Does alcohol make you gain weight?! “Does alcohol make you gain weight?” is a common question I get in my Inbox at least once a month   They are probably referring the common imagery of the classic beer belly. Or as my friend up North asks,

Starts on February 14th, 2013 My friend Tom Venuto has an interesting concept called the “Love Your Body” challenge. In this contest if you TAKE ACTION,  you can score points and win.  You don’t have to take pictures unless you want to

  For the last several years, I’ve been asked questions thru e-mail and in person about the particulars of losing weight.  Being mostly skinny all my life, I never really gave it much thought because in my case, losing weight is easy.  I j

This is a guest post by Shane McGrotty of *Rep Fitness* He has been training in power lifting, Olympic lifting, and CrossFit for several years. Everyone knows that to have visible abs, a good clean diet is absolutely essential to get rid of the fat coveri

What’s in your burger? That’s a good question!  If your meat comes from the third biggest seller of meat, United Kingdom based Tesco, it might contain some horse meat.  And not traces! In an effort to revive consumer faith, the Food Safety A

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With a few tweaks, this kid might be Carb Backloading (he didn’t read the book either) You haven’t read the book. Click “buy now” to fix that. You are treating Carb Backloading like it’s a Fasting protocol. You spent only 5 minu

Thanks to a suggestion from a friend who pointed out rewards system.  I told him I wanted to reward my readers in some fashion but  giveaways or emails just wouldn’t do.  I’ve been at a loss for some time when he suggested I try PunchTab. As you ca

Looking Back at 2012 What’s the lat pull-down machine for?  For people who can’t do pull ups (thanks Vince Girona!) You don’t need a training partner.  You can do this on your own with some support. Don’t let anybody tell you how much muscle yo

Can You Help Me Convince My Parents Supplements are Safe? Supplements are safe for teens! (or are they?) Question: I am 18 years old.  I've been weight lifting for about a year now.  I want to take a few supplements like: