Quick Post today, with a little bit of tough love.
These two mistakes are ones that I see ALL the time.
If you are making either of them it is time to STOP. With these mistakes you could be missing out on almost ALL of the results from your workouts.
If you are trying to gain muscle then the #1 mistake you can make is not measuring your progress. Without solid metrics, you are just spinning your wheels and wasting your time in the gym.
It does not matter how great your pump is or how annihilated your muscles feel. If you don’t track your progress then you don’t know if you are making any progress at all.
Pick measurements that are important to you and that are trackable.
Then keep track.
It is simple, but if you aren’t doing this you are wasting your time.
Strength and body part circumferences are easy and effective ways […]

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My little brother is back in Ontario visiting for the week. To celebrate, my parents hosted an ‘open house’ where neighbors, friends and family got together and we all had a chance to catch up.
We also ate.
Actually, given the way I was eating, I’m not sure if anyone else even had the chance to eat.
I was a glutton. I’m not sure why, but I think I subconsciously decided to either start training to be a professional eater, or was just trying to see if I could make my stomach explode.
It was THAT bad.
Personally, between you and me, I blame my sister-in-law-to-be’s Xmas cookies. They are amazing, and they are what caused me to “break the seal”.
To use lingo from my alma mater (the University of Guelph) – I crushed it.
Xmas cookies, walker’s chocolates, muffins, some AMAZING meat balls (thanks Mom!), more muffins, more Xmas cookies, pastry, even more cookies….and a […]

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Today I want to share one of my favorite exercises for you.
While I think that the standing barbell shoulder press is the king of upper body exercises, this is a pretty good assistance exercise for building strong shoulders and arms.

BP

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Boosting your metabolism is big business.
From supplements and foods to exercise and even meditation, everybody is pushing the idea that they can help you boost your metabolism.
You will see claims like Boosts Metabolism by 78% or 115%, and while this sounds promising, have you ever stopped to think about what this would actually look like?
An elevated metabolic rate is a physiological phenomenon. It does happen, but it also has clear and definite symptoms.
Take exercise as an example.
Whether you are running or performing an intense weight training workout, your metabolic rate is elevated during the time you are exercising. Because of this, you display all the CLASSIC SYMPTOMS of an elevated metabolic rate:
You are tired and sweating. Your heart rate is elevated as is your breathing rate. You are experiencing an increased level of thirst.
These are the classic symptoms of an elevated metabolic rate.
The drug Clenbuterol is often used by bodybuilders […]

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I often get asked “How much weight will I lose with Eat Stop Eat?”
For the record, I answer this question in the FAQ’s at the end of Eat Stop Eat, however it is an important question that I am also going to answer on this blog…
With the Eat Stop Eat lifestyle, you should be able to lose weight at a rate of 1-2 pounds per week.
I know there are lots of reports of people losing 3, 4 even 7 pounds a week with Eat Stop Eat, but these are people are anomalies…
Even when people lose 3-4 pounds per week for the first couple of weeks, this is mostly inflammation and excess water weight disappearing (and obviously some fat mass as well).
And while some people do see very impressive results over the first month or two, it is important to remember that Eat Stop Eat is not a starvation diet nor […]

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I just read a very interesting article on nutraingredients.com titled “Unilever drops Hoodia“
After spending years studying the weight loss potential of Hoodia, the massive corporate conglomerate Unilever has decided to drop its interest in the herb after concluding that the super popular South African plant extract did not meet both safety and efficacy requirements.
While I can’t say the comments about efficacy surprised me, the mention of safety is a tad worrying.
Just another reason to stick to calorie restricted diet and weight training. Save your money, get results.
BP
PS- For more information you can visit – Hoodia Article

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One of the best things about Eat Stop Eat is that it allows you to really take control of how you eat.
After all, once you have gone without food for 24 hours a couple of times, you really start to get a feel for the real reasons behind why you eat, what you eat and when you eat.
Often times, hunger isn’t one of these reasons. Habit and emotional connection are usually the culprit.
If you take this new found wisdom, you can create a big difference in the way you eat by making SMALL changes.
Take coffee for instance.
One of the first things I noticed when I started fasting was how much I loved my coffee with cream and sugar (I put up with black coffee during my fasts, but I DEFINITELY don’t like it)
Fasting also made me realize just how often I craved coffee…typically drinking 2-3 cups per day.
I realized very […]

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