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 [...]
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 [...]
After 25 years in the fitness business, “How to get six pack abs” is still by far the most frequently asked question I receive out of the thousands of emails that come into my office every month. No doubt, it's because abs are the one body part that most people are the most frustrated with. Although their questions are often phrased differently and each person’s situation seems unique, my answer to “what's the real secret to getting six pack abs” is almost always the same… and you’re about to hear it...
Is it really necessary to measure your body fat to ensure fat-burning and muscle-building progress? Some experts today are starting to suggest that we throw away our body fat calipers, [...]
Cheat meals have always been a hot topic. After all, who wouldn’t want to learn how to eat pizza or cheesecake and burn more fat? Unfortunately, despite years of discussion and debate about the best [...]
Clearly, we have an obesity problem in America and many other countries across our planet. Yet, I propose that we do not have a weight loss problem today. In case you’re confused at this apparent [...]
Almost everybody has heard that there's 3500 calories in a pound of fat, so if you create a negative energy balance of 3500 calories in a week, you lose a pound of weight. Create [...]
Rapid fat loss diets claiming you can lose a pound of fat per day are back again. In the past year, I noticed at least four best-sellers that claimed you could lose 7 pounds in [...]
IIFYM is an acronym for, "If it Fits Your Macros." "Macros" of course, is shorthand for macronutrients - protein, carbohydrates and fats. What does this have to do with Pop Tarts? Keep reading and you'll find out.
The green smoothie diet and juice fasting diets have exploded in popularity in the past few years. Everyone from authors to supplement companies to juicer machine companies to personal trainers (who want something else [...]
