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Feeling hungry is not an entirely simple experience in our complex world. Many of us have become accustomed to feeling hunger that has been initiated by clever and disarming advertisements for food. We've been conditioned to eat when we feel anxious and stressed by the pressures of life. Today, I had some straight forward thoughts about the essential and basic phenomenon of hunger.
(1) Your hunger threshold is adjustable- We needn't eat the moment we feel hungry. When you first feel hungry, t...
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You've decided to hire a personal trainer to help you reach your goals. It's usually smart to get the advice of a professional, rather than grope in the dark on your own. It's also easier to follow the programs given to you by your trainer, taking a "your the boss" attitude instead of trying to figure out why you're being asked to eat and train a certain way.. Beware: what is easiest is not always best. The best way to get the most out of your time with a trainer is to consider the whole exch...
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I've read a few articles about overcoming obstacles. Each of them were inspirational pieces that addressed the issue in terms of finding motivation, becoming stronger through adversity and staying goal oriented. All good stuff, and I think that anyone who writes on the subject needs to mention these aspects. This article, though, is a bit different. I want to address the phenomenon of internal resistance and its relationship to time. What is it that makes you feel that you don't want to worko...
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We've all heard the saying " What is bad for you feels good", "Being bad feels good" , or some variant of this. We have this thought chanted to us mantra-like throughout pop culture. The mindlessness of it is painfully difficult to endure, because it is half-truth. The other half is that it feels good to be good, but in a different way. Drinking, smoking, sugar eating (we should call that desserting), these activities are intoxicating. Literally in-toxicating. The brain swirling, body numbing...
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My experience and  methods are quite diverse. I started weight training in the classic bodybuilding fashion, then,once I gained some needed weight, moved on to powerlifting and weightlifting. I continued studying and practicing almost exclusively in these  modalities until I began training in the martial arts and military style PT (calisthenics, running, swimming). I have extensive experience in implementing the strength/speed/endurance periodization paradigm as applied to: sprinting, kickbox...
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