This certainly is a relevant question and one that all of us at some point or another would have liked to have known a little more information about. I know when I first started looking at protein supplements; I was blown away by all of the different types of protein that was available. The question […]
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My mom always told me that if you worry about the pennies the dollars will take care of themselves. This saying is true for financial conversations as well as exercise and nutrition. I’m amazed at how conversations related to exercise and nutrition are often dominated by details. When I try bringing the conversation back to […]
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Every semester, groups of students in my class debate over this exact topic. I think it’s a relevant point and one that individuals who enjoy having the liberty of choosing several different types of products at reasonable prices should fight for and speak up about when needed. The sensationalist approach often used in the media […]
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I just returned on Saturday from a week in Mexico with Gillian and some friends of ours. We had a blast! Sunday marked the initiation of the pre-contest diet phase for my next show: the IFBB North Americans, September 3rd in Cleveland Ohio. I’m very grateful to have overcome an almost career ending injury in […]
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To some extent YES, this is true. This thought process has been used by bodybuilders for years as I remember people doing cardio at low intensities for 60, 70, even 90 minutes at a time. So where did this come from? From a physiology perspective, our body uses oxygen we breathe in through our lungs […]
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This blog is somewhat of a challenge to those folks out there who like to read the latest nugget on exercise and nutrition, and in the same light directed towards those who look highly upon research findings and expect the companies that produce their favorite product to conduct research on them. A significant problem with […]
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