July 13, 2009 By 30 Comments

You Are Being Lied To

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I am talking to you! You are being lied to every single day whether you know it or not. Everytime you walk by the newsstand, open a new fitness magazine or begin chatting with the local shoddy trainer you have a really good chance of hearing a fib or two. Well maybe that was a bit harsh. For the sake of karma, I will say that its mostly misguided, outdated or misunderstood information. However, every once in a while it’s blatant, obvious, nasty, freakin’ lies.

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I decided to write this article in lieu of a recent forum discussion I stumbled across about some new, innovative, cutting edge supplements that are about to be released. Keep in mind these supplements are legal and will likely do jack all to change your body composition but will surely burn a hole in your pocket. [Read more...]

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July 6, 2009 By 19 Comments

3 Exercises For Ultimate Fat Loss

If you made it past the title, congratulations. When I see articles titled as such I usually mark them read in my feed reader or click off the page onto another article. I almost feel silly for writing such a headline, however everyone else is doing it so I figured it was my turn.

.I suppose this article will go under the fitness myths category; perhaps I should create a new category called facetious or snarky, heh.

Okay folks, here I will reveal the Top 3 Exercises for Ultimate Fat Loss, sort of. [Read more...]

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May 31, 2009 By 46 Comments

No Holy Grail: The Compound Movement Madness

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In a recent encounter with another fitness writer, I had a discussion on the topic of compound movements for bodybuilding purposes. The conversation quickly turned into an argument and the person I was chatting with was very adamant about his ideology. He believed solely that the squat, deadlift and bench press were superior to all movements and every other compound exercise fails miserably in comparison when one’s focus is to build the most lean body mass. He firmly believes that anything other than the big three are suboptimal at best. [Read more...]

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April 30, 2009 By 11 Comments

Get Fit Yesterday

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You had a really rough day at the office. Your car broke down on the way home and made you late for dinner. Your significant other told you about all of the things you failed to do right today. Your co-workers are not helping you stick to your fat loss diet when they offer you Krispy Kreme’s every morning. Everything seems to be a bunch of suck at this current moment. One of the biggest deters is how much weight you’ve gained over the last few months. You want change and you want it now. Actually you want it yesterday. So as you lie in bed awake, tossing and turning from the previous days stress, you do what everyone else does. You turn on the TV.
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