We are currently seeing a strange paradox in America: more and more healthy and diet foods are coming onto the market, yet the nation’s waistline keeps expanding. What’s up with that? One explanation is the dieter’s paradox: a condition whereby the dieters simply focus on details over what really matters aka calories. Case in point: […]
Doing what I do, a lot of people ask me about the show, “The Biggest Loser”, and what my take is on the program. The last time this occurred to me was during my lecture at New York University; I went on my usual 45-minute rant, which left my students intimated and confused. So, now […]
When looking around in Hollywood and seeing all the beautiful and fit people, diets and exercise almost naturally come to mind. So it is no surprise that I will take on one of the most popular Hollywood diets, namely the HCG diet. The diet has been very popular as of lately; a lot of celebrities […]
With the Super Bowl upon us, the media feels that we need to be entertained at all costs, even if that means to do absolutely no research anywhere. Case in point: the so-called deer antler spray scandal, supposedly involving Ray Lewis and other well-known athletes. What is the scoop? According to several news outlets, these […]
Even though this is more a strength oriented website, most athletes still do some form of cardio and, let’s face it, most of us do it to look good. So fat loss is a topic worth covering. For ages, people have gotten up at ungodly hours and performed cardio following the logic that since they […]
Today’s subject seems rather mundane… I mean shrugs, really? You grab the heaviest dumbbells you can find and perform short, jerky motions, right? Yes, that is pretty much how shrugs are done in every gym I have ever set foot in. It’s a pretty cool exercise, you get to move 5 plates on the barbell, […]
So you overate just like the rest of America. I’m here to tell you that it’s okay! The excess calories and rest can be used to build some quality muscle, so it’s not all that bad. The best thing to do, in my humble opinion, would be to perform a whole body power workout like […]
Using a personal trainer can help you in achieving your fitness goals. So how do you find the right trainer for you? I came up with an ingenious 5-point plan to separate the good from the not so good: 1. Ask for license and insurance. Sounds obvious, yet most people don’t do it. 2. Are […]
When you have been in gyms as long as I have (and it has been a long time now), you notice a lot of new trends that come and go. Tae-bo, step aerobics, hot yoga, Pilates, spinning, CrossFit… the list goes on. Kettle bells seem to re-emerge after a 20-year hiatus. And most of these […]
There has already been a stream of tributes to Steve Jobs so I won’t write another one. Well, I will… sort of. But it will be from a different angle than most. Sure he gave us the iPod, iPhone, etc., but those that know me well are aware of the fact that I am not […]