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How Fit Are You? | Physical Fitness
When you think of a person who is very physically fit, who do you see? An ultra-marathoner, a sprinter, a weightlifter, a gymnast, a professional football player, or maybe a guy on the beach with a six-pack?
You may be surprised to learn that the simple question “What is Physical Fitness?” has confounded exercise physiologists and fitness organizations for decades who have tried to respond with an equally simple answer. More recently, the answer has been reduced to the following simple definition:
7 Reasons NOT To Use A Fitness Model Workout Routine
When I first started lifting weights at 16 years old, I used a fitness model workout routine I learned from reading Muscle & Fitness magazine. Almost 15 years later, the same workout routine is still used by most fitness models today. I know this because I’ve met many fitness models (male and female) in the last few years and combed through over a hundred workout routines of well-known fitness models on various bodybuilding websites.
By writing this article, I don’t mean to belittle the time and effort many fitness models put into achieving very impressive physiques, I just think there’s a better way for most people to get 95% of the results in far less time. I have done fitness modeling myself and will likely continue doing so in the future without following the standard approach. In addition, I know of fitness models who use training methods that are almost the exact opposite to the typical fitness model routine I’m about to present to you.
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Post-Workout Meal | What Should You Eat After A Workout?
This article is a follow up to my pre-workout meal article written last week and a Q&A I did with Men’s Fitness on the subject of pre and post-workout nutrition.
While the world of nutrition is rife with controversy, most experts agree a proper post-workout meal can improve results versus no meal at all. The challenge is simplifying all the nuances to consider so you can eat a post-workout meal that works well for you.
What are the specific benefits of a post-workout meal? What meal ideas can work best for you? These questions and a lot more will be answered in this introductory article on post-workout nutrition. For more reading, I’ve linked to several research reports throughout the article.
Post-Workout Meal Benefits
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Best Healthy Snack For The Office Ever?
When I was at my finance job, I had a lot of trouble avoiding some of the eating pitfalls that come with working in an office. The major challenge was not the meals I ate, which toward the end of my 5-year finance career were reasonably portioned and included mostly whole, natural foods. Instead, it was very poor snack selection.
I have below what could be one of the best healthy snacks for the office for you to try.
The Problem | Unhealthy Snacks At The Office
Shortly after lunch and a few hours later around 4pm, I would get hungry and drowsy. I bet you know the feeling when you start nodding off in your chair, struggling to keep your eyes open while staring at your computer screen. I didn’t know this at the time, but my strong hunger pains had less to do with hunger and more to do with low blood sugar levels, lack of sleep, and lack of hydration.
New Discovery: Exercise In A Pill? | Fitness-Around-The-Web Jan 2012
In January, there were a number of news items and research articles that ranged from the supposed discovery of “exercise in a pill” to how 36-year-old football star Ray Lewis continues his on the field domination with help from a very strict exercise and nutrition regimen.
Enjoy!
Fitness News & Research | January 2012
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Free Workout Log Template You’ll Love!
Tracking your workouts with a workout log template is one of the most effective and simple ways to help ensure you maximize your results. If you are working out for fun, or to maintain your health and fitness, a workout log can be overkill. But if you want to change your body, whether it’s to improve strength, build muscle, lose fat, or increase performance, tracking every set of every exercise of every workout is the fastest way to help you get the best results.
Pre-Workout Meal: What To Eat Before A Workout?
I just finished up an expert Q&A for Men’s Fitness on the topic of pre and post-workout nutrition for optimal results. I spent several hours conducting in depth research to prepare for the Q&A, so I wanted to share with you what I learned about pre-workout meal nutrition. Here’s the follow up article on post-workout meal nutrition.
Pre-Workout Meal Benefits
A pre-workout meal is a whole foods meal that falls within 3 hours of your workout. When you eat the right foods in the right amounts as you will learn shortly, these nutrients can offer a number of benefits, including:
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Fruit Drink Facts Beverage Companies Don’t Want You To Know
While soda offers no nutritional value, you may be surprised to learn that most fruit drinks are as bad, or possibly worse for your health than drinking soda. In fact, some fruit drinks pack more sugar per serving that a can of coke that has roughly 10 teaspoons of sugar!
When I first realized drinking 12 ounces of orange juice (165 calories, no fiber, added sugar, little real fruit) every morning wasn’t exactly the healthiest breakfast choice, it was a tough pill to swallow. A whole orange on the other hand is only 60 calories with a lot of fiber to help fill you up. It took me months to switch to drinking water and eating whole fruits for breakfast, but I’m glad I did!
Below is an infographic from my friends at HealthScience.net that shares fruit drink facts beverage companies don’t want you to know:
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Want To Write For BuiltLean? Learn How…
Since the start of the New Year, I’ve been searching tirelessly for the top fitness and nutrition professionals to help contribute articles to BuiltLean.com.
If you believe you are a top fitness/nutrition pro and have excellent writing skills, I would love for you to seriously consider becoming a contributor to this website as a Fitness Writer. If you are not a fitness pro but have any friends, or family who may be interested, then please shoot them this post!
For more information, I have below an advertisement I’ve posted on several websites:
Daniel’s Transformation: Flabby To Lean!
Below is a letter from Daniel O’Donnal. What’s so cool about Daniel’s story is that he used all the free info on BuiltLean.com and my weekly newsletters to make a massive change in his body and life. Let Daniel know what you think of his transformation!
