Move Jutsu

I decided to put together a quick guide for Mr or Mrs Average to get fit. I don’t mean combat terminator-style ready – just a bit fitter. All of the things I see as key components – and as always if there were any questions then leave a comment.
Calories
This is highly dependent on your current [...]

I‘m sick of seeing shoddy science backing up silly diets. Low carb, high carb, low GI, low fat, ‘palleo’, etc, etc, ad nauseum.

These are my general ‘diet’ rules based on what my body tells me:

Fat – If the food is greasy its got too much fat and it’ll send me to sleep and make [...]

I’m about to save you a lot of money and time by telling you something:
You already have a 6 pack.
With just that little fact you should be able to workout that all those ab miracle pills and exercises are a waste of time. Don’t believe me?
Well tough – its fact. Everyone has the same set [...]

“STBF Rule #1: If you eat like sh*t, you’ll look and feel like sh*t”
I’m adding this blog to my list of regular reads. That rule alone shows the guy knows the score 100%.

If you’ve ever spent any time trying to gain mass or improve overall strength and performance then you will have come across protein supplements.
There’s at least 6 different methods used to determine how effective a certain protein source is for the body and each has its drawbacks.  So I decided to bring together all of [...]

I’ve decided to put together a set of Golden Rules to bolster my overall programme and health. If you had any suggestions then let me know. So here goes:

Every day is active and so there are NO complete rest days.
Eat 5 portions of fruit/veg per day.
Eat a single multi-vitamin every other day.
Eat at [...]

Today has been a long painful journey.  After the 30 min Bas Rutten workout yesterday I’ve barely been able to move without pain.
I looked up the symptoms of overtraining on Wikipedia and found:

Persistent muscle soreness (Delayed onset muscle soreness)
Persistent fatigue
Elevated resting heart rate
Increased susceptibility to infections
Increased incidence of injuries
Irritability
Depression
Loss of motivation
Insomnia
Decreased appetite
Decreased libido
Weight loss
Sleep deprivation
Breakdown

Those [...]