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01/14/2016

How different are men and women when it comes to training? Not very different at all!

Gender differences make women better metabolically suited for almost everything related to health and performance.

01/07/2016

Probably one of the best videos to quickly improve your deadlift. Check it!

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12/01/2015

"Foam Roller". What is it? How do you use it? Why should you use it?

Discover the different types of foam rollers, how to use them and the health benefits they provide. Browse a selection and find one that’s right for you.

11/18/2015

MORE FIBER!
"Beyond helping to keep you more regular than Norm from "Cheers," a high-fiber diet can aid in fat loss, improve digestive health, better your cholesterol numbers, and slash the risk of certain types of cancer."

Women, aim for 20-25g of fiber per day. Men, aim for 30-35g of fiber per day.

Win the battle of the bulge and boost your health by including the 40 best high-fiber foods. Here's what to add to your cart at the supermarket.

11/13/2015

I've seen the "It Works - Crazy Wrap Thing" being advertised as a weight loss or fat loss product. THAT IS WRONG.

Dr. Jeremy Loenneke (AP at University of Mississippi) did a quick test on these wraps. See Below:

"There have been numerous times where somebody asked me what I thought of skinny wraps for fat loss. I checked out their website and noticed that the mechanism of action was a removal of “toxins” from fat cells causing them to shrink. The company “It Works” promotes that 1 application of 45 minutes can cause a reduction in adipose tissue (fat). I obviously was very skeptical and called out the company to give me some scientific data to support their claims. They did not answer the call so I decided to put it to the test myself.

Ed Labrecque put in an order for the skinny wraps and delivered them to me for testing ($100 for 4 wraps). We split testing into 2 days…the first day we tested reliability to determine what change would need to occur to be considered a real change. The tester had a great reliability with the ultrasound so the minimal difference needed to be considered a real change was 0.1cm. Today we put the wraps to the test…we took pre values and then we applied the wraps for 45 minutes as instructed by the company. Following 45 minutes, we took the post measurements. What we found was as follows

Subject 1 abdominal adipose tissue thickness
Pre: 1.9cm
Post: 1.9cm

Subject 2 abdominal adipose tissue thickness
Pre: 1.6cm
Post: 1.6cm

Conclusion: The wraps did not do what they claim to do, there was no change in abdominal fat tissue thickness. This is a big deal because this company is costing people hundreds of dollars with zero results to show.

I encourage everybody to spread this message and save people money. Teach them that losing bodyfat comes from a healthy lifestyle not from applying a “skinny wrap”…next time you see somebody promote skinny wraps…CALL THEM ON IT…CALL THEIR BS…there product is NOT backed by any data."

UPDATES: Since the post on “wraps” from a couple of years ago (2013 this is not recent) has resurfaced let me make some points very clear

1) The website where these “toxin” and fat loss claims were being made was a distributor of the company, not the actual company. Two years ago when those claims were brought to the companies attention they terminated their affiliation with that distributor.

2) The company does not support the idea that these wraps are for fat loss, they sell them ONLY as a moisturizer. If you see someone portraying them for any other reason than that (i.e. fat loss), then you should report that distributor to the company (per companies request 2 years ago) because that goes against the actual intent of their product."

For those who are finding people selling these items as "fat loss" or "weight loss" products - please report them to the company :)

11/12/2015

Verdict: Low calorie diets make people lose weight. No food burns fat, even ‘thermogenic herbs’.

Detoxification of unknown toxins is one of the most persistent nutrition myths.

Isagenix, to give you a bit of background, is a company that sells nutrition products (among others). They claim right up front on their site that their company provides solutions that address significant global issues like obesity, aging, and financial stress. That sounds really important! Wow! The…

11/10/2015

"We call her on her bu****it so her head doesn't explode."

Goddamn, can there be a better role model than this incredible person? What a motivating, ass-kicking video.

Ronda Rousey is more than MMA’s most dominant fighter. She’s a crossover star, invigorating the sport with a mix of brute force, unsettling candor and down-t...

10/22/2015

A great study done on plant vs animal protein:http://v6.examinecdn.com/erd/biolayne-sneakpeek12.pdf

09/30/2015

Interesting Study - Lean animal proteins just as effective as plant proteins at inducing weight loss & improving metabolic health:

09/24/2015

Want to learn how to deadlift? Layne Norton supplies us with a badass video full of tips and insights on equipment, stance variations, and the movement itself.

Layne Norton's How To Deadlift - Bodybuilding.com

08/27/2015

Fitness Cons...Fitness Cons everywhere. I definitely got sucked into the "Butter In Your Coffee" idea, but Dick Talens relives some of his experience with fitness bu****it and the awesome marketing behind it.

Three years after co-founding Fitocracy, we launched a new online coaching service to start bringing in money. We needed a way to hook people in, but no one seemed interested.

08/25/2015

Chocolate Helps You Lose Weight?!

“Slim by Chocolate!” the headlines blared. A team of German researchers had found that people on a low-carb diet lost weight 10 percent faster if they ate a chocolate bar every day. It made the front page of Bild, Europe’s largest daily newspaper, just beneath their update about the Germanwings cras…