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I have to add a blog post here now so I won't forget to do it later.

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Jason Ferruggia posted this youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBVk071N88M

I watched it and it basically changed my life.. I watched his other videos and am amazed.. Life is a daily battle win today's battle and you win it…

I got a letter from dad today - he'd located a fun article in his archives he said, going on to say I might want to translate it (from Norwegian) ... I started reading, and was laughing so hard I was crying :)



See for yourselves (a tad long, but hilarious)



HOW TO GET A CAT TO EAT A PILL …



Getting a cat to take a pill can be tricky. Therefore, follow the instructions below.

1. Pick up the cat an…

It's been a while since I was last here.

What can I say. Work and Christmas kinda got in the way.

I was working flat out from September through to December. Worked so hard I list weight without even trying.

But then I put it back on over Christmas. Plus I've had some medical issues to deal with. 

So at the beginning of this month I was right around the same weight I've been around for the last 9 months.

Oh well. It could be so…

Above subject is one that pops up in many tranining discussions. This link provides a very detailed, yet not too scientific explanation, as to what is needed pre- and post-workout. I personally find it very comprehensive and at the same time possible to understand for the average trainee (whomever that might be :-) ):

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I am not sure why I have to always figure things out the second time around, but I guess that is just one of my failings.  I bought the Every Other Day Diet over a year ago and floundered around with it.

I just didn't take it seriously and kept telling myself the tomorrow I would start in earnest--ha!

Finally I got tired of carrying around 50 extra pounds and I went on the hCG diet.  It was pretty brutal, but I lost a lot of weight because I didn't cheat at…

No, I didn't mean drop it, like not doing it, but like the old and tried trick of using drop sets.

Up till now I have only been experimenting with dropsets haphazardly and infrequently. But this month, VDM's MYM program includes dropsets regularly on all workout days and most exercises. And I have to say, that used systematically and consequently, they add a whole new meaning to the "exhausting a muscle" concept.

It's quite amazing how, shortly after having…

I believe that every now and then we all need to be held accountable for reaching our goals. The upcoming season I believe could very well be one of those times, when an extra effort is needed to avoid a full month of overeating and sabotaging our goals.

My goal is to enter 2012 leaner and in better shape than I was in 2011. To that end I have joined a Holiday Challenge hosted by Tom Venuto. The support community there is quite extensive and very international too. But the…

Well, I'm back and ya' know what? I am committed this time and losing weight.

When I first git the Every Other Day Diet I thought I was serious but I wasn't. I just floundered around with it a bit.

Then I went on the hCG diet protocol, brutal but fast, I lost about 42 lbs in as many days.

When I got off from that the weight started coming back. That is when I pulled out EODD again. Thank Goodness!

Compared to hCG, this is a breeze and boy am I enjoying it. I guess…

I TOOK YOUR ADVICE AND MADE MY OWN RAW APPLESAUCE . I TOOK 2  ORGANIC APPLES   CHUNKED THEM UP  LEFT SKINS ON ADDED A LITTLE WATER TO TWIRL IN VITA MIX AND ADDED CINNAMON YUMMY THIS WAS A GOOD ALTERNATIVE FOR ME AS I AM HAVING DENTAL WORK AND THE APPLES ARE HARD FOR ME TO EAT. I PLAN ON MAKING A VEGE SOUP TONIGHT FOR MY PRODUCE IN THE VITA MIX ALSO I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT WAS.

Hi I am new to EODD since 10/27/11 I have lost 15 pds so far but have come to a standstill To be honest I don't no if all the weight I have lost was due to EODD for, For 3 months now I have been working on cleaning up my diet- all organic, lots of water, super foods although i stir away from raw as i am having some teeth problems. I do Bikrams yoga every other day which burns about 1000 calories.  I feel like I have a hard time getting in the rhythm of the meals >4 questions  1. Can I…

Hi guys -

In order not to flood Meredith's thread on the EODD forum (http://jonbensonforum.com/forum/topics/new-body-by-new-years?page=2&commentId=1311988%3AComment%3A75367&x=1#1311988Comment75367) I'm moving onto my own separate blog to post my progression on this:

November 7th -

I am reading a…

During my excursion into the land of the Maximize Your Muscle (MYM for short) program the subject of periodization and training frequency has materialized.

Simply put, how often should you train the same muscles and bodyparts?

As with any subject in the fitness world, views differ from one end of the scale to the other. However a certain paradigm has ruled as a generally accepted truth: A bodypart and or muscle(s) should only be worked over once a week. 95% of…

Part of my plans for my birthday were

1) be stronger than last year 

- 10 chin ups

- bench press my own weight

2) be leaner than I was a year ago.

Progress so far:

- my chin ups have not progressed very well but I am getting stronger so I'm hoping to be able to do 10 of them - yesterday I did 5, 3, 1 sets of very good form chin ups and they weren't too hard so I have hope

- I bench pressed 90kg once on monday.. with…

During my vacation I was faced with the challenge of having to get by without access to my beloved gym! Shock, horror & surprise! Was I going to end up out of shape, and with extra pounds of fat added to my not exactly spindly frame? Was I doomed to re-lapse into former habits of a long forgotten lifestyle? Such were my thoughts before leaving for picturesque Italy.

The Italian contryside is famous for many things, with gyms and other workout facilities not being amongst…

It's higher seen from the side you can't climb. Where I climbed from, the slope was fine and I did get a little winded, nothing major and will be improved rapidly. I went back down a different route than the up-route, because I wanted to see what the place looked like.

The whole trip from my front door, up the hill and back to the apartment took 30 minutes. Not much, especially considering I stopped to take a few photos also! In other words I have to add some streets to my…

Browsing around the Internet this morning, I came across this article, check it out:

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/Weight+lifting+help+smokers+quit/5246786/story.html

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One of the most persistent discussions in the fitness world is whether it is necessary to do cardio for fatloss or not.

Opponents to cardio, call it boring, tideous and time consuming, whereas supporters focus on the cardio vascular benefits.

Since I am not a doctor or otherwise a learned person, I wil give you my practical views on the subject.

• I consider it a medical fact that exercising/training your cardio vascular performance has…