The Cardio That Works

Another study, this time from McMaster University in Canada, is showing that High Intensity Interval Training beats traditional forms durational cardio.
In a previous post on why cardio doesn’t work, I went into myriad of reasons why normal cardio fails to deliver the desired results and the benefits of HIIT.
High Intensity Interval [...]

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Low Fat or Low Carb Diet? It is in the Genes

Why is it that two people can do the exact same diet yet get dramatically different results?
That was the question asked by researchers at Stanford University as they partnernered with Interleukin Genetics, a company that develops genetic tests, to determine if genetic predispostions affect which diet plan will work for a person.
The results?  Yes, genetics [...]

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Not Born to Run

You are pounding the pavement, or the treadmill, or pedaling on a bike or…whatever it is called when you are on an elliptical…but it never seems to get easier.  You get just as winded as you did when started doing the cardiovascular exercise months or even years ago.
If this is your experience, you are not [...]

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Protein: Professors vs. Athletes vs. Media Misconceptions

The local TV New Story based on two recent scientific studies is easy to predict.  The reporter will stand in front of a shelf full of whey protein tubs and confidently say, “If you take protein supplements you are wasting your money and placing your health in danger!”
The report will feature a quote by some [...]

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