17th September 2009
Ancient Greece was a very athletic civilisation. The Greeks admired and developed physical strength and prowess, but they also elevated the body to an art form, some might say a religion.
Even today, we can't help but be impressed by the genius of the ...
02nd September 2009
So you want to have a body like a Greek god? Many men would say yes, but that they don't know how to get started. Luckily, the ancient Greeks left us some clues
The first thing to note is that the Greek god body is not the same as a Mr. Universe-type b...
28th August 2009
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) often gets in the way for people trying to achieve a flat stomach. You may already know that to get a great stomach, you need to develop your abdominal muscles and achieve a low level of bodyfat.
Although these are both i...
19th August 2009
For centuries, the perfect physique was represented by the Greek ideal, and if you've ever seen an ancient Greek statue, you'll understand why. Today, the athletic body of a Greek statue remains as amazing as ever, even though it's not nearly as massive a...
19th August 2009
Remember, you are starting a new diet or exercise program in order to improve your health - not to endanger it! So here are my top 20 safety guidelines:
1) Do not exceed your own capabilities. Correct training is about making gradual increases in a str...
18th August 2009
Why do so many people quit diet or exercise programs after a few weeks or days? Have they lost their desire? Have they become unmotivated? I say the answer is no.
If you asked someone who quit a program if they still wanted to feel healthier, look yout...
13th August 2009
Ideas from the corporate world seem to be filtering into the health and fitness world. One example is the advice we're being fed by books and trainers about "setting goals." We're bombarded with messages to "write down your goals" and then to make them S....
28th July 2009
Um, I hope this doesn't come as a shock to anyone involved in physical training, but the majority of the population doesn't really have much respect for what you're doing.
Oh sure, kids are encouraged to play sport and be active, but once they become a...
28th July 2009
What are the six most important things to look for in a health or fitness expert? Stomach muscles! That's right, six stomach muscles. If that person doesn't have a flat stomach with a nice visible six-pack, you should be suspicious.
Okay, okay! Perhaps...
25th July 2009
Like many men, I let my body and appearance go down the drain by the time I reached my mid-30s. I'd begun to delude myself that this was normal, that it wasn't that bad, and that this was all just part of adulthood. Thank heaven I managed to wake up and t...
21st July 2009
I have a size-32 waist and six-pack abs. I'm fitter, stronger and healthier than I have ever been. But guess what: my BMI says that I'm considered overweight.
The BMI method looked at the ratio of my height and weight, gave a result of 27, and conclude...
19th July 2009
"The Apollo Program" probably conjures up images of Neil Armstrong and NASA's moon landing for most people. But for me, the term has a very different meaning. The Apollo Program is a name given to a system I devised after resurrecting ancient methods for ...
06th July 2009
We're all familiar with the expression, "a body like a Greek god," but what exactly does this mean? What was the Grecian ideal physique, and what did it take to achieve?
Contrary to what some might think, the Grecian ideal body was not a bodybuilding p...
01st July 2009
The ancient Greek athletes had the most perfect physiques ever. Part of the training they used to get that way involved free weights. Relics dating back to ancient Greece show athletes lifting rocks and other primitive weights in a variety of ways.
Des...
30th June 2009
When I was studying for my degree in chemical engineering, I took some pride in knowing that Dolph Lundgren, one of my teenage heroes, has a Masters degree in this science. But I never suspected that chemical engineering would also hold the key to buildin...
