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Bodybuilding: The Asymptotic Sport

August 8, 2010
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If you remember your High School math, an asymptote is a line that you get closer and closer to, but never ever reach. In some sports, athletes can continue to get better and better. Eg: You could always increased your free throw percentage in basketball. But like it or not, bodybuilding is an asymptotic sport [...]

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Why I’m Against Vegetarianism

June 10, 2010
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Basically, it’s not the healthiest route forward. Regardless of whether you’re an athlete or an office worker, going vegetarian isn’t the smartest thing to do. It’s Hard to Get Enough Protein Protein has many benefits which I talked about in the recent article ‘How Much protein should you eat?‘. Unfortunately, getting enough protein from non-meat [...]

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Being Fat is Your Fault

June 2, 2010
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The people who admit to that simple fact are the only ones who even stand a chance.

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Defaults Matter

May 17, 2010

Good design is obsessed with a single goal: To allow the user access to all possible utilities with the least amount of effort. As a result, design does incorporate visual elements, but only because we as humans are such visual creatures; oftentimes the path of least resistance is the visual path. This has led to [...]

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Stop Doing What Isn’t Working

May 13, 2010
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Before I start, I will admit that this post is a little more abstract. There is almost no mention of concrete examples, but if you extend the concepts I talk about, you should be able to establish the practical message being this. Someone once said that insanity can be defined by doing the same thing [...]

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Talk to a 90-Year-Old

April 17, 2010
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Talk to a 90-Year-Old. Not just any 90-Year-Old, but a happy and fulfilled 90-Year-Old who still has that youthful sparkle in their eyes. Ask them about what they thought about life, and I’d guarantee that you’d learn a fair bit. Most of all, ask them what they did in the past that they are happy [...]

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The Holiday Binge: How Much Damage Can You Do?

April 14, 2010
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For most people, any holiday is a time to eat and be merry. Obviously, all that extra food has to go somewhere. Why is that in our interest? Because knowing that would better our understanding of how to deal with it. Indirectly, this gives the obsessive amongst us a certain peace of mind (instead of [...]

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Bodyweight Strength Training: 6 Reasons That It’s NOT The Path to Your Goals

April 11, 2010

I make it very clear that I’m a big proponent of resistance training for optimal health. In particular I believe that the most effective and practical method of training is through lifting weights. However, one cannot ignore the tremendous physiques built by some athletes (especially gymnasts) solely through means of bodyweight strength training. In this [...]

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The Power of Anecdote

March 9, 2010
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As much as I like to based all my decisions on rational, quantifiable parameters, life is never like that. In fact, one of the key characteristics of being a good scientist is to recognise and acknowledge the failings of your knowledge. I’m no scientist, but I can surely say that in the realm of health [...]

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Being Obsessive vs Being Thorough

February 27, 2010
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I don’t believe one can plan too much. When I say that, I’m saying that it is always possible to be more thorough in your approach. However, it is possible to be too obsessive in your approach. There is a distinct difference: Being obsessive means that doing what you’re doing degrades the long-term quality of [...]

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