A little less than two weeks have passed since returning from Europe and I’m as lean as when I left, despite the more than ten pounds I gained—which, to be fair, was probably not all fat. In part one, I discussed eliminating breakfast, something I plan to continue through next Monday. This time, I … [Read more...]
Protein Super-Dosing: Performance Enhancing or Gastric Nightmare?
April 15, 2010 By 18 Comments
This post evolved out of the Protein 2.0 post and covers a subject still surrounded by mystery, mysticism and flat out stupidity, a subject where speculation and sensationalism are endemic and encouraged: protein super-dosing. Is there an advantage to doubling, tripling or even septupling the … [Read more...]
Fat Forearm Training
March 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
Why the hell are so many guys taking up a bench performing wrist curls? Scientists have yet to find an explanation for this phenomenon, but the dominant theory has something to do with their lack of a girlfriend: the longer they've been single, the more wrist curls they do. … [Read more...]
Being Hardcore Is Dangerous
March 17, 2010 By 7 Comments
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about goals, both physical and cerebral, and I’m considering breaking into the magazine writing industry. I took some time to explore the flavor, tone and subjects covered in popular fitness periodicals, both of the print and Internet variety. What I've noticed, … [Read more...]
Sacrifice
March 14, 2010 By 14 Comments
Sacrifice is the backbone of achievement, or so I’ve heard. To achieve anything noteworthy, or to simply stand out from the crowd, one must sacrifice a normal life in exchange for deprivation. No television; no nights out at the bar; no junk food; no sleeping in; no straying from the … [Read more...]
No More Wimpy Calves
February 26, 2010 By 20 Comments
There’s no point in denying—so I won’t—that genetics play a significant role in the insertion, form and function of the lower leg, but the consequences of genetics do not excuse a pathetic lower limb. I’ve worked with a dozen people, all of whom told me they had beaten their calves to a pulp, tried … [Read more...]
Does Bowflex® Really Works?
August 17, 2009 By 3 Comments
The short answer: no. You can stop reading now if you'd like. … [Read more...]
Marriage Makes You Fat!
August 12, 2009 By 8 Comments
I knew it existed. I knew it wasn't my imagination. I knew after watching it happen to countless friends and family members that I was not crazy, but astute (as astute as other external observers to the ballooning epidemic). Being in a committed relationship and moving in together makes you fat! … [Read more...]
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