Author: johnbarban
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What is Your Diet and Fitness Identity?
After studying nutrition and exercise physiology I have come to the conclusion that most people that start reading about diet and fitness eventually lose sight of their original goal of ‘getting in great shape’ and quickly get lost in the process of diet or fitness as their identity. People seem to latch onto a label…
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Can you lose weight the wrong way?
When someone sets out to lose weight they have a number of resources they can turn to for information. But most of these resources make a critical error that can stall your weight loss before it ever gets started. And that error is assuming there is a right and wrong way to lose weight. Eating…
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How Many Meals Do You Eat?
One of the popular diet and fitness myths is the concept of meal timing, specifically the idea that you should eat more frequently than the standard breakfast/lunch/dinner that north american society has become accustomed to. This is a concept borrowed from bodybuilders who followed a ‘bulk and cut’ cycle routine where they would eat massive…
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What does Eating “Normal” Mean?
Now that the ‘holiday’ season is over it’s business as usual…or is it? January is usually a time when many people start to crack down on diet and exercise as a new years resolution. For most people this is short lived. They start the year off with every intention of making a change and even…
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Workout Consistency
Now that our office and gym is renovated, the holiday hours at the local gym can’t ruin my workouts for the week. It’s pretty nice to have the freedom to workout any time I want without having to work around the busy time at the gym, or holiday hours etc. Consistency with your workout is…