The Benefits and The Perils of Intermittent Fasting

I've had a few conversations about IF lately and as you're probably aware... it's not something I usually recommend. However... if you're someone who's always struggled with your eating habits and a part of the reason for that is something like "I don't like eating breakfast,...

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OK, But Did You Really Ever Feel Like You Were In Your Comfort Zone?

I've had the idea for this graphic in mind for a little while now, and I finally got around to making it the other day. Shortly after, I realised I'd covered this topic about a half dozen times on facebook over the years already. I suppose the reason for that is that so much...

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Specific Goals Require Specific Approaches

More specific goals require more specific actions, approaches, and strategies. What most people want is some variation on the theme of get stronger, build muscle, lose fat, enjoy what you're doing and feel good about yourself. That's a fine goal well worth pursuing. But it is actually quite a generic goal. Any decent strength based program...

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Appropriate Total Calories is STILL the most important thing.

Nothing is more important than "Appropriate Total Calories". Or more accurately, "Appropriate Total Calories With Adequate Protein". Often and to this day you'll still see people suggesting or even insisting otherwise. It's not calories, it's food quality. It's paleo vs...

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One diet is as good or as bad as any other.

All things being equal people should see similar if not identical results from any diet. By "all things" we mean total cals, protein, fibre, and not deficient in any nutrients. If those are matched the results are similar. Over the short term people often lose weight on approaches based on exclusion of food types rather than a focus...

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