“Nobody jogs for five miles in Iraq. Why should I make you run a long distance at a slow pace? I should be making sure you can race as fast as you can to a place down the street, sprinting like you’re terrified.” Lt. Col. Randall Wickman, quoted in the [...]
Humans are not naturally wired to delay gratification. When a person is on a diet and exercise program to lose fat the temptations are everywhere. The fat comes off slowly, but the pleasure of eating your favorite dessert is immediate–which is what humans are naturally wired for.
The key word [...]
An article in the New York Times earlier this week addressed one of the topics Nita and I encounter frequently:
“Lifting heavy weights makes you big and bulky — or at least that’s the conventional wisdom. It’s the reason many women (and some men) who want slim and “toned” physiques opt for lighter [...]
It is widely known that a pound of fat has 3,500 calories and that to lose a pound of fat you have to burn 3,500 more calories than you eat.
But how many calories are in a pound of muscle?
Even more interesting, how many calories does it take to build a pound of muscle? [...]
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