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Top 10 Perfect Christmas Gifts for the Fitness Buff (From $7 to $7,000)

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Creatine Enhances Cognitive Performance in Cases of Sleep Deprivation

Overwhelming volumes of research indicate that creatine supplementation improves exercise performance and lean muscle mass. Now research is showing potential benefits on cognitive function.Research suggests that in addition to creatine accumulation in skeletal muscle, the brain may also take up creatine. This study had healthy men and women load with 20 grams of creatine per day or placebo for one week.Afte ...

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For the Millions of Americans Affected by Obesity

I caught this subtle but powerful use of language in a news story today: "news for the millions of Americans affected by obesity." Do you see it too? "affected by"... People are affected by the recession, by terrorism, by cancer... but to slip this message into the subconscious serves to..." Create rapport with the large group who struggle with obesity. There's some affinity in the relief implied. The news ...

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21 Day Fit Tip: How to Track Performance and Keep Intensity at Peak

If you’re rocking the 21-Day Summer SuperCharger with us (nearly 2000), here’s a vital tip for maximizing every moment of the 21 minutes you’ll be training each day. The 21-Day-SSC is a rapid transformation program where you give it everything you’ve got, going ALL OUT for 21-minutes a day, for 21-days straight. The 21-minute workouts require absolute focus and intensity. You’ve got to keep the pressure on. ...

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The Truth About COMMITMENT (& 3 Steps to Get It)

[caption id="attachment_1240" align="alignright" width="400" caption="David Blaine Knows What Commitment Means and How to Get It"][/caption] Getting the body you've dreamed of is quite simply the product of COMMITMENT. So we are told; over and over and over again. Want to get to the top of that mountain? Climb it. Need to lose 100 pounds? Stop eating so much. Just don’t this! Just do that. Commitment baby! ...

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7 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT GLUTAMINE

In my book Glutamine is “life essential,” slightly edging out creatine as my #1 favorite supplement of all time. Here's 7 Amazing Reasons Why I LOVE me some Glutamine... 1. Helps Build and Preserve Muscle 2.... >>>> ...

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Chasing the Dream vs. Living a Nightmare

"Livin' The Dream, baby!" Yep, living the dream. Seems it once was not just a popular phrase but a more common approach to life. This came up for me in a coaching session today. I was dealing out my list of crap that's not working in my life, the nice version of complaining, when my coach told me a story--as he's prone to do. He spoke of his own recent dance with the ridiculous, an exploration into things a ...

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When a Pterodactyl Flys in Your House

Problems. We all get 'em. But sometimes they seem to come in flocks. Problem with problems is they tend to build. We see one, we get hooked--emotionally triggered--then our radar (also known as the Reticular Activating System RAS) gets turned on. Now, you guessed it, we start spotting problems like a major league players spots fast balls. And with our emotional system in a mild-alarm state, each one (proble ...

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The Perfect 8

[caption id="attachment_895" align="alignright" width="266" caption="Front Squats Have Long Been a Favorite"][/caption]As usual, I was pressed for time when I walked into the gym. Work is a load, sleep a precious gem and there’s the kids. Need I say more? Yes, time… And I've got to get a workout in. Good news is the gym is just downstairs. Phew… In between my cycling events it was the ideal leg day. So, “wh ...

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