March 8, 2010 By 16 Comments

The Law of Diminishing Returns

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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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December 21, 2009 By 18 Comments

The Ultimate Holiday Fat Loss Exercises

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In the realm of health and fitness, I’m positively certain you’ve come across many resources suggesting you do a particular exercise to produce the fat loss results you’re so desperate for.  Now this is all fine and dandy, but the ideology behind these recommendations is mostly wrong.

The sheer truth is that a specific fat loss exercise is not the sole reason you experience fat loss.  Does it play a part?  Does exercise help create a bigger deficit?  Sure.  However, as you’ve read many times here, the caloric deficit is the sole cause of your weight loss, not the particular exercise selection.

In lieu of the Holiday’s, I thought I’d share some non-traditional exercises that will be of utmost value on your path to fat loss. [Read more...]

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October 12, 2009 By 16 Comments

Fat Loss – How Sustainable Is Your Diet Approach?

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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 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...]

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June 8, 2009 By 15 Comments

On Cardio and Boredom

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If you are like me, once you hear the word cardio you sort of cringe and dreaded thoughts enter your psyche. I am not against cardio by any means but am not very fond of the traditional treadmill/jogging approach. The main reason is because I hate running for long periods in any form or fashion, especially inside of four concrete walls.

The first time I got really lean, I became obsessed with running. Some would say I was addicted to the runners high but my addiction stemmed from seeing a full row of abs and veins in the mirror every morning. The attention I received played into the equation as well. Vanity took over. [Read more...]

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