Dr. Doug McGuff recommends “super slow” weight lifting for muscle growth
One of the emerging exercise trends in recent years, especially within low-carb circles, has been the idea of training your body slowly to fully exhaust and rapidly fatigue the muscles. We’ve heard this concept quite prominently from people like Fred Hahn previously, but now [...]
Fred Hahn says strength training is essential for childhood development
Although I don’t personally have any children of my own, most of my friends and blog readers do. One of the most popular questions I hear from these parents is this: How can I get my child to be fit and trim? It’s a [...]
The results of my weight lifting have been pretty awesome
Growing up with an older brother who played football in high school was pretty intimidating. I didn’t care a bit in the world about growing muscles, participating in athletics, or doing anything physically active. It just wasn’t my cup of tea at the time [...]
Lifting weights for the first time in my life has been hard
I’ve been getting a lot of e-mails lately from so many of you asking about my progress with my resistance training program I started in mid-December 2007, so I will endeavor to update you today after 15 weeks of working with a personal trainer [...]
1. When you start talking about living a healthy lifestyle, generally the conversation begins with your diet and the kind of foods you put inside your body. While that is certainly the logical first step when it comes to losing weight and improving your health, most people tend to neglect another important factor [...]
“Got Milk?” ad with “The Biggest Loser” Bill Germanakos
After sharing with you Part 1 of my interview with “The Biggest Loser” 4 winner Bill Germanakos on my podcast show on Monday, it’s time to hear Part 2 and the conclusion of that interview during Episode 106 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy [...]