Ljungberg signs for Celtic

Scottish giants Celtic have signed former Arsenal winger Freddie Ljungberg after the 33-year-old passed a medical on Thursday.

He could make his debut for the Glasgow outfit in Sunday’s crucial Old Firm derby with Rangers at Ibrox.

Ljungberg won 75 caps for Sweden, had a stint at West Ham and was most recently plying his trade in the United States, first for the Seattle Sounders and then the Chicago Fire.

The Swede had a week-long trial with at Parkhead and watched the club defeat Motherwell 1-0 on Wednesday night to move one point clear of Rangers on top of the Scottish Premier League.

He will be officially unveiled as a Celtic player on Friday at a press conference at the club’s Lennoxtown training headquarters.

Cardiff star Bellamy gives up captaincy of Wales

Wales star Craig Bellamy will relinquish the role of national team captain because of ongoing injury concerns.
Bellamy, 31, has battled consistent knee problems and said although he is committed to playing for his country, he will not be able to play every game.
“Being captain is a great honour, but it’s not the reason why I turn up for Wales,” Bellamy said.
“I’ve always said that I’ll never retire (from Wales duty) but I have to be clever over which games I play and which I don’t.”
“I’m not going to be able to play every game, it’s impossible.”
Bellamy says he has told new Wales boss Gary Speed about his decision and declared his intent to play for his new manager.
“I’ve made Gary aware of my decision. I feel, with the young squad we have, it would be best (to give up the captaincy). I will get right behind the next person who does it,” he said.
“I told (former manager John Toshack who made Bellamy skipper) that he would be better giving the armband to someone who will be there week-in, week-out.”
“I watched (Speed as national captain) turn up every game and lead from the front … he’s a person I trust completely.”
“He’s an incredible appointment (as manager). I admired him so much as a player, I was privileged to play with him. It was impossible not to be impressed as a youngster coming through.”
Bellamy also criticised the way in which Toshack got Wales to play, and said he was looking forward to a different approach towards the game under Speed.
“Wales need an identity, at the moment we haven’t got one,” he said.
“We’re very easy to play against. I’m not blaming Toshack – he wanted to play counter-attacking football, but it’s not in our mentality.”
“We’re hard workers, so why not get at (the opposition)? I’d never felt so disheartened after games (under Toshack) because we weren’t able to have a go. I don’t think that the players were good enough (to play Toshack’s way).”
“(Under Speed) we’re going to train with intensity and play with intensity – that hasn’t been the case for the last six or seven years.”
“Our players aren’t made that way and our crowds aren’t made that way – that’s why (the fans) never turned up. Teams must have loved playing against us in the last couple of years.”

BUILD YOUR MUSCLE WITHOUT STRESS

Building the muscle has been the subject in many individuals mind, and they keep on doing it the wrong way. but with this little write-up you would be amazed at the product of a non-stressful gym or building of muscle.
· Training too frequently or in excess.
· Training too long.
· Inadequate recovery.

Mainstream bodybuilding literature and science has traditionally focused on
the symptoms rather than on the prevention of over-training. You often read
articles on 'over-training syndrome' and ‘planned over-training.’ This is
unnecessary – if you are in control of the training and recovery process, if you train
for predetermined periods, and recover in predetermined ways then you don't need
to know anything about over-training ‘syndromes!’
How to avoid over-training IF you are training WITHOUT drugs:
· Never perform more than 4-12 TOTAL work sets per workout. Yes, this is
far less than the bodybuilders’ suggested 12-24 sets per muscle group, but
unless you are in contest to see how many sets are possible per workout, your
focus should be to spark the muscle into growth and go home.
· Never train continuously for longer than 12 weeks. Hard-gainers will
actually benefit from taking a half week off every sixth week of hard training
to allow your muscular, neural, hormonal and immune system to FULLY
recharge. Try this one tip and watch your strength go through the roof!
· Never follow a program out of a popular bodybuilding magazine – unless you
are on steroids. Chest on Monday, Back on Tuesday, Legs on Wednesday,
and so forth. I question any body's workout intensity and recovery ability if
they can make weekly gains from this conventional approach - which clearly
reflects a blatant acceptance of tradition without any thought applied.
· Following 3 sets of 10; 3 sets of 12; 3 sets of 8 – any program that begins with
3 sets of whatever was clearly copied from someone else – and again, clearly
reflects the historical mistake of copying tradition without any thought
applied. Doing 3 sets of whatever for each exercise in the workout is
surefire way to over train.
· Never train more than two days in a row. I question anybody’s recovery
ability to train more than two days in a row. It typically takes up to 24 hours
to fully replenish your glycogen reserves, so by taking a day off every two
days you are allowing your energy reserves to be replenished and optimized.
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sports quotes

It’s not where you start
but where you finish.
April Heinrichs
USA Soccer Coach

                                      People don’t win
because they’re physically stronger.
It’s because they’re
stronger between the ears.
Alex Shaffer
Alpine skier

“Whether you think you can,
or think you can’t,
you’re probably right.”
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Vehicles

You work your whole life to try
to be the best you can,
Even if it’s for only one day or one week.Lindsay Davenport
Former World Number One Tennis Player

You have to compete every day of your life,
in everything. You compete if you’re sick, if
you’re injured, if you don’t feel like playing.
It doesn’t matter.
Lloyd Carr
University of Michigan Football Coach
 

Some people think failure is the end of the world.                
Failure should be a challenge. If you don’t get         
knocked on your ass ten or fifteen times in your             
life, you’ll never reach your level of excellence.
Nick Bolletieri
Famous Tennis Coach

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just
like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price
we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.Vincent Lombardi
NFL Football Coach

gym tips

How to avoid over-training IF you are training WITHOUT drugs:

· Never perform more than 4-12 TOTAL work sets per workout. Yes, this is
far less than the bodybuilders’ suggested 12-24 sets per muscle group, but
unless you are in contest to see how many sets are possible per workout, your
focus should be to spark the muscle into growth and go home.

. Never train continuously for longer than 12 weeks. Hard-gainers will
actually benefit from taking a half week off every sixth week of hard training
to allow your muscular, neural, hormonal and immune system to FULLY
recharge. Try this one tip and watch your strength go through the roof!

· Never follow a program out of a popular bodybuilding magazine – unless you
are on steroids. Chest on Monday, Back on Tuesday, Legs on Wednesday,
and so forth. I question any body's workout intensity and recovery ability if
they can make weekly gains from this conventional approach - which clearly
reflects a blatant acceptance of tradition without any thought applied.

· Following 3 sets of 10; 3 sets of 12; 3 sets of 8 – any program that begins with
3 sets of whatever was clearly copied from someone else – and again, clearly
reflects the historical mistake of copying tradition without any thought
applied. Doing 3 sets of whatever for each exercise in the workout is a

surefire way to over train.
 

HOW TO START A FISH BUSINESS AND BLOSSOM FINANCIALLY.

Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture. Fish farming involves raising
fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food.The most common fish
species raised by fish farms are salmon, carp, tilapia, European seabass, catfish
 and cod.

                      HOW TO START A FISH FARM
Using inexpensive and readily available materials such as an aboveground swimming
pool you can get fresh fish from your back yard. By raising your own fish, you
can achieve a higher level of self-sufficiency and provide a healthier diet for
your family,


              FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES    

1 Create a business plan and a marketing strategy and map out financial resources.
This will allow you to determine your start-up needs and outline the vision you
want to reach.

2. Choose a business structure, obtain a business license, and register with the
appropriate local, state and federal agencies.

3. Decide on the type of fish and whether you want more than one type of fish. This
will determine how everything is set up around the farm.

4. Build a fish home. Depending on the type of fish you choose, you will need to
build a habitat that works effectively for them. For example, if you have fresh-
water fish that need warmer waters, you will need to make sure you have lakes and
ponds for the fish as well as a way to maintain the water temperature. Many
times, fish farms will filter in water from one main pump that keeps the
temperature at a certain level and keeps everything clean. In relation to this,
make sure that you have enough land to give your fish space to swim.

5. Build a fish system and establish a breeding pond in one area and another area
where you'll keep fish you don't want to breed. In each of these places, make
sure there is a system to keep the water clean, keep the fish fed and pump the
water in and out of the system.

6. Find the market. You will want to find small stores that want fresh fish, as well
as larger stores you can easily ship to. Make sure you know whether you will ship
them live and find the correct tools to get them to the market.


                 TYPES OF FISH FARMING/AQUACULTURE.
Here are the four aquaculture systems BY SOME SPECIALIST:

Cage Culture.
This aquaculture method provides the simplest means of growing fish
if you have access to a pond, Van Gorder says. He estimates a cage system could
be built for about $100. The only cost is for cage materials, fish and feed.
In this system, a cage or pen made of plastic pipe and rigid netting is moored in
any suitable body of water a pond, lake, stream or millrace and stocked with
fingerlings that are fed until they reach a harvestable size.If you have a farm pond, building a floating cage will provide enough fish to
feed your family year-round and makes a nice sale, Van Gorder says. Channel
catfish is the most common fish grown in cages; tilapia, trout, salmon and hybrid
striped bass are other  options.

