August 26th, 2010 by Guest
BPA, a chemical used in the manufacture of many plastic drinking bottles, has been shown to increase the level of testosterone in men. The Peninsula College of Medicine in the United Kingdom reports that when researchers at the school measured…
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August 25th, 2010 by Guest
How does music influence our workouts? Gretchen Reynolds, writing for the New York Times Well column, helps us count the ways. In one study cited by Reynolds, stationary bicycle riders were told to ride their bikes at a comfortable pace…
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August 25th, 2010 by Guest
The Holy Grail Body Transformation Program
“Concurrent muscle gain and fat loss is the most difficult goal to achieve. That’s why people call it the “Holy Grail”; because it’s so elusive.”
- Tom Venuto
Who is this book for?
Anyone seeking the most coveted goal of them all: losing fat while gaining muscle. Body recomposition.
What will I learn [...]
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August 24th, 2010 by Guest
Call it Revenge of the Cheeseburgers. The LA Times reports that Swedish researchers found that just four weeks of eating two fast food meals a day and no exercise can leave us fatter and less healthy as long as two…
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August 24th, 2010 by Guest
It seems that the word "rhabdomyolysis" is popping up more and more in the media lately.
Whether it's pro football players or every day folk doing overly-rigorous boot camp style training, this once seldom heard of condition has almost become common place on internet home pages and on TV.
But what is rhabdomyolysis? What causes it? How do they test for it? What [...]
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August 24th, 2010 by Guest
Is it an ad for the TRX Suspension Trainer? Or is it actually Chris Lieto’s idea of the ultimate 20-minute home workout? Hard to say. Also, hard to do, at least for those of us who are not Lieto, the…
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August 24th, 2010 by Guest
A new, surprisingly affordable weight loss elixir, commonly known as water, has been identified by scientists, who reported the finding at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The researchers studied 48 adults aged 55-75 years, who were…
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August 23rd, 2010 by Guest
Now that the health benefits of drinking tea (three to six cups of tea a day is associated with a 45 percent reduced risk of death from heart disease) have been demonstrated, curious readers may ask which tea they should…
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August 23rd, 2010 by Guest
The key to happiness, at least in the short term, lies more in the downward facing dog than in race walking, according to research conducted at Boston University. Researchers at the school followed two randomized groups over a 12-week long…
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August 22nd, 2010 by Guest
I’ve seen lots of new bloggers reporting about their success with the Leangains approach to intermittent fasting, so I thought I’d add them here in case anyone wants to check them out.
Here’s just a handful I’ve discovered in the last two weeks.
Tucker Redux: 50+ and shredded with the help of Leangains. Direct link to before/after’s [...]
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