http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com Your weight loss and muscle gain resource Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:44:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You’ve probably been told that dietary fats are the “bad guys” when it comes to nutrition. Not all fats are bad, however. Certain fats are vital to health. The [caption id="attachment_627" align="alignleft" width="173" caption="Angie Picarello"][/caption] fats I am referring to are (aptly) called essential fatty acids. EFAs are made up of acidic ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1951 I’m not Chicken Little. You’ll never hear me running around screaming, “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” I do not believe that the world is going to end [caption id="attachment_485" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Ron Harris"][/caption] on midnight this December 31st. I do, however, believe that there is a good chance that ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1945 Last month we discussed vitamins and minerals and took a long look at vitamin C and thiamin, two vitamins both very important for athletes. This [caption id="attachment_1707" align="alignleft" width="149" caption="Heather Picken"][/caption] month I want to talk about calcium. Calcium is essential for strong bones and teeth and also plays a central role ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1943 No more fooling around. You feel that you have the desire and the determination and now you are looking for the plan. Look no further. This [caption id="attachment_1855" align="alignleft" width="154" caption="Vitamins and Minerals"][/caption] approach has been used with extraordinary success by clients of mine for the past decade, old and young, male ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1941 Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Kelly Greene, I’m from Baltimore, Maryland and I’m thirty-seven years old. I have been training [caption id="attachment_1939" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="Kelly Greene"][/caption] “correctly” for about three and a half years. When I say correctly, I mean persistent hard training that incorporates weights, cardiovascular exercise ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1938 Once upon a time, to paraphrase Gertrude Steins’ observation that in art, a rose … is a rose … is a rose; a supplement bar … is a bar ... is a bar ... is a bar. [caption id="attachment_568" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Parrillo Protein Bars"][/caption] Today however, there’s a trend toward “function-specific” bars; ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1936 Are you physically inactive, or too pooped to work out at times? Being a couch [caption id="attachment_1920" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Maggie Greenwood-Robinson"][/caption] potato is a major contributor to obesity - even more than overeating is, say some health experts. Generally, people are now eating less fattening foods, but paradoxically, obesity is on the ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1934 Jenny Hendershott overcame a deep and talented field to win her height class at the National Physique Committee’s USA Fitness Championships held in [caption id="attachment_1889" align="alignleft" width="255" caption="Jennifer Hendershott"][/caption] Santa Monica on July 30th. She was understandably elated by this major victory; “It was the thrill of a lifetime to win this ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1932 Intensity is a word used by athletes, particularly bodybuilders and powerlifters, to identify how much mind power a person can bring to bear in weight training or aerobics. Intensity walks the fine line between triumph and disaster. Too [caption id="attachment_1884" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Chest Training"][/caption] much mental intensity can destroy your athletic performance ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1930 Some things stick with you for life. For me, it was the “the five P’s” first taught to me in ninth grade during Marine Corps junior ROTC class by Gunnery Sergeant Jim Duggan. The Five P’s stand for, Prior Preparation Prevents Poor [caption id="attachment_485" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Ron Harris"][/caption] Performance. This simple formula ... http://www.dietandexerciseguru.com/?p=1928