Month: July 2010
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Losing Muscle as You Age – How to Stop It
Still on the lines of our hormone theme is the question of what causes age related muscle atrophy (also known as sarcopenia), this is a question Jackson had. Basically there are two things going on with age related muscle loss. 1) Lack of use 2) Lower anabolic hormone levels as we age There hasn’t really…
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Barriers to Weight Loss
Losing weight isn’t exactly a walk in the park, if it were that simple nobody would have a weight problem and we wouldn’t be talking about it right now (and I wouldn’t be writing an entire program on how to do it) Through my experiences working with bodybuilders, fitness competitors, varsity athletes and regular personal…
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Thyroid Hormone and Weight loss
Sticking with the hormone theme we’re going to discuss thyroid hormone today based on a request from Lillea. I’ll try to knock this out in a way that makes sense without leading to more questions but rather leading to at least some sort of understanding. Thyroid hormones T3 and T4 are released from your thyroid…
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Hormones and Weight Loss
Certain hormones have become buzz words in the diet and fitness media and I get a lot of questions about them. People want to know more about each hormone that they’ve heard of like, insulin, glucagon, growth hormone, leptin, ghrelin etc. But my question back would be…what for? Having a technical explanation of the workings…
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Soup or Salad
I’ll be going out for dinner tonight and I’m not entirely sure what will be on the menu or what I’ll be eating, but I think I definitely want to include a soup or a salad (or both) Soup and salad can be great low calorie (but tasty) options when you’re trying to pay attention…