The Diabetes Freight Train is Outta Control!

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“If we don’t change our diet and exercise habits or find new, more effective and less expensive ways to prevent and treat diabetes, we will find ourselves in a lot of trouble as a population,” says Dr. Elbert Huang, lead author in a new study in the December issue of Diabetes Care. Currently 23.7 million – [...]

Happy Thanksgiving my Friends!

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For those of us in the U.S. of A., it’s Thanksgiving – and I want to wish you a very happy one! If you happen to still have some cooking to do, check out this Healthy Cranberry Stuffing recipe – it’s great!  I had it last year and am going to again today. After your [...]

Delicious, Guilt-free Strawberry Pie

jello fat free cook pudding

Weight Watcher’s has a really good Strawberry Pie recipe that’s low in fat, carbs, and overall calories – at least as far as desserts go.  If this strawberry pie is not my favorite low-calorie dessert recipe, it’s certainly one of my favorites.  In fact, I’m having this tomorrow as part of my Thanksgiving feast. Ingredients [...]

How Far Should You Lean Forward on Low Pulley Cable Rows?

NEVER round your lower back like this!

Question: When doing low pulley rows how far forward should the torso lean?  i’ve seen vids of arnold doing them and he goes pretty much all the way forward.  in other vids i’ve seen the guys stay almost completely upright.  i know you really can’t always train like these guys, but what is the proper [...]

Paris Pippillion and Dr Clay: Bummed at the NPC Nationals

Paris Pippillion front double biceps pose at 2009 NPC Nationals

I just got back from the 2009 NPC Nationals Bodybuilding (and Figure and Bikini) Championship which was held in Hollywood, Florida – just south of Ft. Lauderdale for those geographically inquisitive among you. Although I do often go to shows for fun, I was on a mission this time around – a mission to help [...]