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Diet

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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How To Cope With Your Thanksgiving Binge

November 27, 2009

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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. There’s nothing like sitting down with the people you love and participating in pure gluttony for an entire afternoon. Yesterday, around 2:30, we had a Ronnie Coleman-sized turkey, cornbread dressing, green bean casserole, broccoli salad, about 5 different kinds of bread, mashed [...]

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The Former Fat Boy Syndrome

October 19, 2009

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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 [...]

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Fat Loss – How Sustainable Is Your Diet Approach?

October 12, 2009

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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 [...]

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How To Lose Muscle While Dieting

September 7, 2009

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I remember the first time I decided to diet down. It was during my freshman year in college; about 15 of us guys put our money in a pot and agreed that the winner, second and third place would walk away with some money. We agreed on selecting random judges [...]

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On Minimalism

August 31, 2009

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A minimalist according to dictionary.com is:

a person who favors a moderate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or who holds minimal expectations for the success of a program.

As I write this, I am sitting in an empty bedroom. My bed, dresser and accessories are still in the living area [...]

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In Search of Maintenance

June 29, 2009

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Over the last few weeks I have received multiple emails regarding maintenance intake. These particular folks were dieting for a period of time and had some questions about how to set up their maintenance intake and what to expect with the added calories etc. Upon receipt I figured this would be [...]

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