Muscle building mistakes has been a common theme in bodybuilding magazines for decades, so you might think this topic has been thoroughly exhausted and needs no further discussion. The truth is, one area where [...]
Author George Leonard (1923-2010) described mastery as, "The mysterious process by which what is at first difficult becomes progressively easier and more pleasurable through practice. His proposition: If there is a certain way to [...]
Fat loss plateaus and lack of progress are always frustrating. What makes it utterly maddening is when you feel like you’re putting in a superhuman effort in the gym and reducing calories, but still making [...]
Today’s Burn the Fat Blog post answers a reader question about why his fat loss stopped and explains the real reasons why people hit fat loss plateaus. It happens especially when you get down to that [...]
It's always the media and advertising-hyped stories of rapid and massive weight loss that get most of the attention these days (think "Biggest Loser"). It's easy to look at these dramatic "success stories" and [...]
The classic physiques of the golden age had the perfect mix of muscle mass and definition. Their symmetry was reminiscent of Greco-Roman statues. The way they posed onstage was nothing short of theatrical performance. In this era, bodybuilders were seen as big, strong, athletic, and mentally tough, yet also easy-going, classy, artistic and poised.
In the 1980's and 1990's, nearly everyone in the fitness industry was not only recommending crunches, they put the crunch on a pedestal and described the exercise with superlatives. I remember reading one of [...]
There’s a price you must pay to get the body you want. There’s also a price you must pay to keep it. As Thomas Jefferson said, “eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.” Once you [...]
It takes 21 days to form a new habit right? Everyone knows that. Well, hold on a minute – recent research suggests that this isn't quite accurate. Can a simple habit be formed in 21 [...]
I recommend Strength Training for Fat Loss to my own clients on a regular basis when their goal is maximize fat loss through resistance training, to save time, and especially when the goal involves doing [...]
