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In his latest edition of Did You Know…Bullz-Eye.com Fitness Editor Mike Furci tackles the history of the American Vegetarian Society, ways to make your calves grow and whether or not testosterone levels are a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Filed under: General fitness and Men's Health and Wellness and Nutrition and Medical Issues for Men and Sexual Health and Heart disease Comments: None |
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In his latest Q&A session, Bullz-Eye.com Fitness Editor Mike Furci discusses high protein diets, weight training vs. cardio, and chest workouts. Q: Mike, 1. “Screw cardio!” Are you serious? I think it’s a known AND proven fact that a good mix of cardio and weight training will provide a better fat loss program than just weight or cardio training alone. ESPECIALLY if we consider HIT cardio training. A: It is true, HIT cardio (I assume you’re referring to interval training) is the best way to go if you’re going to put the time in. However, sorry to inform you, it is not a “proven fact” that a mix of cardio and weight training is the best way to go. Show me the evidence of long term success. There is NONE. Visit any gym and you’ll see what I mean. The majority of people who perform cardio regularly don’t make permanent gains. Cardio is vastly overrated as a means of losing body fat. In fact, if a person who is overweight embarks on a cardio program and doesn’t change their eating habits, they are doomed to failure. Adding muscle is the key, combined with a diet lower in refined foods, especially carbs. Filed under: Exercise and General fitness and Running and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Chest and Nutrition and Diets and Sports Health and Fitness and Protein Comments: None |
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Men’s Fitness.com lists eight celebrity guys whose health could benefit from shrinking their waistline. The sizeable filmmaker made us take a long hard look at the nation’s health care system in his controversial documentary Sicko. Weighing in at just over 300 pounds, Moore would be wise to examine his own health as closely, especially since he’s now in his mid-50s. To his credit, Moore has reportedly made attempts to shed the pounds through lifting weights, eating smarter, and getting more sleep. He’s also been quoted as saying he’d like to get down to 225 pounds. Kevin Smith The brilliant filmmaker who brought us Clerks, Mallrats, and Dogma, has always been a guy who swims in self-deprecation when it comes to his body image. But Smith’s family history of diabetes scared the director into shedding over 20 pounds in 2007. We give the guy all the credit in the world for paying attention to hereditary health risks — and we’re willing to bet Smith will stick to his new lifestyle and drop a few more pounds. Kevin Smith probably sums up why many people struggle with weight loss. Laziness will get you every time. Filed under: General fitness and Medical Issues for Men and Magazine Hype and Motivation Comments: None |
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Summer is around the corner, and chances are you aren’t looking or feeling your best. You want to get in shape, but like most you’ve put it off again and again since January. Bullz-Eye.com fitness editor Mike Furci lists his top 11 tips to look and feel better this summer. Everything on the list is designed to optimize your metabolism and turn you into a fat burning machine. Filed under: Exercise and General fitness and Men's Health and Wellness and General training and Nutrition and Diets and Supplements and Fat burners and Motivation Comments: None |
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Does being overweight increase your risk of certain types of cancers? Does a wider grip put more of an emphasis on the pecs? Bullz-Eye.com fitness editor Mike Furic answers those questions and more in his latest Did You Know? article. Filed under: Exercise and General fitness and Men's Health and Wellness and Weight training and Nutrition and Medical Issues for Men and Cancer Comments: None |
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The best way to lose weight is to do cardio, right? Wrong! Bullz-Eye.com’s Mike Furci debunks common fitness myths, including whether or not eating a diet high in protein is unhealthy for your liver and kidneys. Click here to check out Mike’s Fitness Myth Busters column. Filed under: General fitness and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Power lifting and Abs and Nutrition and Diets and Supplements and Sports Health and Fitness and Protein Comments: None |
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46 million adults have been diagnosed with arthritis. 9% of these individuals claim arthritis limits their physical capabilities. 21 million people alone suffer from osteoarthritis. Unfortunately, the incidence of arthritis is on the rise. There are things you can do to ease the symtoms.
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…make sure you have a competent one, too. Here’s a video clip to help encourage your ass to have a partner or spotter who knows what the hell they’re doing. (Thanks to one of our readers, Build Muscle Fast, for sharing the clip). The kid who breaks the fish tank and yells out, “Mom! Mom!” is hilarious. Filed under: Exercise and General fitness and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Power lifting and Motivation and Xternal Fitness and Xternal Furci Comments: None |
Although I would recommend a lower volume, higher intensity approach, the above article has some great info on getting the job done with quality instead of quantity. I’m glad to see articles in mainstream magazines debunking the myth that more is better. Filed under: General fitness and Workout programs and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Specific workouts Comments: 1 Comment |
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I am not a big fan of Bill Maher’s. He’s so off, wrong, most of the time it’s too painful for me to watch. Yet, However devoid of logic his views are, they can be entertaining. If you’ve ever seen his show you know that he ends with a short rant. The following is Bill’s take on exercise, pharmaceuticals and health in America. Although serious in nature, he offers a hilarious slant. Filed under: General fitness and Men's Health and Wellness and Medical Issues for Men Comments: None |
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