Posts Tagged ‘Total Fitness’

Everywhere you look, it’s either the best supplements to get ripped, or top foods to max muscle gains – it seems like eating to boost health and performance simultaneously isn’t important, isn’t possible or it’s simply too boring to talk about.

 

Don’t become another victim to eating just for looks and performance.  It’s very important to eat the right foods for the right reasons, and staying healthy is definitely one of those reasons.  Remember, if you aren’t healthy, everything you’re working towards, and all the training you’ve done means nothing.   Read more... (671 words, estimated 2:41 mins reading time)

I have found when corresponding with many gym goers and fitness enthusiasts, that there is a massive disconnect in what they say and practice depending on the day of the week 

 

These are people who train hard, eat right and do all things they’re supposed to do to the point that they’re on auto pilot, soaring towards their goal.  Then, something strange happens.  One day, usually on the weekend, all of these habits seem to walk to the back of the plane, kick open the emergency exit door, and jump out without a second thought.  Read more... (1476 words, estimated 5:54 mins reading time)

Some of the biggest excuses I hear about healthy eating, be it for health reasons, or to lose weight or gain muscle are  – “healthy food doesn’t taste good,” (which is a serious problem because if your food doesn’t taste good, it’s very unlikely you’ll stick to the plan) “it takes too long to prepare healthy food”, and, “it’s too complicated.”  These excuses are usually the result of thinking you need to slave over a hot stove preparing 6 course meals all day long.  Nothing could be further from the truth.

 

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One of the most popular strength magazines from the golden era of strength training, the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, was called “Strength and Health.”  If you’re fortunate enough to get your hands on a copy and read through it, you’ll notice that there’s an emphasis on developing total strength, not only of the muscles, but the heart, lungs, tendons, everything.  They also focused on developing optimal health. 

 

Strength and Health wasn’t the only publication with the word Health in the title.  In fact, the thinking of the time was that health was one of, if not the main reason for developing superior physical capabilities.  The thought of developing superior strength without superior health would have been laughable.  Unfortunately, that isn’t the case today.  Read more... (756 words, estimated 3:01 mins reading time)

So, do you have to eat big to get big?

 

If you read articles pertaining to putting on mass from any of the muscle comics, they usually tell you that you need to eat, and eat BIG!  Read enough of these and you’ll be brainwashed to the point of pile driving the plate into your mouth at the end of your meal!

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It’s inevitable that most people trying to gain muscle mass will be told “You gotta eat big to get big!” and immediately adopt the “See Food Diet” – which is to simply eat everything in sight within arms reach that isn’t bolted down, or can’t run away.  Eating in this manner is about as effective as World War 2 Carpet Bombing runs. The problem is inaccuracy.  (I like the name “The Carpet Bombing Diet.” Hmmm…I think I see a book in the making!)  In my opinion it’s become a dangerous “half-truth” because it’s only half of the picture.   Read more... (1077 words, estimated 4:18 mins reading time)