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Your Body Can Patch the Cracks, Not Mend the Foundation

February 14, 2011

The body is a wonderful thing – a complex piece of machinery with a set of instructions that even allow it to fix itself. Underlying this machinery is a system that works within its operating conditions. Unfortunately, the ways in which we stress our body today pushes us past those operating conditions far too often. [...]

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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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We Have a Behavioural Problem

May 21, 2010
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Losing fat isn’t a biological problem, it’s a behavioural problem. Many have heard the oft quoted statistic that around 2/3rds of Americans are Overweight or Obese. Many battle cries have followed, more recently by figures like Jamie Oliver, who even won a TED prize for his efforts. While he hasn’t solved the obesity epidemic, I [...]

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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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Keep a Training Log

May 10, 2010
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Some athletes have the luxury of a personal trainer or coach to keep track of their training for them, most of the recreational athletes don’t. For this group, it is up to the individual to decide on the future direction of their training. Fortunately, training for a bike race isn’t like predicting the stock market; [...]

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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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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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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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Shifting the Blame of Fat

February 24, 2010
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I’ve seen a derivative of the phrase, “being fat is not your fault”, many times. It comes up in various forms. Some of these are videos, like this one that cites Gary Taubes, stating that “your’e not getting fat because you’re eating more, you’re eating more because you’re getting fat”. Even in books like ‘Mean [...]

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