Author: johnbarban
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Good Food vs Bad Food
I was ordering a coffee today at one of my regular coffee shops and the girl behind the counter asked if I wanted anything to go with it…I said I’m not sure, and she said “well how bout something healthy like toast or a bagel” This is interesting because she obviously has an idea in…
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Irrational Body Image Ideals
In the past 7-10 years there has been an explosion of live action comic book super hero movies, and I’m loving it! But the celebrities that are chosen to play the super heroes never quite measure up to the expectations I have in my mind. Many guys who grew up reading comic books (or even…
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HeavyWeights Weren’t Always Heavy
Keeping with the them from yesterday post here is some interesting information about the heavyweight division in boxing. In 1920 the heavyweight division had a minimum weight imposed of 175lbs (that doesn’t sound very heavy to me) Currently the heavyweight division starts at 200lbs and has no upper limit. If you look at the fighters…
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Does Muscle Gain Equal Weight Gain?
Bodybuilding magazines and supplement marketers will have you believe you can gain a significant amount of muscle mass that will cause your bodyweight to increase simply by working out and eating some special foods/supplements. If you re-read that sentence the key point is the difference between gaining MUSCLE vs gaining WEIGHT. Adding muscle to your…
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Bodyweight changes = body water changes
Weight loss and fat loss are almost always assumed to be the same thing. Bodybuilders assume muscle gaining will translate in to weight gaining. And we all assume that weight gain in general means fat gain. To be clear your body is mostly water (see picture above), and most of your day to day fluctuations…