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The Six Pack Abs Secret Weapon
THERE'S NO ONE FOOD that's indispensable to chasing six pack abs, but there is a secret weapon: gum. That's right, minty chewing gum. I've been able to substitute chewing gum for a snack on numerous occasions over the last few weeks. In fact, I'm going through a pack a day. »
Fuzzy Math and the Afterburn Effect
I HIT ALWYN COSGROVE’S blog every month or so. He’s a fitness expert, and his blog seems geared more toward professional trainers than everyday guys. Still, if you ignore the industry-related posts, some real gems come up. Take, for instance, his post on resistance training and how it might burn more calories than experts... »
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,... »
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,... »
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. »
Eat Fuel, Not Food
A FEW YEARS AGO, when I was close to having indisputable abs, I was briefly successful at changing my mindset: I was eating fuel, not food. »
Indisputable Six Pack Abs
WHEN I WAS IN MY MID-TWENTIES, I used to have a big deep belly button, and man alive, it could hold the lint. I was exercising a lot, averaging 7-9 hours of hard-nosed basketball a week, with some weight lifting thrown in. My endurance on the court was at an all-time high. I was... »