“Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man. Better than he was before. Better… stronger… faster.” And so began the opening credits to one of my favorite TV shows from the 1970’s – The Six Million Dollar Man. Yesterday, it was announced that […]
Is Reheated Pasta Really Less Fattening?
The latest nutrition story I came across this week centers on the idea that cooling and then reheating pasta makes it “less fattening” and “better for you” than pasta that’s only been cooked once. The story comes from an experiment on the BBC TV show Trust Me, I’m a Doctor. Here’s a snippet from the […]
What I Learned from 20 Years of Intermittent Fasting
My experience with intermittent fasting started in the late 1990’s, when I got into the habit of going to the gym first thing in the morning before eating anything. I’d been reading Body-for-LIFE by Bill Phillips, and fasted cardio was one of the things he recommended. The idea was to skip breakfast, train in a […]
Does Creatine Cause Hair Loss? And Is It Safe?
Unless you’ve recently arrived from another planet, you probably know already that creatine is one of the few supplements out there that actually works. Creatine has been used as a way to improve athletic performance a lot longer than most people think. As far back as the 1970s, Soviet scientists knew that creatine supplements improved […]
Why Do Male Gymnasts Have Such Big Arms?
You’ve seen pictures of gymnasts with huge arms. You’ve also heard that those arms were built without any direct arm work – curls, pressdowns and so on. Now you’re wondering if you should be doing the same thing. If you want bigger arms, is training like a gymnast the best way to do it? Why […]
My Advice to the Skinny Fat Guy with a Pot Belly
A few months back, I was reading about a self-professed skinny fat guy. He had a big pot belly that made him really self-conscious (said it made him look like he was pregnant). But he was skinny everywhere else. According to a body mass index (BMI) chart, he was slightly underweight. That is, his weight […]