Archive for June, 2006

What’s the Biggest Myth in all of Fitness? Part III

30 June 2006

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Will dozens of sets of tricep pushdown oxidize the body fat that hangs off the triceps? No. Will a thousand reps a day in the standing or seated side twist mobilize the lard that lies atop oblique muscles? […]

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What’s the Biggest Myth in all of Fitness? Part II

26 June 2006

How best to melt the fat that lies atop the abdomen muscles? First understand that fat and muscle are vastly different and distinct. Think of stored body fat as reserve fuel stored in expandable and contractible fuel storage tanks. These fat storage tanks dot your physical landscape. If […]

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What’s the Biggest Myth in all of Fitness? Part I

23 June 2006

That resistance training can spot reduce body fat…The industry lie that will not die
The Biggest Myth in all of fitness is the widely held belief that exercising a particular body part will melt away the body fat that lies atop that particular […]

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“Everything is engineered against us.” The “obesity warrior” plans to legislate leanness…

19 June 2006

“Everything is engineered against us.” The “obesity warrior” plans to legislate leanness…
James “the obesity warrior” Sallis says that it’s not your fault that you are 100-pounds overweight. He wants to punish those who he deems responsible for your lack of dietary control. It’s not your fault you eat that fast food its McDonald’s fault […]

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Russian folk systems and too much of a good thing…

13 June 2006

The weather has been near perfect as of late down on the 155-acre farm I use for my cardio efforts when I don’t have the time or inclination to head to the deep woods. I walk/trot/jog/run a veritable maze of crisscross farm trails that mostly follow both sides […]

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Cell Phone Coaching: an old dog learns a new trick

6 June 2006

I began my coaching career in earnest in 1983 when a catastrophic leg injury (compound fracture left leg lower leg) put me out of commission. I had squatted 845 the week prior at Chaillet’s Gym with Mark and Mark Dimiduk, plus Don Mills acting as spotters. I incurred […]

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Bill Pearl and Dave Draper…Iron Icons commiserate: will you be able to hear the whispers?

1 June 2006

Bill Pearl and Dave Draper…Iron Icons commiserate: will you be able to hear the whispers?
Wisdom isn’t shouted. Wisdom is related in quiet whispers. And only those quiet enough and attuned enough and receptive enough and sensitive enough to really listen hear the profundity hidden in the whispers. Dave […]

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