I must admit I am a FFB (Former Fat Boy). I am willing to bet many of the guys reading this were FFB’s. As a FFB I know we tend to think our metabolisms are subpar or we can’t build muscle efficiently due to our endomorphic proportions. This is what’s known as the FFBS (former fat boy syndrome). I say this is bullhonkey (nice attempt at swearing I know). The sad truth is being a former fat boy may even be worse on the psyche than starting out as a skinny bastard (as Joe DeFranco would say). My goal today is to reach out to all the FFB’s and offer some encouragement, hope and a swift kick in the ass. [Read more...]
Fat Loss – How Sustainable Is Your Diet Approach?
October 12, 2009 By 16 Comments
Photo Credit: April Greer ……….. Model: Jen Turnbull
About six weeks back, I received an email from a female who has been strength training for the last 5 years. She started when she was an overweight, out of shape college graduate who had added quite a few pounds since starting her new 9-5 desk job. After her newfound love for strength training and moderate cardio, she experienced a fat loss of 20 lbs over a period of about 6 months. Her body composition changed pretty drastically as the new muscle gain was evident 20lbs later. This didn’t surprise me given her previous experience with athletics in high school (she played soccer and has some fantastic quads). I will leave her name out of this article for sake of anonymity and/or embarrassment. [Read more...]
Thoughts On Intensity
October 5, 2009 By 9 Comments
Photo Credit: estarezarpadoo
Intensity; what does it mean? If you are like me, you have heard that pesky word over and again in the realm of bodybuilding, strength training and athletics. All the bodybuilders keep talking about how much of it they have and all I can recall from high school is my coaches screaming in our ears about how much of it we lacked.
In the realm of fitness and training, you have different variations of said intensity: high intensity interval training, low intensity cardio and dynamic effort days where you train sub-maximally to allow for recovery etc. Lately I have been eavesdropping on the bros’ conversations and I am noticing the word thrown around fairly often. I keep asking myself, “just what is intensity, really?” [Read more...]
