Nobody is going to tell you that exercise is not a good thing. It offers many health benefits—better sleep,reduced stress,improved strength and muscle tone,and it puts you in a better mood.It also burns calories.So it makes sense that increasing physical activity be part of the weight-loss formula.But exercise as a weight-loss method has limitations.This postRead More
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TODAY insists that severe carbohydrate restriction in a weight-loss diet constitutes a “fad diet,” to be taken no more seriously than the grapefruit diet or the ice-cream diet. But this isn’t the case. After the publication of Banting’s Letter on Corpulence in 1863, physicians would routinely advise their fat patients toRead More
Cigar smoking isn’t for everyone. We know that. But we still think every man should know a bit about the art. There’s a lot of history behind this age-old practice as well as an entire culture to go along with it. Plus, you wouldn’t want to seem foolish when one of your friends eventually hasRead More
THE BODY WILL never fully respond to your workouts until you understand how to train the mind as well. The mind is a dynamo, a source of vital energy. That energy can be negative and work against you, or you can harness it to give yourself unbelievable workouts and build a physique that lives up toRead More
THE FIRST TASK facing the beginning bodybuilder is to build up a solid foundation of muscle mass—genuine muscular weight, not bulky fat. Later, you will try to shape this muscle into a balanced, quality physique. You do this by basic, hard training using heavy weights—grinding it out week after week until your body begins toRead More
Anyone who has spent time at a beach, swimming pool, or gym locker room can attest to the fact that human beings are born with a variety of different physical characteristics. Some are taller or shorter, lighter or darker, wider or narrower in the shoulders, longer and shorter in the leg; they have higher orRead More
