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One Thing A Solid Diet Won’t Do…

It will not keep your shoulder in socket. Recall my post on June 13th declaring that it had been a successful year of rehab since surgery to repair a torn labrum after four previous dislocations? Well, I did it again Monday. Volleyball is apparently not a sport that my shoulder appreciates. [...]

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Happy Independence Day!

Happy Fourth of July all. Get out to a cookout and have some delicious grilled flesh. Be careful with the fireworks too. We don’t need anybody coming back with fingers blown off. As for me, after the family affair, I’m off to the Waterfront Independence Festival to see some live music [...]

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My Top 10 Health and Fitness Blogs

I’m feeling like spreading some love today. I’m sure some of you already read these blogs. Others of you have probably not discovered at least one or two of them and it’s high-time you did. These are the sites that I spend my free time reading; typically there isn’t a post on [...]

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Picking the Right Tool for the Job, Part 2: Developing Base Fitness

Get Your GPP On
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post titled Picking The Right Tool For The Job - GPP vs. SPP. This post was a high-level discussion of when to incorporate General Physical Preparedness into your training and when to switch to Specialized Physical Preparation. Today, I want to look at [...]

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Getting Creative With Food - Amazing Food Art

I’ve been pretty busy with some training for work this week and have had little time to write. So in the meantime, enjoy the pictures and I’m hoping to get something up for tomorrow. Who’s hungry? (These are made completely of food and I have no idea where they originated.)

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You Walk Wrong And Your Shoes Are To Blame

I came across an article in NY Mag a few weeks back that propelled me to write this post.(1) In the past six months to a year, the way we treat our feet has risen to the forefront of the health world. So what’s the big deal anyway? It turns out [...]

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How Does Intermittent Fasting Affect Carb Loading?

It’s time to look at another Skribit question and give a quick answer. The question I’m answering today is:
Every other day fasting and its impact on how often to “carb load” when on a ketogenic diet.
I’m going to go ahead and acknowledge that I don’t carb load, so my answer isn’t from an “insider’s [...]

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2010 Dietary Guidelines Committee

Do we really want more of this?
Snagged from Weight of the Evidence:
As you probably know, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shapes the contents of the food pyramid. They are currently in the process of developing plans for the 2010 Food Pyramid and selecting experts for the committee.
This panel should reasonably include scientists or nutritionists [...]

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Free Report from Fitness Spotlight

Mike and I dropped a free report yesterday on Fitness Spotlight: Top Ten Things The Health and Fitness Industry Does Not Want You To Know. Check it out and subscribe while you’re there.

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Am I A Food Elitist? Are You?

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A few weeks back, a friend told me that his better half called me a “Food Elitist”. Now, you may be thinking “What sort of awful transgression could you have committed?” Or you may be thinking “Well, you are.” Or you may not be thinking at all, a state that I often find [...]

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