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Addiction!

Addiction!

Motivation How many of us would say to a recovering alcoholic, “Oh come on, a couple beers won’t hurt you.  Drink up!”  Probably none of us!  We understand that what that person needs is encouragement, not temptation.  In fact, we’d probably go out of our...
by May 07, 2011 68 Comments
Nutrition All-in-One

Nutrition All-in-One

Nutrition Some of you may be sick of hearing me talk about Nutrition by now, but it really is the most critical part to getting the results we are after.  If you want average results, put in average effort on the nutrition.  If you want AMAZING results, commit to the...
by May 02, 2011 74 Comments
Snacking Well

Snacking Well

Nutrition Most of us aren’t used to eating multiple small meals every day.  Before our commitment to get healthy, our diets may have looked a lot like this: Morning — skip breakfast. AM snack — none or some junk food. Lunch — PIG OUT on high fat, high...
by Apr 10, 2011 97 Comments
Shakeology Ingredients

Shakeology Ingredients

Nutrition Shakeology Ingredients Don’t listen to a sales pitch for Shakeology.  Don’t listen to a sales pitch for any other supplement either!  Your body doesn’t care about a sales pitch.  The proof is in the pudding! All that matters, when you get past the...
by Mar 13, 2011 40 Comments
Protein Review

Protein Review

Nutrition So you’re looking to get a nice big tub of protein. Which kind should you get?  Whey?  Soy?  Casein? Is one brand better than another?  How can you know which brand to get? When should you take it?  Before workout?  After workout?  Morning?  Evening? How much...
by Mar 07, 2011 183 Comments
To cheat or not?

To cheat or not?

Nutrition Many of you are just starting your workout program and wondering if you should “allow yourself a cheat meal”.  Many of you are already going through the program and have already made a choice about cheat meals.  Let me talk with you about this decision and it’s...
by Mar 02, 2011 94 Comments
Fuel Before Workouts

Fuel Before Workouts

Nutrition I always work out very early in the morning.  And since I’ve never wanted to get up an extra hour before I work out, which is already early, I’ve typically worked out on an empty stomach.  There are some that recommend doing this to force your body to burn...
by Feb 25, 2011 156 Comments
FAT Americans!

FAT Americans!

Motivation I know not all of you teamRIPPED faithful are in the USA, but the vast majority of you are.  And guess what … we are a bunch of FATTIES! Look at this data from 1998 (just 12 years ago) about the obesity rate in America (as defined by a BMI over 30, which is...
by Feb 22, 2011 23 Comments
Zig-Zag Dieting

Zig-Zag Dieting

Nutrition This article is a little complicated, so only dig into this if you are ready to BRING IT on the nutrition!  Whatever your goals, this culmination of my research over the past few months may take your (and my) nutrition to the next level!  It’s long, but...
by Feb 13, 2011 396 Comments