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Low-Carb Issues

March 17, 2010

Low carbohydrate diets are all the rage now-a-days.  Probably you know someone that is on one, or that was on one, or that is planning to be on one. Why does a person go the low carb diet route?  Some reasons might be that they’ve seen their friend(s) do it, and their friend(s) lost weight on it.  Another might be that they figure that the body will turn to burning (...)

Fat Measurement Method Verified!

March 16, 2010

We’ve already discussed the fact that when you’re attempting to lose fat weight, keeping up with your body fat percentage is as important, if not more so, than just looking at your total body weight on a scale (see http://www.darrylpace.com/weight-no-longer-2/). Also, in the blog post here, http://www.darrylpace.com/measuring-body-fat/, we discussed some methods for measuring body fat levels . The method I’ve used for years has been the skin caliper method.  However, (...)

I Challenge You!

March 4, 2010

Fat gain is sneaky!  Because of this, you MUST be on the lookout for it. When should you start keeping an eye on whether or not fat is creeping up on you?  As early as possible.  My personal belief is that people should be engaged in some sort of regular physical activity from the time they graduate from high school until they leave this earth. Did you know that from (...)

Compare Yourself with Yourself

March 1, 2010

Have you worked out with a workout partner and the two of you did exactly the same exercises for exactly the same number of sets and repetitions over exactly the same period of time — say 3 months — yet your partner got results that were either far less or far beyond what you achieved? Have no fear.  There’s likely nothing wrong with your partner or with you.  The difference (...)