Archive | January, 2010

You Must Have the Wrong Guy

You Must Have the Wrong Guy

Not surprisingly, a lot of people get offended by the fact that I am not in the business of promoting fitness. When I post something to this effect on FaceBook or Twitter some people get very upset and even call me mean names. (I have feelings, ya know)

Now I know this may come as an odd statement, considering what I do for a living and the fact that I am a part of the fitness industry. But I really don’t care to “give the gift of fitness” to people. I’m [...]

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UFC Fighter Mac Danzig’s Vegan Diet

UFC Fighter Mac Danzig’s Vegan Diet

By Mac Danzig

Although there are other people at the controls, manning and updating my websites, I do read all of the mail, and the questions I get asked most often (hundreds upon hundreds of times now) are about my diet. All of the emails and letters are so hard to keep up with, so I finally sat down and decided to write a comprehensive look at my diet. I’m writing this on the fly, so even though it’s long, I will most certainly leave some important things out.. ‘Sorry’ about [...]

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Kickboxing

Kickboxing

Question: Jason,
I bought Muscle Gaining Secrets a couple of weeks ago and so far I am incredibly happy with the results, however there is one thing that I haven’t been able to figure out.  I am following the Maximum Mass in Minimum Time workout plan.  What is the best timing for hour long Kickboxing sessions?  I typically do Kickboxing on Tuesday evenings, Thursday evenings, and Saturday afternoons.  Should I be lifting weights on the same days as Kickboxing (before or after?) or should I be lifting weights on Monday/Wednesday/Friday?
Thanks for [...]

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How To Get More Done

How To Get More Done

Here are a few random tips that will help you get more done and probably enjoy your life a little more in the process. I can’t take credit for “inventing” these tips but they are very useful and have helped me to be more productive.

Get your most important tasks done first thing in the morning- Do this before you check email or voicemail or anything like that. When you start getting sidetracked with other stuff ten minutes can turn into two hours and before you know it it’s time for [...]

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7 Ways Fasting Can Rev Up Your Fat Burning Furnace

7 Ways Fasting Can Rev Up Your Fat Burning Furnace

By Brad Pilon

Flexible intermittent fasting is becoming a very popular way to use your body’s natural ability to burn lots of fat in a short period of time.

Here is a list of the ways that flexible intermittent fasting will turbo charge your fat loss.

1. Increases Fat Burning Hormones
Hormones are usually at the root of most of your metabolic functioning, and fat burning is no different. Growth Hormone is the most important fat burning hormone in your body. Fasting pushes growth hormone production into high gear and this makes your fat [...]

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