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Unhealthy "Health Foods"

Products that claim to be "Cholesterol Free" and "Low in Saturated Fat" often have the most trans-fatty acids. Unfortunately these are the products that most of the public thinks are "healthy." Remember, trans fats have absolutely no place in the diet!  They’re the only type of fat highly associated with very negative health outcomes.

Getting Lean by Revving Up Your Metabolism

I remember the day I got the bad news. I was 20 years old and I was in the middle of a nearly impossible squat session. Between sets, while trying to catch my breath, an “older” personal trainer (he was probably in his thirties) came over and offered some “advice”—unsolicited, of course. “Ya know,” he […]

Around The Gyms February 2007

Paul Murdoch At Right Spars With Willie O'Neill Paul Murdoch And Willie O'Neill Soulan Pownceby Soulan Pownceby Soulan With Boy From Tahiti Seiaute Mailata Craig Thompson – Seiaute Mailata – Joe Naenae Sierra Te Akaaranga – Sierra Is Organising A Women Only Amateur Tournament For June Smiling Kenyan Ex Olympian Peter Kariuki N.Z Amateur Champ […]

Skip the Cheat Meal, Fatty

Cheat meal frequency should be minimized when you're over 15-20% body fat. Basically, the fatter you are, the more likely that any excess food will be shuttled toward body-fat storage rather than muscle mass.  So skip the cheat meal unless you’re lean.  And even then, think of it as an alternative food meal – not […]

February 2007

Over the holiday period I have tried to catch up on the many projects that have been waiting for me to have time to finish. Unfortunately for the projects but fortunately for the ability to be in the company of other military instructors and exponents I have had visitors from all around the world dropping […]

New Zealand Boxing News – January 2007

The “That was Then, This is now Trust” put on an entertaining promotion at their headquarters in Ellerslie (Auckland suburb) on Saturday, December 2. A big crowd turned up to a banquet of fresh sea food and wild game and to enjoy a night of boxing. In the main event a heavyweight contests scheduled for […]

Why Choose Oats

If you're looking to gain mass and have a good carbohydrate tolerance, place a bowl of fiber-rich, low-GI rolled oats along with half scoop of vanilla protein powder,  frozen mixed berries, pineapple and a small quantity of mixed nuts right next to your omelet.  This is a muscle building breakfast that’s hard to beat.   I place […]

The Clinch in CQB

Caution: The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. Grappling and wrestling are not recommended in operational military close combat but clinching is a required skill. Wrestling and grappling training […]

Beyond Oatmeal — Creative Massive Eating Recipes Part 2 – Protein and Fat Meals

First published at www.johnberardi.com, Jun 5 2003. If you’re like me, once you grasped the intricacies of John Berardi’s dietary combinations outlined in his Massive Eating and Don’t Diet programs, you began to suffer the cruel fate of food monotony. The taste and creativity of a meal quickly takes a position on the backburner when […]