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21 Day Fit Tip: How to Track Performance and Keep Intensity at Peak

If you’re rocking the 21-Day Summer SuperCharger with us (nearly 2000), here’s a vital tip for maximizing every moment of the 21 minutes you’ll be training each day. The 21-Day-SSC is a rapid transformation program where you give it everything you’ve got, going ALL OUT for 21-minutes a day, for 21-days straight. The 21-minute workouts require absolute focus and intensity. You’ve got to keep the pressure on. ...

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The Truth About COMMITMENT (& 3 Steps to Get It)

[caption id="attachment_1240" align="alignright" width="400" caption="David Blaine Knows What Commitment Means and How to Get It"][/caption] Getting the body you've dreamed of is quite simply the product of COMMITMENT. So we are told; over and over and over again. Want to get to the top of that mountain? Climb it. Need to lose 100 pounds? Stop eating so much. Just don’t this! Just do that. Commitment baby! ...

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Why Stubborn Belly Fat is Like a Pet Rock

Are you experienced enough to remember the pet rock phenomena of the 70's. Quite a remarkable fad that made it's inventor, Gary Dahl a millionaire nearly overnight. The premise was very simple. Take an inanimate object and allow millions of people to project their uniquely human qualities on it. Thus, giving it--the rock--the illusion of being, of living, of having human quality. Now, of course we know in o ...

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Gatorade vs. Banana: Which Has More Potassium?

The "G" Series... so impressive, so technical. WOW! It's the not so secret "sauce" that makes you an athlete. Right? Let's put the G = Gatorade to the test, mono-a-mono against the formidable banana. And see who prevails... The measure is the highly-coveted, muscle hydrating mineral, potassium. QUESTION: Which has more Potassium? A) 32 OZ Gatorade ...

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Long vs. Shorter, Harder, Faster:
The Debate Rages On

Some days I can last two, even three, hours. Hell, if I plan and am well fueled, I’ve been known to go five hours strong! No exaggeration. What are you good for? Still, fact is, with kids, work and all the stuff that over-fills the days more often than not I’ve got to bang it out—fast as possible. You too? Admit it. I do. You, me, we...We’re all looking to get more from less— and it’s no different with our ...

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7 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT GLUTAMINE

In my book Glutamine is “life essential,” slightly edging out creatine as my #1 favorite supplement of all time. Here's 7 Amazing Reasons Why I LOVE me some Glutamine... 1. Helps Build and Preserve Muscle 2.... >>>> ...

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The Fruit-Smoothie and Other Health Food Myths

[caption id="attachment_1151" align="alignright" width="260" caption="Follow the Arrow to the Fruit-Smoothies!"][/caption]This scene plays out tens of thousands of times a day across the country: Your typical "health nut" with the best of intentions, slams down a shot of wheat grass (whatever the hell that is), and promptly chases it with a whopping 785 calorie, carb-o-bomb "fruit smoothie" before hobbling ...

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Chasing the Dream vs. Living a Nightmare

"Livin' The Dream, baby!" Yep, living the dream. Seems it once was not just a popular phrase but a more common approach to life. This came up for me in a coaching session today. I was dealing out my list of crap that's not working in my life, the nice version of complaining, when my coach told me a story--as he's prone to do. He spoke of his own recent dance with the ridiculous, an exploration into things a ...

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Who’s Your Guru?

[caption id="attachment_1097" align="alignright" width="263" caption="Who's Your Guru Baby?"][/caption]We live in a connected world. But do you ever wonder just who you're really connected to? A torrent of information at your finger tips. In a fraction of a second you have access to nearly anything you could imagine ever wanting to know. Who wrote the screenplay to Gone with the Wind? Shazamm, you've g ...

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Vegan Nutty-Whole Grain Pancakes [Recipe]

[caption id="attachment_1090" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Angie's Nutty Vegan Whole Grain Pancakes"][/caption]As some of you know, our son, Nathaniel has severe food-allergies. Hence the reason why Angie and I have been making vegan pancakes and waffles for Sunday brunch over the years. It helps that Angie used to be vegan. The following recipe developed and perfected by Angie, is the curr ...

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