Archive | April, 2007

Speaking Out

29. Apr, 2007 0 Comments How to Build Muscle

Jason,
Thanks for finally speaking out! I wish more people would realize the points you made in the e-mail. I had a couple of quick questions:

1. I drink chocolate milk PWO (use low-fat milk then add in Hershey’s syrup). Is it OK to add in a scoop of unflavored whey to the drink?

2. I recently ordered your Tap Out e-book set (LOVE IT!). I’m strapped for cash at the moment due to having my wisdom teeth removed…do you have any cost-effective ways of making blast straps to use for the scarecrow [...]

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The Supplement Scam

25. Apr, 2007 0 Comments Nutrition

Thanks so much to everyone for all the positive responses to yesterdays post. I will try to share more of them this week but here is one that I thought you might find interesting:

Jason- so you think all the research about post-workout nutrition is fabricated. Awful lot of evidence out there for over twenty years. Not sure where this idea is leading.

Do you think most people get enough essential fat? The fish oil thing is fabricated
also? Lots of studies.

How about glucosamine, again a lot of evidence. It [...]

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Dont Believe Everything You Read

24. Apr, 2007 0 Comments Strength & Conditioning

You have all read it and heard it before:

You need two grams of protein per pound of bodyweight a day.

You need a super fast acting post workout shake.

You need to take supplements to get big and strong.

You can’t get stronger while dieting.

You can’t do conditioning or cardio if you want to get bigger and stronger.

These are all nonsensical myths that people want you to believe. If you do believe this stuff, it will actually be true. That’s how the mind works. What you believe becomes your reality. I don’t believe [...]

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The Fitness World: Insane in the Membrane!!

17. Apr, 2007 0 Comments Strength & Conditioning

A Rant by Jon Hinds:

In real life, we move our whole bodies almost 100% of the time. In sports, in martial arts, when climbing stairs or picking up kids or shoveling snow – we use our arms, our legs, our backs, our stomach muscles all together. Then why do 99% of all people who exercise, train their muscles in isolation instead of using functional fitness?

What good is it to be able to bench 300 pounds with your back supported and your legs unengaged? Who cares if you can leg press [...]

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Lift Strong

06. Apr, 2007 0 Comments Uncategorized

Lift Strong

This morning, while in the midst of my “upper body dynamic warm up” (three, cross chest arm swings; think Hulk Hogan on his way to the ring to wrestle the Iron Shiek in ’84)I remembered that I had forgotten to notify everyone of the launch of a very exciting new project.

My good friend and two time cancer survivor, Alwyn Cosgrove, recruited a number of the top experts in the fitness industry for a huge compilation of incredible information. It is a total of over 800 pages of kick ass [...]

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