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18 The Chronicle January 24 - 30, 2017 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca Entertainment Local talent jams at Simcoe Blues and Jazz Bar Photograph by Barbara Howe Oshawa sees its fair share of talent step into the spotlight at the Simcoe Blues and Jazz Bar.. Barbara Howe The Chronicle There is a hidden gem on Simcoe Street in Oshawa for anyone interested in live music. If you are looking for local talent, or have an inkling to try your hand on stage yourself, Simcoe Blues and Jazz Bar (SBAJB) holds a weekly open mic evening called The Woodshed. The event allows those with musical skills to perform in front of a live audience. The emphasis is on encouraging participants to experiment with new material and fine-tune their performance skills. “I came here eight years ago,” said Ajax resident Kevin McKendrick, “My daughters talked me into coming to the open mic. I play all over the place now. I have a full band backing me up. This place changed my life.” McKendrick is one of a core group of about 15 musicians who have built a friendly camaraderie at the bar. The players take turns performing a mixed bag of jazz, blues and country music on the small stage at the back of the darkened bar. The setup gives each artist the opportunity to perform three songs. The rest of the musicians mingle in and out of the set, exchanging their guitars and mandolins in well-organized, supportive, harmony. Linda Wright is a singer-songwriter who has been coming to the bar for three years. She said some of her songs were picked up by an up-and-coming artist in Nashville. “Deanna Dunning just put two of my songs on her album right now and she has three songs lined up for her next album,” said Wright. “That’s what you do as a songwriter.” The event is hosted by Don Niblett, Noel Conway and Frank Zachodne, who is a former faculty advisor at UOIT. Niblett said the event is open to everyone. “Any kind of music, any age, you are welcome to come in and have some fun,” Niblett said. It is not only local talent who perform here. Jack de Keyzer, the Juno award-winning blues guitarist, has also played here. “That’s a big name,” said Niblett. Gary Forster said he has been playing at SBAJB for seven years. He said he started to play during a break in his employment. “My goal is to learn how to play, and then entertain the less fortunate,” he said. He told a story of how an elderly lady in a nursing home gradually became more animated after she heard him sing and play. “Music is an international language,” said Forster. Liam Currie, a Durham College finance student, was at the open mic event to celebrate his birthday. “I’m from Wasaga Beach where there is no live music. I always try and hunt for live music,” said Currie. He said he likes all different genres of music.“It’s good to have variety,” said Currie.
Sports chronicle.durhamcollege.ca January 24 - 30, 2017 The Chronicle 19 Steroids: Taking the easy way out Frank Katradis The Chronicle Muscle fibers tear in the arms of 21 year old Matthew Kalisz. With each set of weights he lifts, more fibers tear. This is how muscles grow. After a workout, the human body repairs damaged muscle fibers through a cellular process to create a new muscle with thicker fibers. This is what people do to achieve their desired body goals. Sometimes the natural process isn’t enough. Many people who work out opt to add supplements to help make the process faster, to make their muscles even bigger. Matthew Kalisz is no stranger to this. “I started when I was 13 years old,” says Kalisz. “I took a basic protein powder at first.” Protein powder is the most commonly used supplement for gym goers. According to WebMD.com, protein shakes hold all nine essential amino acids needed for dietary needs. Amino acids help muscles grow and repair muscles faster. Yet, to many gym-goers, the basic supplements are not enough and take many different supplements to help make their muscles bigger. One of the main reason people take supplements is body image. Surprisingly, these body issues mainly affect men. According to yearofthemale.com, a study of 394 British men showed men are more uncomfortable with their body image than women. The results showed that 80 per cent of men talk negatively about their body compared to 75 per cent of women. At least 60 per cent of the men thought their arms and chest were too small. To reach the ideal image, many men who go to the gym take quite a lot of supplements. “For the first two years I was taking whey protein, creatine, glutamine, amino acids, multi vitamins, all that stuff,” Says Kalisz, “But, I’ve cut down.” They look at the various supplements out there that work on their specific body image goals and take what they believe is needed to reach their goal. Sometimes, they will take more than the recommended Dean Daley The Chronicle ‘New year, new me’ is a common phrase said by many whenever the year changes and 2017 is no different. Anyone from children to the elderly make New Year’s resolutions each year that focus on just about anything, but according to some media reports, getting healthy is the most common resolution made. dose to help the process go faster. As they see a difference in their body, they begin to find more supplements to help reach their goals since results have been shown on their body. However, the more supplements, the more possibility of side effects. Kalisz took many various supplements to help him achieve his body image goals in his first two years of working out. Though, as he kept working out, he began to realize there wasn’t any point to many of the supplements he was taking. Kalisz found alternative ways to get the nutrients his body needed through a changed diet. The overuse of supplements can actually be a danger to the human body. According to livescience.com a study of 193 men showed that 29 per cent were concerned for their health because of the amount of supplements they were taking and 3 per cent where hospitalized because the supplements damaged their kidneys and liver. Liver and kidney damage is With the increase of people going to LA Fitness it’s clear to see those reports are accurate. According to Sudesh Tambyana, the general manager of LA Fitness at 350 Taunton Road in Whitby, there is a considerable increase of interest in the gym. “I’d say it’s an increased amount maybe 20 - 25 per cent than normal,” says Tambyana about the increase of memberships per day since the New Year. During other times of the year LA Fitness sees Games in your backyard Generals: Jan. 29, Oshawa vs. London, 