June 2009
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High Protein Diet for Weight Loss Maintenance
Along with the Low-Carb vs Low-Fat Diet study is another paper (also in published Obesity) on the effect of a high-protein vs high-carbohydrate diet (both low fat) on weight loss maintenance.
Following a 6 week energy restricted diet, subject were placed on a 12-week weight maintenance plan of either high protein or high carbohydrates.
The study shows that low-fat, high protein weight...
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Low-Carb vs Low Fat Diets
An abstract from a study performed in Australia that was published recently in Obesity (a research journal) on the ‘effects of a low carbohydrate weight loss diet on exercise capacity and tolerance in obese subjects.’
‘A LC weight loss diet shifted fuel utilization toward greater fat oxidation during exercise, but had no detrimental effect on maximal or submaximal markers of...
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Tools, Brand Names, Bias and Identity
Coming up: I will be writing a few short notes about how Muscle Activation Techniques fit into our style of personal training. In the meantime, here is a little bit on our philosophy.
Each of our clients comes to us for a specific goal(s): whether it be injury related, or performance related or somewhere in between like health or fat loss.
We don’t associate our whole identity with one...
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Recommended Books - Strength Training
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WatchThis makes me want to get back to the water quickly.
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“It is historical continuity that maintains most assumptions, not repeated...”
– Edward de Bono
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Recommended Books - Anatomy
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Recommended Books - Kapandji
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Recommended Books
Coming up over the next few days, I’ll be recommending some of our favourite books.
Click on ‘books’ in the Tag Cloud to the right
As Amazon does give a percentage commission for sales if we link to their site, we have decided to give this commission directly to the Water Aid Charity (click for some more information on their work).
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“Feel is not real”
– unknown
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News: Michael becomes UK's 1st RTSm
A bit of late news, but so was the blog!
Michael becomes the UK’s first Mastery Level Resistance Training Specialist, Following the extensive Mastery programme during 2008, Michael succesfully passed the 2 day exam, which included a 4 hour oral examination, earlier this year.
Click here for more details on the acclaimed RTS Mastery program: RTS
Michael’s is continuing his study...
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"I am a Fitness Expert !"
Really?
Understand that exercise is not ‘a’ science - It is many sciences including psychology, biochemistry, biomechanics, cellular physiology, and neuro-physiology. It takes a lifetime to become an expert in any one of these sciences. Therefore, there is no such thing as a fitness expert!
(via the RTS Mastery Programme)
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“All of the top achievers I know are life-long learners … if they are not...”
– Denis Waitley
May 2009
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What is this?
This is our Tumblr Blog. Primarily written by Michael Goulden, this is a space for us to share thoughts, links of cool things we see and random bits of brain dumps along the way, sometimes fitness, sometimes not.