Archive for July, 2007

Don’t Fix What’s Not Broken; If It’s Broken, Fix It Right Away!

Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:54 1 Comment

Above: Very…impressive, but you still shouldn’t vary your workouts just for variety’s sake.
Reading this post on Seth Godin’s blog reminds me of a very good point. As Seth says,
“…if it (a business)* doesn’t work when you’ve got one (location)*, it’s extremely unlikely to work when you have dozens.”
*added by me for clarification
I’m often [...]

This was posted under category: Program Design

Start Before You Quit.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 21:56 No Comments

The best thing you can do if you’re looking to succeed in any fitness goal, whether it’s losing weight or lifting 225 over your head, is to be consistent. But what do you do on those days where you’re hungover, haven’t slept a wink, and had your boss, partner, and household pet all chew [...]

This was posted under category: The Mental Game

"Good Intentions."

Friday, July 6, 2007 11:06 1 Comment

If he had lived in our modern world, George Bernard Shaw might instead have written,
“The road to good health and six-pack abs is paved with good intentions.”
There are many methods that will get you from Point A to Point B (i.e., many things “work”), but not all methods are created equal.
For example, in your haste [...]

This was posted under category: The Mental Game

15 Minutes a Day…

Wednesday, July 4, 2007 19:02 No Comments

In roughly 15 minutes, the average person can consume 300 calories if they drink it in the form of beer.
That becomes zero calories if they drink an equivalent volume of plain or carbonated water.
In roughly 15 minutes, the average person can consume more than 400 calories if in the form of fusilli pasta.
That becomes 61 [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, Health and Wellness, Nutrition

Eat Like a Caveman, Stave Off Diabetes.

Wednesday, July 4, 2007 17:37 1 Comment

Type 2 (Non-Insulin Dependent) Diabetes is probably what you could consider a disease of civilization. It stems from the fundamental issue of insulin insensitivity - an inability of insulin to affect blood sugar levels.
Insulin is required to export glucose (sugar) from your bloodstream into your waiting, hungry cells. As your cells’ insulin sensitivity decreases, higher [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, Research (Studies, Reports, etc.)