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Top 10 Perfect Christmas Gifts for the Fitness Buff (From $7 to $7,000)

[tabs][tab title="1 Ride on"] The Riders Edge : Garmin [caption id="attachment_1594" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="If You're GOING Anywhere, Run, Ride or Walk... Get What the Pros Use"][/caption] Check Out the Entire GARMIN Line Here [/tab] [tab title="2 In Bag"] The New Standard in Athletic Bags [caption id="attachment_1592" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The NEW Ferrari of Sport B ...

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For the Millions of Americans Affected by Obesity

I caught this subtle but powerful use of language in a news story today: "news for the millions of Americans affected by obesity." Do you see it too? "affected by"... People are affected by the recession, by terrorism, by cancer... but to slip this message into the subconscious serves to..." Create rapport with the large group who struggle with obesity. There's some affinity in the relief implied. The news ...

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Study: Carb-Depleted Training Facilitates the Use of Fat for Fuel

Study: Carb-Depleted Training Facilitates the Use of Fat for Fuel Given the choice between carbohydrates and adipose tissue (stored fat) as the fuel/energy source during your exercise, there is no choice. Your body chooses carbohydrates, this day, all day, every day. It’s the way we’re built to optimally operate. When your aim is ever greater performance and carbs made readily available, the system works th ...

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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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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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The Words from Introduction of Strength for LIFE

This is a super-fantastic-cool tool I just found called "Wordle." It transforms the words you feed it, from various feeds, into a graphic display. For fun, I entered the entire Introduction from Strength for LIFE into it. This is what if fed back... [caption id="attachment_946" align="aligncenter" width="535" caption="The Wordle of the Strength for LIFE Intro"][/caption] Now, to put each chapter in, one at ...

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