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The Pareto Principle and Fitness Compliance – The Difference Between Working Out, Focused Training, and a Lifestyle Integration Fitness: where do you fall on the spectrum?

The Pareto Principle (aka paretos law) states that 80% of the results come from 20% of the effort. Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto came up with the 80 20 rule when discovering that most wealth is accrued by a minority of people (20%). I think paretos principle can be applied to health and fitness as well […]

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My Fitness Evolution – from 11 years old in my parents basement, to finding childlike freedom as an adult

It all started when my Dad bought me the Marine Corps 3X Fitness Program for my 11th birthday. This book taught me how to do pushups, pullups, and situps like the Marines, and I was ecstatic about it. More importantly though, it piqued an interest about getting stronger, and being all that I could be.

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Funny Exercise Cartoons

Sometimes, I think we take health and fitness a little too seriously. There’s nothing wrong with having a little bit of fun, and I think a little fun can go a long way towards compliance with a lifestyle fitness approach. I found some funny exercise cartoons that I thought you might get a kick out

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Post Workout Shake Recipe – John's Favorite Post Workout Protein Shake

Enjoying a post workout shake is one of the most effective nutritional strategies you can adopt to help boost your recovery from training. I put the post workout shake “meal” right up there with breakfast in terms of importance. For physiological reasons, your body is just ready and waiting for nutrients following physical exercise, and

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