The End of Fitness Information Overload
On Saturday, February 19, 2012, I attended the IFFB Flex Pro show in Santa Monica, California along with my son, Matthew. While the results were not stunningly surprising, they were surprising nonetheless. I will discuss all of my impressions in the following article. The Venue – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium I grew up in Santa [...]
I spent the past month going over the MI40 Mass Intentions program from IFBB Pro Ben Pakulski. My intention in this review is to inform you on the content this program provides and advise you as to whether or not it is worth purchasing. In my opinion, most training programs released on the internet today [...]
When it comes to doing HIIT cardio training, having a coach to motivate you definitely helps with your intensity. However, who can afford to have a trainer standing by to push you harder? Who can afford a person to motivate you? Until now, the answer was probably “nobody”, but now we have the Cardio Coach, [...]
Optimum Anabolics is a program from the Muscle Nerd, Jeff Anderson. Jeff is known for putting together incredibly easy to follow training programs. His approach is the same in each training program he releases, which makes it easy for the user to create a great training experience. The Optimum Anabolics program focuses on both training [...]
Never Let Go by Dan John is an account of the life and training philosophies of Dan John, an Olympic weight lifter and discus throw champion. His book is subtitled “A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning.” It is a very appropriate subtitle indeed. Dan John has alot to say and he says it in [...]
Combat the Fat is a workout aimed at burning fat while maintaining lean muscle mass. It approaches things in a different manner, through the use of various types of circuits. Its author, Jeff Anderson, has put out some very good programs in the past, so I expected nothing less from this program. Combat the Fat [...]
The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain was a disappointing read for me. I am always quite interested in new approaches to diet and exercise and that is why I got so interested in this book. However, the end result is that I didn’t really learn much more than I could have from the web for [...]
The Stronglifts 5×5 workout is a hybrid of the Starting Strength workout by Mark Rippetoe. The aim is to build strength and muscle. The question: is it effective? Stronglifts 5×5 basics This program involves 2 workouts lifting 3 times a week, rotating both workouts in an alternating fashion. If you were to lift Monday, Wednesday [...]
Better Than Steroids by Dr. Warren Wiley was a very interesting read on many levels. The book is all about how to eat if you want a bodybuilder’s physique. That’s the meat of the book–how to use food in the way some people use steroids. Ketogenic Dieting Dr. Willey recommends a Ketogenic Diet for fat [...]
When reviewing The New High Intensity Training by Ellington Darden, I took into consideration alot of factors. My focus in today’s review will be effective background material, effective support of the subject matter and effective training programs. The New High Intensity Training – Background Given Dr. Ellington Darden, the author of this book, is one [...]
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