Irrigation ditch or pond systems;
These use irrigation ditches or farm ponds to raise fish. The basic requirement
is to have a ditch or pond that retains water, possibly with an above-ground
irrigation system (many irrigation systems use buried pipes with headers.) Using
this method, one can store one's water allotment in ponds or ditches, usually
lined with bentonite clay. In small systems the fish are often fed commercial
fish food, and their waste products can help fertilize the fields. In larger
ponds, the pond grows water plants and algae as fish food.remember, control of
water quantity is crucial.

Composite fish culture;
The Composite fish culture system is a technology developed in India by the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the 1970s. In this system both local
and imported fish species, a combination of five or six fish species is used in a
single fish pond. These species are selected so that they do not compete for food
among them having different types of food habitats.[3][4] As a result the food
available in all the parts of the pond is used.remember not all fishes are used
in this system. Fish used in this system include catla and silver carp which are
surface feeders, rohu  a column feeder and mrigal and common carp which are
bottom feeders. Other fish will also feed on the excreta of the common carp and
this helps contribute to the efficiency of the system which in optimal conditions
will produce 3000-6000 kg of fish per hectare per year.

Extensive aquaculture;
Limiting for growth here is the available food supply by natural sources,

commonly zooplankton feeding on pelagic algae or benthic animals, such as

crustaceans and mollusks. Tilapia species filter feed directly on phytoplankton,

which makes higher production possible.

                 HOW TO FEED FISHES IN A POND.

The food that you feed farm pond fish is dried fish food pellets which you can

pick up at your local garden or farm supply store.Without fish, the algae in a

pond would grow and take over the pond, making the water smelly and the

pond.nevertheless they do need to be fed supplemental food to keep them healthy

and growing.
   
        STEPS
1
Choose one spot on your pond with water that is at least 3 feet deep to throw the

fish food out.

2
Place the metal pipe in the water. Tap the side of it with the hammer to create

noise for 5 seconds.

3
Remove the pipe from the water and set the hammer and pipe down.

4
Open the bag of fish food and scoop up a cup full of fish food using your cup.

5
Toss the fish food from your cup into your pond.

6
Throw another cup full of food into your pond.

7
Toss two cup fulls of food into your pond once a day from the same spot you first

threw the fish food out.

8
After one week, toss 2 cup fulls of food every 5 minutes for 15 minutes once a

day.


   Tips & Warnings

* The purpose of hitting the pipe is to inform the fish it is feeding time and to

come over and eat.
    
* The fish food is a food supplement for your pan fish, catfish and carp. These

fish will also feed on algae, baby fish and bugs that are already in your pond.
   
* Do not feed your fish during the cold season when the water temperature is

below 65 degrees F as the fish are less active and not feeding as much.

CATFISH IS A GOOD CHOICE.



        BENEFITS OF FISH FARMING
FOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND;
Fish farming allows for large supplies of fish to be farmed according to demand.

Catching fish from the wild may not yield enough product to meet consumer demand

and simultaneously keep the natural ecosystem in balance. The Food and

Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that by 2030, about 40

million tons of seafood will be necessary to keep up with demand. The ocean's

ability to produce enough fish has diminished over the years, leaving aquaculture

as the only method to keep up with this increasing demand.

#PRESERVING NATURAL ECOSYSTEM

Fish farming does not require the extensive capture of wild fish. They can be

raised in tanks until they're ready to be sold on the market without having to

strip oceans of entire schools of fish, allowing for better preservation of

marine ecosystems.

#HEATHY BENEFITS
 Many farm-raised fish are more nutritious than their wild brethren. On farms,

fish are often fed a variety of protein- and nutrient-rich foods and pellets that

make them far healthier than wild fish, which may have been exposed to dangerous

chemicals or pesticides.

#JOB PRODUCING
 Since more than 1 billion people rely on fish as their primary source of

protein, most of them located in developing countries, farming is often an

attractive practice to them, as it supplies food and jobs. In fact, global fish

exportation now earns more money per year than any other food commodity, meaning

TRY THIS BECAUSE IT WORKS.there is money to be made and job positions to fill.