When I got an email titled Heart Attack Grill, I assumed it was a nickname the sender had given the restaurant. But it’s actually the REAL NAME of the restaurant! Although it may seem stupid, it’s actually pretty clever marketing. I’m mean really, if the place were named John’s Hamburgers would the restaurant have been [...]
Quit Being So Damned Optimistic!
October 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
Contrary to the title of this post, I’m all about being optimistic. In fact, I could even be described as very optimistic myself. So you can imagine my surprise when I read a recent study that shows that optimism may actually be a hindrance to your weight loss efforts! My initial thought was “these researchers [...]
Are Planks the Best Ab Exercise?
October 14, 2009 By 2 Comments
Question: What are the best exercises to do for abs? Someone told me that planks were better than anything. I have tried and tried to do that and get nothing from them. I think that I am doing them right. I have watched tons of examples on you tube. I still can’t get anything out [...]
Don’t Squats and Leg Presses Work the Same Muscles?
October 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: This may be a dumb question, but don’t leg presses cover the same muscles exercised by doing squats? They seem to be the essentially same motion to me. Answer: You are correct in that squats and leg presses do stimulate approximately the same muscles. However, squats utilize more muscles because of the stabilization required. [...]
For Better Endurance Dust off Your Juicer & Break out the Beets!
October 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
Beet Juice May Not Be Delicious, But… I’ve been saying for years now that we should “rotate” the foods we eat and avoid eating the same things over and over. This is especially the case regarding fruits and vegetables, which are like Mother Nature’s multivitamins/minerals. By consuming a variety of fruit and vegetables you will [...]
