Archive | May, 2007

Skippy vs. Natural Peanut Butter

23. May, 2007 1 Comments Nutrition

It was suggested somewhere recently that you should try to eat natural peanut butter but if you really can’t stomach the taste of it you can opt for Skippy instead. The inference was that fake peanut butter is not that much worse than natural peanut butter. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Skippy, Peter Pan and all that other crap is simply a Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup without the chocolate. Yes, it’s that bad. It has sugar, trans fats, hydrogenated oil and quite a bit of other crap.

It’s your choice [...]

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Natural Protein Powders

23. May, 2007 0 Comments Muscle Building Supplements, Nutrition

I have been getting a lot of questions about how to avoid aspartame and what kind of protein powder I recommend to those that still like to drink shakes. First of all, let me point out that there are several studies which show numerous detrimental effects from artificial sweeteners, such as memory loss, birth defects, links to cancer and erectile problems in males (if all the other ones don’t scare you, I’m guessing the last one might cause you to raise an eyebrow). Mysteriously, none of these studies are conducted [...]

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Great Rules That Suck

03. May, 2007 0 Comments How to Build Muscle, Strength & Conditioning

Great Rules That Suck

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I was born with a rebellious streak. It’s been with me just about every day of my 32-year existence. When I wake up every day, I know that I’ll probably do or say something that will probably be nothing more than an act of rebellion in some form or another against something that I see as wrong or unjust. I don’t know why that is. I just accept it as part of my nature. I can’t control it so I embrace it. It’s who I am.

Just like I can’t [...]

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