Archive for April, 2008

Media Sighting: Eugene and Brazilian Jiujitsu.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:17 No Comments

Thanks to Chris Gethard for sending me this (just how many Chris’s do I know, anyway?) - for some odd reason, I somehow snuck onto some of the footage the NY Post shot on their feature on Mixed Martial Arts at Renzo Gracie’s Brazilian Jiujitsu Academy.
I’m the confused-looking fellow (about 1:29) sitting back to put [...]

This was posted under category: What the?

Strength Training Is Helpful At Any Age…

Monday, April 14, 2008 8:36 No Comments

…even if you’re 95 years old.
I’ve listed some benefits of strength training here - and they’ll occur in Symie Sermay just as they’ll occur in “Pudgy” Stockton, or you.

This was posted under category: Strength Training

Don’t Avoid Trans Fats?

Thursday, April 10, 2008 15:50 No Comments

One seemingly strong argument you might have heard from vegetarians and vegans is, “Meat is bad for you, since all meat contains naturally-occuring trans fatty acids, which we all know are bad bad bad for you.” 
Well, half of the statement is entirely true: Meat (from ruminants) does indeed contain trans fats, as does dairy.  But the [...]

This was posted under category: Health and Wellness, Nutrition

Additions or Subtractions?

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 9:58 No Comments

Subtractions - definitely subtractions.
As in, which is more important to diet success: The good foods you add to your diet, or the bad foods you stop eating?
Don’t get me wrong; it’s excellent that you’ve started eating salads and adding fish oil to your diet.  But do you really think that the fat-burning effects of DHA [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, Nutrition