Don’t Fix What’s Not Broken; If It’s Broken, Fix It Right Away!

Above: Very…impressive, but you still shouldn’t vary your workouts just for variety’s sake.
Reading this post on Seth Godin’s blog reminds me of a very good point. As Seth says,
“…if it (a business)* doesn’t work when you’ve got one (location)*, it’s extremely unlikely to work when you have dozens.”
*added by me for clarification
I’m often [...]

Start Before You Quit.

The best thing you can do if you’re looking to succeed in any fitness goal, whether it’s losing weight or lifting 225 over your head, is to be consistent. But what do you do on those days where you’re hungover, haven’t slept a wink, and had your boss, partner, and household pet all chew [...]

"Good Intentions."

If he had lived in our modern world, George Bernard Shaw might instead have written,
“The road to good health and six-pack abs is paved with good intentions.”
There are many methods that will get you from Point A to Point B (i.e., many things “work”), but not all methods are created equal.
For example, in your haste [...]

15 Minutes a Day…

In roughly 15 minutes, the average person can consume 300 calories if they drink it in the form of beer.
That becomes zero calories if they drink an equivalent volume of plain or carbonated water.
In roughly 15 minutes, the average person can consume more than 400 calories if in the form of fusilli pasta.
That becomes 61 [...]

Eat Like a Caveman, Stave Off Diabetes.

Type 2 (Non-Insulin Dependent) Diabetes is probably what you could consider a disease of civilization. It stems from the fundamental issue of insulin insensitivity – an inability of insulin to affect blood sugar levels.
Insulin is required to export glucose (sugar) from your bloodstream into your waiting, hungry cells. As your cells’ insulin sensitivity decreases, higher [...]