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Spotting Bad Fitness Articles: Quotes

21 Jan 2010 21:28

I am starting this series of blog posts as a tongue in cheek1 way of helping you spot bullshit in fitness articles. You may know that I don't like the term fitness so I am using it purely out of convenience. These posts will be simple lists of 1 to 5 things that should signal BS to you. This does not mean the article in question is BS; only that you should be on BS alert as you consider it.

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Testimonials And Supplements

31 Dec 2009 01:51

I wanted to share some of these testimonials I've received. It's great to have your hard work appreciated.

I love Ground Up Strength. If you ever have any stubborn people like me, have them call me. Ground Up Strength is the real deal!

—Edward Smith

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Getting in the Zone VI: Flow and Zone are Just Words

12 Dec 2009 23:57

Number six in this flow series is not about achieving flow at all. Rather it is about the words flow and zone themselves.

Words like that, when they are used in the context of psychology and related fields, need to be qualified. The last thing I want to do is insult my reader's intelligence. There's enough of that on the webernet already.

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Getting in the Zone V: Relaxation

11 Dec 2009 21:30

Part IV of Getting in the Zone described arousal regulation and the effects of anxiety and anger on performance. At the end of that post I left you with this:

"There are those who will need to focus on energizing techniques. Rather than controlling excessive arousal, they will need to develop strategies to increase arousal. But in my experience, most lifters have more of a need to control anxiety, apprehension, and anger, and thus regulate excessive arousal. Therefore the next post will focus on regulating over-arousal."

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Exercise Protects You From Colds

04 Nov 2009 22:18

Well, at least it does according to this article by ACSM which claims that, according to David C. Nieman, DrPH, FACSM, "multiple studies have shown a 25- to 50-percent decrease in sick time for active people completing at least 45 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise (such as walking) most days of the week."

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