Posted on July 17th, 2008 by Elliot Wilson
You can do as many crunches as you want, but if you don’t work on decreasing your body fat percentage, you’ll never be able to actually see your abs. This leads to the obvious questions that all six-pack hopefuls (like myself) will ask…
At what body fat percentage will my abdominal muscles become visible?
10% for […]
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Posted on July 7th, 2008 by Mckenna
Well week two began on a positive note - I was all keen to get into working out and all that - but I don’t really know what happened. I guess I lost my positive drive! We ate alright - except for a little force-feeding by kindly relatives one evening. I had a great day […]
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Posted on June 29th, 2008 by Mckenna
Well… an interesting start to our ‘blitz’. I worked out once - just once on Monday. I didn’t eat [much] unnecessary sugar, but I think I did overeat a little… However I was told that I looked like I’d lost weight. Whatever!
Elliot on the other had 3 workouts - Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. He just reminded me […]
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Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by Elliot Wilson
Elliot and I have decided to do a 2 month diet & fitness blitz. Daily updates can get a bit messy on blogs, so we will be tracking our progress on a daily basis but we’re only going to update this blog once a week with the important information. No-one wants to read drivel right?
So […]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Mckenna
I recently was ‘dared’ to do the plank. Some people were saying how hard it was and how its impossible to hold it for more than 30 seconds…
I have to say, where there’s a will, there is a way! I am naturally competitive. Really competitive. So competitive sometimes that the guys don’t wanna try… which […]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Mckenna
High fructose corn syrup has replaced sugar in just about every item of processed food you buy in America today. Why is this? Because it is easier on the pocket of the producer. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) takes longer to produce, is more complicated, yet is much cheaper to produce than sugar.
While all this […]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Mckenna
When it comes to life, in work and school lunch rooms, possibly one of the most popular conversations held among girls/women revolve around weight. Weight loss, weight gain, goals of how many pounds they want to weigh, or to lose etc. Why is it popular? Because they hardly ever achieve their goal. And they hardly […]
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Mckenna
In a recent series of articles on the Men’s Health website, Matt Goulding has put together a list of The 20 Worst Foods in America.
At number one on the list we have an entrée which contains a whoping 2,900 calories.
Even if you split this “starter” with three friends, you’ll have downed a dinner’s worth of […]
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Mckenna
So I went for a run. I now know why I warmup. It took forever to warmup today! My muscles were sluggish and I felt really heavy and each step was a mission. But I didn’t stop! My warmup was around 10 minutes and I decided it was enough punishment. Enough slow punishment that is… […]
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Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Mckenna
Apples grow in just about every country. Over 55 million tonnes are produced yearly worldwide – with China being the lead cultivar and the US following behind. Apples originated from China – and are also found in East Asian countries like Kazahkstan, Kyrgyzstan etc.
Apples are a staple fruit in so many diets! There is […]
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