6:05 p.m. Tribute Communities Centre Photograph by Frank Katradis Ryan Shivpaul holds a poster with information about steroids. common to those who abuse supplements, the content of these supplements are sometimes too hard on the organs. Nicole Foster, a nurse in the Durham Region, says the effects of liver and kidney damage could be very serious. “I’m sure there could be either acute or chronic effects,” says Foster. “I’m sure that the worse the addiction gets, the more sever the effects would be. “ Both effects hold very serious outcomes on the human body. “Acute injury on the liver would cause bloodwork abnormalities,” Foster says, Vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding in the gastrolienal intestinal track. If it gets worse all of it could turn into turn into chronic effects, which would be bad. That would include jaundice, ascites, liver shut down and needing a new liver or you probably wouldn’t survive.” The effects for kidneys are just as unpleasant. According to Foster if there is chronic damage to the kidneys it would be irreversible. “The Creating a solution for that resolution revolution about eight new members per day, but since the year has started that number has increased to about 12 new memberships per day. “Everyone wants to start the New Year the right way,” says Tambyana. More members are not only joining but attending gym regularly as well, Tambyana says. More members are also asking about personal trainers. “A lot of people wait for the calendar to turn to make their goals individual would need to be dialysis for the rest of their life.” Foster says. To increase their size and reach their goals, some gym-goers use steroids. Kalisz says he has never taken steroids, but knows what they do. “It helps you gain muscle in a short period of time,” he says, “But, it’s nothing compared to supplements, there are a lot more side effects.” According to mayoclinic.org, some of the side effects of steroids include: aggressive behavior, severe acne, psychiatric disorders such as depression, drug dependence, high blood pressure, liver abnormalities, and tumors. Not many people want to talk about taking steroids. It is something that wouldn’t be brought up in friendly conversation in the gym. However, steroids are there and while they might not be visible, their syringes are. Many gyms such as Goodlife have syringe dispensers in the change rooms of their gyms. It is a way to clean up the change rooms so they are not littered, and to help get rid of the evidence of steroid abuse. Ryan Shivpaul is a personal trainer at FLEX; the Durham College and UOIT gym, where there are no dispensaries. He helps people achieve their goals in the gym every day he is there, and he has seen it before. “It’s definitely more of an underground thing,” he says of steroids, “. Seems to be a popular with people just trying to get a quick fix for getting big as fast as possible, a lot of the people don’t consider the draw backs about it when do it, yeah, your muscles are growing.” According to Shivpaul, the human tendons and ligaments don’t grow as fast as muscles do on steroids, because of this people who are on the drug are likely to get injured quite often. Dangers come with taking steroids: your muscles could tear, you could develop more features of the other gender (depending if you are a male or female). Steroids have a lot of effects. According to MayoClinic.org, and start their goal setting, which is good, but we feel it’s better to get proactive any time of year, but if New Year is the gimmick that works why not.” LA Fitness is not the only gym benefiting from the New Year Durham College and UOIT’s shared gym is also seeing more activity. Daniel Blagrove, who works for the school's Flex facility, says there has been a lot more people at their gym. “Yeah, we’re definitely seeing Men’s Volleyball: Jan. 26, Durham vs. Georgian, 8 p.m., CRWC anabolic steroids have two main effects. Steriods increase muscle mass and strength, as well as giving the body a higher dose of testosterone. This can add male traits, such as a deeper voice and hair growth. Steroids can also increase estrogen levels, giving men female features such as breasts. Many athletes who take steroids for performance enhancing purposes take much more than the recommended dosage. This can have major negative effects on the body, as well as their carrier. Ken Babcock, the athletic director for Durham College, helps student athletes who are trying to achieve their physical goals without using steroids. Babcock knows steroids are illegal and stats that all student athletes fall under Sport Canada’s anti-drug and drug doping policy. “Sport Canada and under the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. So the CCES has a program so that applies to our student athletes as well, all our student athletes have to comply, go through education, go through online education, go through screening and there all subject to testing with their collegiate careers here with penalties, much like penalties to Olympic athletes, they will be penalized, should they break the rules.” Babcock says. The coaching staff are aware of these rules. If student athletes want to compete in sports, they have to abide by these rules, or risk not being able to play the sport they are passionate about. Kalisz is also passionate about a sport, he does Muay Thai and is training to face others in the ring. He wants to win, but he refuses to risk his chances by taking steroids. Kalisz believes nowadays there is no need to take so many supplements, and certainly not steroids. He says there is more to achieving body image goals as well as keeping in fit shape for sports. “It’s a supplement, it’s meant to help you,” he says, “However, you shouldn’t have to rely on them. You also need a good diet, you need a steady workout program, a workout program that makes sense. a lot of new faces,” says Blagrove. The Flex facility is seeing a lot of action because of the free fitness classes being offered for the week. Blagrove agrees the New Year has attracted a lot more students and staff to the gym. Although the school gym is free, LA Fitness has a lot of amenities that impact their membership, says Tambyana. LA Fitness, opened on the final day of 2014 and also features a swimming pool. Men’s Basketball: Jan. 24, Durham vs. Seneca, 8 p.m., Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre (CRWC) . Women’s Basketball: Jan. 24, Seneca vs. Durham, 6 p.m., CRWC Women's Volleyball Jan. 26, Durham vs. Georgian, 6 p.m., CRWC
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