Bacon is Good for You!

January 12, 2010

Homer Simpson would squeal with delight

Starting tomorrow, the folks at The Wine & Cheese Place will launch a major offensive in the war against vegetarianism. More specifically, they’ll announce the first artisan bacon to be featured in what they deem “the year of the BACON at TWCP.”
But this is just the beginning: TWCP has huge plans, [...]

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Inspiration

January 12, 2010

Tired of the same old you? Tired of being out of shape and out of luck with the opposite sex? Tired of being overweight and under-attractive?
Yeah! Oh, hello. I’m White Goodman, Owner, Operator, and Founder of Globo Gym America Corp, and I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to be stuck with what [...]

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Down 7 pounds since Sunday

January 8, 2010

I’ve been on strict low carb since Sunday. I’ve shed 7 lbs and I’m currently at 271.8
last night I had 20 naked drummies from Hooters. delicious.
when I get home I’m going to row for 20 minutes.

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Low Carb Diet Examined by NYT

January 6, 2010

I read an interesting article on the New York Times Magazine. I’ve copied it here in its entirety.
Give it a read, you may learn something new.

What if It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie.
by Gary Taubes
If the members of the American medical establishment were to have a collective find-yourself-standing-naked-in-Times-Square-type nightmare, this might be it. They [...]

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I bought a Concept2 Model D Indoor Rowing Machine

January 5, 2010

As part of my New Years resolution to get below 200 lbs I bought myself a new rowing machine.
I’ve been really lazy lately and weighed in at 280 over the holidays. I am officially recommitted to weightless and will keep you all posted with my progress.
I rowed for 20 minutes this morning and felt like [...]

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Didgeridoo Playing Improves Your Sleep

January 4, 2010

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome are common sleep disorders caused by the collapse of the upper airways. Continuous positive airway pressure therapy is effective, but is not suitable for many patients.
Reports of didgeridoo players experiencing reduced daytime sleepiness and snoring after practising, led experts in Switzerland to test the theory that training of the [...]

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The basis of Tabata Training

January 1, 2010

The basis of Tabata Training is 4 minutes of intense interval training/circuit training. What you are doing is taking an exercise we’ll use sprints as an example here.

Sprint as hard as you can for 20 seconds
Walk for 10 seconds
Repeat 7 more times for a total of 8 sets.

So what you have is a total of [...]

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