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Bigger muscles. Less fat. Leaner, buffer, bulkier, trimmer, more toned. Every aesthetic goal out there comes down to managing levels of muscle mass and body fat. They often go together, although that relationship isn't exact. It's correlation, not causation. Today let's consider how they interact. We often see big differences between training programs based on goals. We'll …
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We're weird when we talk about bodies. Perhaps it's because the real reason for brains is for us to have more control of our movement. How we move, and what we look like is deeply tied into who we are. It's no surprise that the cultural rules of discussing the human body are varied: In some …
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Glowing. That's the word I would use to describe the eyes on the Raccoon that visited campsite 94 in Hickory Run State Park on Saturday. The park is in northeastern Pennsylvania, and I was staying in the campsite with my girlfriend on a weekend of rafting and biking. I had just taken our t-bone steak, …
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I'm not one for the major league sports. Of Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Hockey, I rarely watch anything other than a Raven's game or a Saints game. I never enjoyed them that much in childhood, and they just doesn't get me going. The inherent fanaticism in sports culture overrides the athleticism. I'm all about other …
Harold Gibbons 