Yearly Archives: 2011

Why CrossFit Gets a Bad Rep

I recently ran across a tweet that Martin Berkhan made with a link to the video below.  Try to watch the video without getting upset, it will be hard. So and explanation of what this is.  This is not a standard clean and jerk, this is called a continental clean  Read more »

December 12, 2011Permalink

Tim Ferris New Book: 4-Hour Chef Now on Pre-Order

The 4-Hour Body and the Slow Carb Diet have changed a lot of people’s lives, just like Tim’s first book the 4-Hour Work Week.  His next book is a great follow up to the 4-Hour Body and is titled The 4-Hour Chef. I don’t think this book will be as  Read more »

November 29, 2011Permalink

Review: The Truth About Six Pack Abs

Update: There is a trial offer for $5 which makes this very affordable ebook.  You will be billed the remainder in 21 days but you do get a lot of good info. Previously I have done reviews for a couple other books related to The 4-Hour Body, Why We Get  Read more »

November 13, 2011Permalink

Does Obesity Have a Single Cause?

Could multiple hypothesis all be right? I recently starting listening to another podcast hosted by Sean Croxton which you can find here http://undergroundwellness.com/.  His podcast is usually guest interviews and on this episode he was interviewing Russell Farris, author of The Pot Belly Syndrome.  Russell has an interesting hypothesis on obesity  Read more »

November 2, 2011Permalink

Healthy GOMAD With Raw Milk

GOMAD For The Lactose Intolerant Now that my fat and weight loss goals have been met, I have found it more difficult to add weight than it was to subtract it.  I eat a lot, I do not track my calories or macro nutrients but I probably eat 2500-3000 calories  Read more »

October 7, 2011Permalink

The Real Diet Hack From The 4-Hour Body That You Haven’t Read

Boost Your Fat Loss By Reading The Bonus Chapter Shortly after the book came out Tim released some material that did not make the final cut here.  One of the bonus chapters was a guest chapter written by Seth Roberts, author of The Shangri-La Diet: No Hunger, Eat Anything, Weight-Loss  Read more »

September 2, 2011Permalink

Why I Don’t Do Cheat Days

I knew many people would not like this post, but I do want to stress that cheat days can be good and even necessary for some people. I choose not to do them because a) I want to be single digit body fat and b) I feel much better without  Read more »

August 18, 2011Permalink

Updated Progress

I have not posted a progress update for a while, I have been mostly in maintenance mode until the last couple weeks.  After reading Gary Taubes book “Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It”  I was motivated to cut my carbs back even more, and I saw  Read more »

August 17, 2011Permalink

Book Review: Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

And some drama in the Paleo community What a good time to do a book review of Gary Taubes “Why We Get Fat and What to Do About it”.  For those of you in the 4 Hour Body community that don’t keep up with the Paleo community I will explain.   Read more »

August 16, 2011Permalink

How Exercise Does and Does Not Affect Fat Loss Updated

I previously wrote a post about exercise and fat loss referencing an article in Time Magazine.  In it I state my opinion of fat loss as Everyone responds to exercise differently. A deficit in energy is required. Most affect is indirect Exercise matters enough that it should be customized based on your  Read more »

August 12, 2011Permalink