Fit Food: Emotional Eating

May 17, 2013
Fit Food: Emotional Eating

One of the most common challenges for someone trying to change their nutrition habits is emotional eating. According to the Mayo Clinic, it can be defined as any eating (or not eating) in response to a psychological need rather than a physical hunger and sooner or later it affects us all. Eating ice cream when you are sad, drinking wine when you are happy, snacking on chips when you are bored, downing donuts when you…

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My Way: Weight Lifting Belts, Good Or Bad?

May 17, 2013
My Way: Weight Lifting Belts, Good Or Bad?

Last week I brought you an article about lifting straps and whether or not you may want to include them in your lifting routine. Going along the same lines this week I’m going to shift the focus to weight lifting belts. Hopefully by the end of this article you’ll be able to determine if they…

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Body Mechanics: Exercise Intensity

May 15, 2013
Body Mechanics: Exercise Intensity

Hello and welcome to another edition of Body Mechanics. Today I thought we would discuss intensity and how it affects our workouts. Not every workout is created equal and not every workout is intended for everyone. I understand that when we are first starting out, the intensity of our workouts must be reduced to maximize…

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Natural Bodybuilding With JC: The Deadlift

May 13, 2013
Natural Bodybuilding With JC: The Deadlift

I love the deadlift. For me there is no other form of training that is more stress relieving, mood enhancing, ego boosting, and satisfying. The deadlift is, in my opinion, the king of all compound lifts. If I had to choose between the squat or…

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Fit Food: Do You Need Supplements?

May 11, 2013
Fit Food: Do You Need Supplements?

The quest to be fitter, leaner, stronger and healthier has given birth to an entire industry. Nutritional supplements promise to help us achieve our goals faster and easier and every year millions of people spend billions of dollars looking for a magic pill. This doesn’t…

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My Way: Lifting Straps

May 10, 2013
My Way: Lifting Straps

It’s the age-old question – to use straps, or not to use straps. That my friends, is the real question. It’s a hot topic in the lifting world and one issue that has very different opinions. There are two sides and it seems people are…

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Get Bigger And Harder: Density Training

May 7, 2013
Get Bigger And Harder: Density Training

I’ve written extensively on the methods that are optimal for building muscle. From sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, the ideal number of reps to grow muscle mass, or the best training frequency to use for optimal mass gains, I’ve covered a lot of what it is that you…

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Fit Food: Detoxes

May 3, 2013
Fit Food: Detoxes

Often when someone decides to start eating healthier or trying to lose weight they may start with a “detox” that supposedly “jumpstarts” weight loss and eliminates toxins from your body. These detoxes or “cleanses” can include very extreme liquid only diets, elimination of specific food…

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My Way: My Carb-Backloading Part 3

May 3, 2013
My Way: My Carb-Backloading Part 3

Welcome back to the My Carb-Backloading Series. In part 1 I gave an introduction to what carb-backloading is and some of the variations to the diet. Last week in part 2, I talked about the effects carbohydrates have on our bodies, why backloading can be…

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Body Mechanics: Find Your Passion

May 1, 2013
Body Mechanics: Find Your Passion

Hello and welcome back to Body Mechanics. I have been MIA for the last few weeks due to being overwhelmed with school assignments and exams. I am happy to say that for now school is over and behind me, but I would be lying if…

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Natural Bodybuilding With JC: My Two Cents

April 29, 2013
Natural Bodybuilding With JC: My Two Cents

What say you – fact or myth? I hear the term get thrown around the gym almost daily. Bro-scientists and veterans alike use the term to describe various lifting ailments, complications, setbacks, and plateaus. Refusing to believe that any setback could seriously be the result…

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Fit Food: Sugar Alcohols

April 27, 2013
Fit Food: Sugar Alcohols

I want to start this week’s article with a personal anecdote. Last year around this time I was prepping for a show. My diet was very clean and I wasn’t having any treats at all. Yet each morning I would wake up with a flat…

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Eat a rainbow of Bell Peppers!

Capsiacin, found in all peppers, has anti-bacterial, anti-carcinogenic, analgesic and anti-diabetic properties. It has been shown to reduce triglyceride levels and LDL cholesterol.

Vitamin-C like you find in citrus fruits, and many vegetables, increases blood flow. This assists the blood flow to an area essential for male sexual performance, while the veins leaving the same area are narrow-allowing one to maintain a heightened state. This is precisely the same way that certain medications work.