Must Cutting Fat Also Shrink Muscle?

October 17, 2009
By Chris Maxcer
Must Cutting Fat Also Shrink Muscle?

THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I try to cut fat: my overall body mass shrinks, too. Basically, here’s what’s happening: as I lose the dreaded fat around my gut, I also lose the layer of fat that’s under my skin everywhere else. Sure, muscle definition starts to get sharper, but the shadow I cast is...
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Six Pack Lesson: Don’t Start Abs in October

October 14, 2009
By Chris Maxcer
Six Pack Lesson: Don’t Start Abs in October

IF THERE IS ONE THING I’ve learned right now, it’s not to start your indisputable abs effort in October. Why? At the exact same time you’re trying to cut out anything with high concentrations of refined sugar, all the stores start putting up their Halloween displays with big packages of candy everywhere. Worse yet,...
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Tapping King Kong for a Deeper Voice

October 12, 2009
By Chris Maxcer
Tapping King Kong for a Deeper Voice

MOST EVERYONE CAN TALK in a deeper voice on purpose, but it usually sounds a bit forced. So how can a guy control that innate ability? How can you speak in a lower, richer, fuller voice? There's surgeries for this, it turns out . . .
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How Low Can You Go?

October 7, 2009
By Chris Maxcer
How Low Can You Go?

I’VE NOTICED SOMETHING unintentional in my behavior. Something instinctual and raw, something that might hark back to cave man days. When I run into a good looking woman — and it doesn’t really matter where, could be in the check out line at a grocery store, at Starbucks, at a barbecue, or chance encounter...
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The Battle of Convenience

October 6, 2009
By Chris Maxcer
The Battle of Convenience

HALF THE BATTLE OF ABS is convenience. Eating on purpose, with a goal in mind, is hard. Eating what’s handy — and cheap — is easy. The problem with cheap and easy is that most everything you can get in a handy pre-made package isn’t particularly good for getting to six pack abs. Quick,...
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Late Night Snacks: One-Two Shot to the Gut

October 5, 2009
By Chris Maxcer
Late Night Snacks: One-Two Shot to the Gut

THE PROBLEM WITH LATE NIGHT EATING is that it starts with a blast of calories that have nowhere to go, then it gets worse: if you're like me, after you eat late at night, you wake up in the morning not particularly hungry.
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