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Once upon a time, it was enough to mind your own business lifting weights or doing some aerobics to feel good, then exit the gym and go about your life. Not so much these days, with the obsession of everyone and their mother becoming optimized athletes. Hence, we currently need a distinction...

There is a new trend – or perhaps manufactured trend? – of people skipping work and social events for what they say is a “workout hangover.” What we used to call DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) has now been coined “a hangover” by the fitness industry’s illiterate. To me, calling it a...

No More Fake Dietary News Some of these are so ingrained that no one even questions them anymore. Time to put an end to that. Here, for your assimilation, are 10 nutritional sacred cows. They have been humanely slaughtered and skinned, their hides tanned with salt and then put out into the hot...

The most feared disease in the world is dementia. It’s even more hated than heart disease. Strangely, though, the topic of preventing conditions like Alzheimer’s rarely comes up in conversation, even among medical professionals. As always, predestination and “genetics” are to blame. But it...

EVOO Decreases Waist Size and Burns Fat Olive oil is known for being heart-friendly, but it can also be a friend to your waistline. Here's the science and how much to slurp down. Olive oil is a bit of a paradox. And if you’re a science fiction fan, you know all about paradoxes. The classic...

The Physique Fine-Tuner This body composition supplement isn't made for people who aren't training and eating right. It's made for those who want to fine-tune their bodies. Back in the 1990s, a fitness writer was sued by a supplement company for 10 million dollars. What did he do? He pointed out...

Beta Glucan: The Get-Lean Fiber Fiber helps with fat loss, but not for the reasons you think. Here's why it works, and which fiber beats all the others. Overweight people usually eat a high-calorie diet packed with fat and sugar. No surprise there. But they also eat a low-fiber diet. Actually...

A Huge Study Sheds Some Light Eggs are one of the cheapest and most nutritious whole foods you can buy and, contrary to what's commonly believed, one of the healthiest. At a cost of $0.03 per gram of protein, eggs are the most cost-effective whole-food source of protein there is. They're also...

And Why You Shouldn't Marry a Couch Potato Fit people do it better. Marriage, that is. Here's why a big part of relationship success and compatibility comes down to fitness. Marriage is about a lot more than looks. It’s shallow to use fitness as a criterion for mate material and relationship...

Are your fitness posts and photos motivating people or de-motivating them? Check out this surprising new study. Amber is at the gym and decides to take a quick selfie. You know the one: tilt the hips just right, lift the shirt, maybe tug down the Lululemon Wunder Unders just a little. Click...

The Unspoken Plague of Big Guys Sleep apnea is common in fat guys but also bodybuilders and strength athletes. It can be deadly. Signs, symptoms, and treatment info here. If you’re a big guy, do you suffer from sleep apnea? Do you even know? I recently hammered out an article about why I...

Two surveys reveal that a lot of people are focused on something other than their workouts. Warning: This gets a little frisky. There’s an unwritten rule about dating people at your gym. Here’s the rule: Don’t. Why? Well, something about not pooping where you eat. But on the other hand, the gym...

There are four stages to a successful physique transformation. And if you want to make it through them, you'd better be ready to burn. Here’s how. Here’s how it happened for me. Sophomore year of college, mandatory PE class, body fat testing day. I stood there with my shirt off, burning with...

The Energy Disruptor This common vitamin deficiency makes you sad, anxious, weak, and insufferable. Let's fix that. When researchers studied over 160,000 vegans and vegetarians, they discovered an alarming trend: their mental health was not good. They were twice as likely to take medication for...

by TC Luoma High Cholesterol Might Make You Live Longer A couple of unheralded research papers claim that it's actually low LDL cholesterol that's bad and that statins should be discontinued. I want to tell you a story that offers up a little perspective on the topic of cholesterol. It involves...

Are You One Of Them? Are you a fitness journey dropout? Did you make it on this list? Don't worry, you can fix it. Warning: This may sting a little at first. Fitness Journey Fail Tons of people embark on a fitness journey but struggle to get anywhere. Their "before" never becomes an "after." But...

Bad Sleep, Creatine, and Cognitive Enhancement Have a bad night of sleep? Use this common supplement instead of caffeine to perform better mentally the next day. Thirty percent of people can't make decisions, can't concentrate, can't solve problems, and can't even cope with life's everyday...

Dietary Restrictions You Don't Have to Make Don't fall for these nutrition myths. Unnecessary dietary restrictions will make you sad... and maybe even unhealthy. Here are the top ten. A British study found that the average shelf life of a new hobby was 16 months. Whether your new-found passion...

esGunnar Peterson may call himself “prehistoric,” but this coach, who has gained results from both celebrities and the general public keeps his own energy levels high as a motivated trainer, an ambassador for MitoQ, and a member of The Vitamin Shoppe’s Wellness Council. Searching for some...

The 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV was about much more than bodybuilding. It was a celebration of fitness and community. The folks that gathered to take part in the annual extravaganza saw and created memories that will last a lifetime. One of those people was Tony Saxby of W.O.L.F...