Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesWhat Causes Overtraining?
Monday, June 30th, 2008Bodybuilders always tell newbies to watch how many workout sets they do, to avoid overtraining. The word gets thrown around so much, without anyone describing the cause of overtraining. Many bodybuilders don’t even believe in overtraining. Some bodybuilders have claimed that there is no way to overtrain, just that some people are undereating. I believe [...]
Wu Long Tea (Oolong Tea): Does It Really Help You Lose Weight?
Friday, June 27th, 2008By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
You’ve probably seen the advertisements:
“Drink wu long tea and lose a jeans size every 7 days!”…
“Burn 20 lbs of fat in 30 days with wu long tea!” …
Maybe you even watched Oprah a few years ago when Dr. Perricone said that switching your coffee for green tea would help you take [...]
Sarcopenia - Build Muscle To Combat This Scourge Of Aging
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 By Scott Abbett
A sixty-something year old buddy of mine said something funny to me the other day. He told me that when he was a younger man, he had “a really nice butt”. Funny… I didn’t even ask for that information; he just blurted it out when we were talking about body shape changes [...]
35 Pieces Of Interesting Training Trivia To Make You The Life Of The Party
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008By Nick Nilsson
Impress your friends! Impress your family! These unique training tidbits will improve your training, health and nutrition knowledge instantly!
1. Fit people tend to sweat more and sooner than unfit people. Their bodies are more efficient at cooling.
2. When people start training as a result of a New Year’s Resolution, 60% have quit by [...]
Steady State Cardio 5 X More Effective Than HIIT????
Monday, June 23rd, 2008By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
www.BurnTheFat.com
High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT for short, has been promoted as one of the most effective training methods ever to come down the pike, both for fat loss and for cardiovascular fitness. One of the most popular claims for HIIT is that it burns “9 times more fat” than conventional [...]
