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A topic that I've been fascinated with for more than a decade is the role exercise has on appetite. Going back over a decade, I have several posts on my views of exercising while dieting. The short...
Read more →Way back in 2012, I reviewed the book Hillfit. Hillfit is a HIT-based fitness program that uses bodyweight exercises to develop strength safely with minimal risk of injury. A year later, I covered...
Read more →I recently read The Book on Heat: The Science of Heat for Weight Loss, Performance and Health by Brad Pilon. It altered a view of mine that I've held for decades related to diet and exercise. My...
Read more →I found an interesting discussion between Doug McGuff and Drew Baye on YouTube. One of the topics they covered was exercise-induced headaches. This is something I experienced regularly when I did...
Read more →I read Outlive, you may not need to. Here is my brief summary. If you listened to Peter Attia on the Tim Ferriss Show (#661), you have most of what you need to know. If you need to dig into the...
Read more →I thought I would do a post on the history of people who have most influenced me on fitness. Dave Scott and Mark Allen In high school, I recall seeing the Ironman on TV. It was the era where Dave...
Read more →Now that I have enough experience with gaining and losing a few pounds over the years, I wanted to assemble all the ideas that have worked and those that haven't. This list is my experience, which...
Read more →This is a follow-up to the post Active 10 vs 10,000 Steps a Day. I wanted to see how well the Active 10 app would work. Below are two screenshots. The first is the Active 10 app and the second is the...
Read more →Chris from Conditioning Research shared this article this morning: Michael Mosley: 'Forget walking 10,000 steps a day' The short summary is that people that aim for walking briskly 3 times a day for...
Read more →The other day, I was thinking about the endless number of fitness articles and conversations that I've been exposed to over the last 20+ years. I believe that they all can fall into just 3...
Read more →A few people have asked me to do an updated post on High-Intensity Training. For the most part, I don't have any new insights. I think I've said all I have to say on the topic. In this post, I'm...
Read more →Recently Matt Stone posted Does Exercise Work for Weight Loss? which details how his body responded to higher levels of exercise. He mentions two times when he got very lean using high levels of...
Read more →Based on all the reviews and comments I've seen on the web, I think I might be the only person who didn't love the book Becoming a Supple Leopard. This post will be a brief review covering the three...
Read more →Probably my favorite exercise is the chin-up. When I first started lifting, I couldn't do a single one. In recent years, I've done 20 on two separate occasions. These days, I rarely try to max...
Read more →Several people have sent me a link to the study that just came out that showed that less exercise resulted in greater fat loss. From Study Suggests Less Is More for Exercise and Weight Loss: > If...
Read more →Three months ago I put out my 5 part series on exercise and fat loss. If you don't wish to read it, my belief is that exercise is vastly over rated when it comes to long term fat loss. What looks...
Read more →In the previous post Walking Didn't Lean Me Out, I explained how my getting lean was a result of diet alone and that exercise played no role in my losing 20 pounds of fat. The fat loss came from a...
Read more →I want to thank Jason for recommending this book in the comments on my Health Goals Late 2011 Edition post. I listed my #5 goal as Improve Posture and Alignment, but I had a concern. > I haven't been...
Read more →In this post, I will review a book I bought almost 8 years ago. At the time I thought this book was excellent. Not anymore. !naked-warrior The Naked Warrior by Pavel Tsatsouline is a book that...
Read more →Let me tell you about my new favorite exercise. It is called the Goblet Squat and I think you are going to like this one. Grab a dumbbell, kettlebell or even a gallon jug of water. Hold it up to your...
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