a modification for the triple-unders that is doable yet still challenging. Try to maintain intensity on the bike while composing yourself for the next round.
Intermediate Option:
21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps for time of:
Double-unders *
Bike (calories)
*Use the worst jump rope you can find or even an old piece of rope to make these more difficult than normal.
Beginner Option:
For time:
45 single-unders
15-cal. bike
36 single-unders
12-cal. bike
27 single-unders
9-cal. bike
18 single-unders
6-cal. bike
9 single-unders
3-cal. bike