David Beckham : Men's Health

Awhile back, Men’s Health wrote an article showing us guys how we can “Live It Like Beckham“.
Included in that article was the David Beckham Workout.
Looking at that workout almost 2 years later, I realized that…..it was a hunk of junk.
Seriously, this guy makes bazillions of dollars every year and this is the best workout that him and his team of trainers & therapists can come up with.
We can do better.
So, here we go:
1.   Strength Training
The MH article ignored Beckham’s strength training routine, so like them, we will save that part of his training routine for another article.
However, if you are interested in building some strong, powerful “athlete” muscles, start with this article.
2.    Aerobic Training
The MH article also neglected to look at Beckham’s aerobic training. Luckily for you, I am going to build some aerobic conditioning into your….
3.    Anaerobic / HIIT / Tabata Training
Alright, here’s where the […]

Original post by healthhabits

A couple weeks ago in my post about health and vanity a good discussion got started in the comment board about the body composition of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Was Grok lean and ripped or not? Let’s take a look at what we know.
It’s pretty well established that hunter-gatherers eating their traditional, whole-foods hunter-gatherer diet (whether Inuit, or Masai, or Pacific Islander, or whatever else) display little to no signs of the diseases of civilization. Infection, warfare, pestilence, starvation, and colonial incursion were occasional or even frequent sources of poor health outcomes, but for the most part they were well-nourished and free of degenerative diseases, even the long lived members. These guys weren’t dying for lack of statins or chemotherapy – let’s put it this way.

They were also physically active. They had to be, since dinner wasn’t to be found on a menu or on a store shelf (or even a […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts lately you’ll know I’ve come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I’ve got a couple more today that are new and updated, so let me know what you think of em…
Murray To Remain Grounded; Progress Pleases Trainer
After a gruelling conditioning workout with trainer Joe Gallagher and nutritionist Kerry Kayes, 2008 Olympian and 2007 World Amateur …   Read More…
Photos: Vitali Klitschko Training For Kevin Johnson
Heavyweight WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and contender Kevin Johnson had an open workout in Bern hypermarket …   Read More…
Fitness: Post-Christmas workout DVDs put to the test
If you still like the idea of doing all of these along with star jumps and boxing (yes that did look rather silly holding my beans) then this is the workout …   Read More…That’s all the news for today guys, so until next […]

Original post by dominic Paris

Last night on The Daily Show, John Stewart interviewed comedian Jeff Garlin.

more about “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – s15…“, posted with vodpod
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Garlin was on the show to flog his new book, My Footprint.
The book is all about Garlin’s attempt to reduce both his physical and environmental footprints….and I almost choked from laughing so hard.

Who knew food addiction and morbid obesity could be so damn funny?
Apparently Jeff Garlin did…

Even his interview with 20/20 was pretty funny.

…except for that part about the stroke.
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So, maybe food addiction and morbid obesity isn’t 100% funny.
Heck, even Jeff Garlin finally took it seriously…dropping down from 300+ pounds to around 260 (and still losing).
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I haven’t read the book yet, so I can’t give you a review, but I love the idea of this weight loss book because it’s…

Written by an actual fat person
Who is still struggling with the process
And has a […]

Original post by healthhabits

By now you know I have a biased point of view that rigorous endurance training is antithetical to health. Yes, I competed and loved it for 20 years, so I get the appeal it has for so many, but these days my personal focus is on maintaining the highest level of fitness and health on the least amount of work and sacrifice. I want to play and have fun. Still, I get asked a lot by endurance athletes whether there’s any chance they can continue to compete at a high level while eating and training Primally. I used to think it probably wasn’t feasible if you wanted to be world class, assuming as I did (erroneously) that you just couldn’t overcome the need for copious amounts of carbs on a daily basis without crashing and burning. However, recent research into the concept of “train low-race high” (vis a vis glycogen) […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

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Original post by healthhabits

The Anti-Paleo Lunch – Deep-Fried Pizza – Original Image: http://fxcuisine.com

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When it comes to eating “Paleo”, lunch is probably the most difficult meal of the day.

You’re away from home
Work commitments often force us to wolf down our food as quickly as possible, and…
Heaven forbid you forget to bring a lunch from home. Trying to find a Paleo-friendly restaurant is next to impossible.

So, as a public service…and to help you avoid another slice of deep-fried pizza, I contacted a few of my favorite Paleo Foodies and pestered them for some tips on how to eat Paleo at lunch.
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Naomi from My Paleo Kitchen reminds us that there isn’t a one size fits all paleo lunch.
It depends on how much time you have to prepare (or how much time you’re willing to spend).
On how much space you’ve got and on what you had for dinner the night before or breakfast that morning. And on […]

Original post by healthhabits

Here’s a fun trick for you…
I want you to lift your shirt up…just a bit…and yes, I’m being serious.
Make sure no one is looking and just take a quick look at your stomach.
What’s staring back at you?
Maybe 6 pack abs…..but probably not (just guessing)
Your probably thinking:
‘Fat. Brad right now I’m staring at extra fat, at least a little more fat than I WANT to be seeing’

Let’s face it, the MAJORITY of us have at least a little more fat siting around our midsections than we would like, but I want to point something else out to you..
You are also looking at your DEBT.
Yep, that’s right – You PAID HARD EARNED MONEY for every single one of those calories sitting in the form of fat on your stomach!
Each roll, each dimple and every single ‘pucker’ the fat you don’t want, you paid for.
AND, even more devastating is that you pay HARD […]

Original post by Brad Pilon