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• Weird Fitness Contest Results Almost everyone knows about the Biggest Loser - that reality show / weight loss contest on TV where overweight people drop ridiculous amounts of weight - like 15 or 20 lbs in a week, and 150 or 200 lbs by the time the show is over. This past January the......
• Pre-Workout Shake I just posted a new recipe for a pre-workout shake. As you know, your muscles fibers quite literally are torn during intense weight workouts and they need protein at the ready during and immediately after your workouts. Because digestion takes some time, you have to "time" your nutrition, such that......
• One Minute Fat-Loss Tip of the Week Got a minute? That's all I need to share Jon Benson's first of many video-based 1-minute fat-loss tips. Go here for the first of many.... Tip of the Week - 1 Minute Fat-Loss His new design is something to see too. He will be posting his weekly live 1-minute video,......
• Hardgainer Blog Carnival - May 22, 2009 Welcome to the May 22, 2009 edition of the Hardgainer blog carnival. Oystein Lund presents So what does fitness mean anyway? posted at Muscle building for fat loss, saying, "What's your motivation for doing this anyway?" Joe E presents New Diet Craze: I Gross You Out So Much That You......
• Another Bodybuilding Program Offering the Holy Grail? Yeah, it's getting old, right? There's another bodybuilding program that recently launched that is touting "The Holy Grail" -- you know, building muscle and burning body fat simultaneously. Is it true? Can it be done? Of course, anything is possible. But let's weed out those of you (and it will......

• Lifting Weights After Surgery I am so glad that I can workout again. I haven't been able to lift any weights since my appendix surgery in December. I wanted to and felt I could, but my doctor told me to lay off until January. Well, it's January dammit and I'm back with a vengeance!......
• Weight Loss Tips and Blogs Needed I need some help. Any one with any weight loss tips and blogs that can help me shed some extra weight and adjust to my new lifestyle are encouraged to share them. I am looking for tips and tricks that will assist me in losing some extra fat, gain more......
• Super Fast Fat Loss Most exercise programs only look at how many calories you burned during your workout. This is why traditionally we are taught that we have to do long, slow, boring and tedious workouts like jogging or cycling if we want to lose fat. This is however NOT the case!EPOC ? is......
• Review: Feed Muscle Shrink Fat by Kathy Smith "Feed Muscle, Shrink Fat" is designed to refine how you can lose weight using a plan that is designed not only to work, but also to make sense in the process. With the help of long time health and fitness expert Kathy Smith, readers of this unique book can divers......
• Retirement Income Planning and Your Financial Advisor Many baby boomers plan for retirement by consulting a financial planner or advisor. A key topic in consultations with an advisor is whether your retirement income will last for as long as you need it to. The answer to this question requires a careful analysis of your assets so as......