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The Transformation of Takeru Kobayashi.

February 25, 2006

Takeru Kobayashi is a competitive eater. Correction: he is THE competitive eater, the top dog, the one everyone is out to beat. He is the current holder of the world record in the sport’s most illustrious event, the hot dog eating contest, in which he has remained undefeated for 5 years straight.
But that’s not the [...]

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Freakyness Goes Mainstream:" The Man Whose Arms Exploded", on TLC.

February 24, 2006

It is highly likely that if you are not in or into bodybuilding, you have never heard of Gregg Valentino. Gregg Valentino holds the dubious distinction of being listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the largest arms on record – and it is not likely that his record will ever be [...]

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Whoops.

February 21, 2006

Lindsey Jacobellis loses the gold, thanks to a backside method air.
You know, I probably would’ve opted for a boned-out stalefish or an indy grab instead.
Oh well. At least she didn’t hurt her knee. It would’ve been nice to have captured another US gold medal.

    

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USA Sweeps Olympic Halfpipe. Almost.

February 15, 2006

One of the great things about being stuck in a remote place (in my case, Danby, VT) with nowhere to go is that you can get a lot of TV watching done. That the Olympics have been on is a plus. That men’s and women’s snowboarding halfpipe was one of the featured events [...]

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You Fat American. The Russian is Not Pleased.

August 30, 2005

Above: Nikita is disappointed in you, America.
You know, I’ve got to hand it to my clients – if I didn’t have any, I’d never be kept abreast in latest happenings on in the world of health and fitness. This latest gem comes from Rob Cherry (round of applause for Rob – you get the kettlebell [...]

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Personal Training To the Extreme. Indeed.

August 20, 2005

I tell you, the New York Times has been publishing some real gems as of late. The latest “drop everything and run out to the newsstand because a client brought it to my attention” article was in last Thursday’s Style and Fashion section, “Taking Personal Training To the Extremes.”
Come to think of it, personal trainers [...]

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Wow, I Can’t Stop Watching Celebrity Fat Club.

August 16, 2005

I did finally give into the whole reality TV show thing. Hey, you create a show remotely related to fitness…
So the premise of the show is a panel of experts helps a group of overweight celebs lose weight. 2 teams face off against one another trying to lose the most amount of weight. Winner [...]

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The Evil Russian Chimes In.

July 29, 2005

I’ve gotten quite a bit of feedback from clients and colleagues about the New York Times article “Weight Loss Theory is Losing Some Of Its Strength” from the 21st – all of my colleagues agree it is a pretty poor article.
But no one had quite as good a statement as Nikita. Leave it to [...]

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The New York Times Wants You to Do Cardio.

July 24, 2005

So I guess I’m a couple of days late in posting this response, since the article in question, “Weight-Loss Theory Is Losing Some of Its Strength”, was in last Thursday’s New York Times. A quick synopsis of the article for those of you who haven’t gotten around to reading it: Martica Heaner writes that you [...]

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Trick Photography 101 (or What a Difference a Day or Three Makes – Part 2)

July 2, 2005

Still not convinced that comparison photography is outright deception? Here’s some lighting tricks that make you look good (or bad).
Take your before photos in flat light. Take your after ones in downward shining light so as to bring out muscle contour. Make sure your subject is completely relaxed in the before photos, and have him [...]

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