The Law of Diminishing Returns

by JC on March 8, 2010

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The law of diminishing returns, put simply is an economic law that states if one aspect of production is kicked up a notch while everything else remains static or constant, the returns will eventually decrease after a certain point.  Thus, sometimes doing more work or giving more effort will yield a negative result as opposed to a positive one.

Since I’m not very well versed in economics, that’s about all you’ll be hearing from me on this topic, however if you’re interested in that type of thing, I’d recommend checking out MD’s blog, studenomics. Read More.

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The Perfect Caloric Surplus

March 1, 2010
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Today’s article, like many others, was inspired from many email conversations I’ve had and many forum discussions I’ve stumbled upon.  The question I pose today usually originates from the overly obsessed individual or the more oftentimes, former fat boy.
The question is quite simple.  How many calories must one eat over maintenance each day [...]

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Fitness Simplicity

February 24, 2010
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Today’s article is by a dear friend of mine, Ryan Zielonka.  This is the first guest article here at JCDFitness and if writing here may be of interest to you, never hesitate to contact me with your ideas/topics.
Expecting greatness out of the ascetic servitude the world has deemed necessary for six-pack abs [...]

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The Muscle Building Guide for Women

February 15, 2010
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Before I begin, this article was inspired by a lady I had the wonderful opportunity to converse with a few weeks back.  I hope this helps answer all of your questions and thanks for the inspiration.
While I understand most women aren’t training with the hopes of becoming [...]

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Look Great Naked Without Breaking The Bank

February 10, 2010
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Today, we’re going to discuss eating on the cheap given our current economic situation in America as well as the rest of the world.  The views presented are purely out of my personal experiences over the last year and how I managed to cram in the most food possible while being on a [...]

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Bill Starr (MadCow) 5×5 Intermediate Routine

February 8, 2010
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Something was brought to my attention a few weeks ago.  A reader sent a quick email to notify me of some broken links they’d found.  In past articles when discussing training, I’ve referenced and linked to a very popular 5×5 training program often referred to as the MadCow 5×5.  It’s an intermediate program by [...]

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Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part II – Injury Prevention

February 1, 2010
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In part I, I wrote about how most people fail to train the muscles they don’t see.  I also got off on a bit of a tangent about how sometimes we(especially men) think we are training for sex appeal, when in reality we’re just trying to be bigger and better than the [...]

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