Month: June 2010
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Portion Sizes – Men and Women Are Not Created Equal
I went out for a steak dinner this weekend and like I normally do, I split an entree with my date. We ordered a 10 oz striploin steak with vegetables and a baked potato on the side and started with a soup and some of that awesome house bread that any good steak house always…
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Can’t Exercise the Fat Away
In this episode Meatwad is trying to ‘exercise the fat away’ by power walking. What you don’t see in this clip is the pile of gummy bears he sets out for himself as his target to walk to. Once he arrives at the pile of gummy bears he eats them as a reward for his…
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Does Physical Fitness help You Live Longer?
For the most part Carl is right. You’re going to die (but likely not from a knife attack). But the health and fitness industry seems to scare people into buying products and idea’s that essentially are promising a way to cheat death. The concept of being ‘fit’ hasn’t really translated into people living much longer.…
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The Limits of Muscle Growth
The largest muscle size you can ever achieve is determined in combination by your genetic predisposition and your workout pattern, consistency, effort, and to a lesser degree nutrition. Beyond that you can push closer to your limit by using anabolic drugs like testosterone and it’s derivatives, Growth Hormone, IGF-1, Insulin and others. However, even those…
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What Causes Muscle Soreness?
The necessary rest time interval between exercise bouts is not fully understood. We know that delayed onset muscle soreness peaks between 24-48 hours after exercise and can take up to 7 days to dissipate, however it’s not necessary to wait 7 days to workout again. The soreness is likely caused by multiple factors associated with…