Author: johnbarban
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Different Types of Fat Loss
Fat loss is just a matter of having a caloric deficit, this isn’t news (or at least it shouldn’t be news to you). You can create the caloric deficit 3 ways. 1. Caloric restriction 2. Increasing activity/exercise (without conscious attention to calories) 3. A combination of the previous points Regardless how you create the deficit…
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Dietary Supplement “Products”
A dietary supplement seems like a pretty simple concept: Find a few herbs or ingredients that have some sort of effect on the body then sell them to anyone who is looking for that effect. But when you start to look at it closer it isn’t this simple. Consumers typically focus on the ingredients in…
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That’s not good for “YOU”
“That’s not good for YOU” “That’s not healthy for YOU” How often have you heard these two claims from someone who is neither a health professional or even in any sort of physical shape that you would consider desirable? It’s is quite common for someone who is overweight or out of shape to comment on…
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Steroids, Stimulants and Diuretics = Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding isn’t a display of discipline in the gym, or superior work ethic, or good program design, or superior genetics. It’s mostly a display of access to and willingness to take drugs of all kinds. To get anywhere in bodybuilding some combination of the following types of drugs will commonly be used. Testosterone and its…
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We’re All On Drugs
I was having a discussion today about the line between acceptable and unacceptable drugs on sports. I believe all sports should allow drugs and the athletes should disclose the exact drugs and dose they’re using so we could all get a realistic view of what it takes to compete at the highest levels. This got…