Marc David

The REAL Effects of Alcohol On Your Body - Part 2 of 2

This is Part 2 of the continuation of the effects of excessive alcohol on your bodybuilding workouts. 4- Decrease in vitamin and mineral absorption When you consume large quantities of alcohol, your liver is busy converting the alcohol to acetate an... Read >

The REAL Effects of Alcohol On Your Body - Part 1 of 2

If you are curious as to the effects of alcohol on the body, this could be the most eye-opening article you will ever read. Many of us associate the effects of alcohol on the body with the heart, lungs, liver, brain, memory, etc. Furthermore, if asked... Read >

Here is Your Supplement Checklist

Confused Supplement Seeker, A few days ago this kid posted his supplement stack pictures. He spends $400+ a month on supplements! I think I spend under $50 and that's if I'm being experimental. I'll refrain from talking about brand names and such... Read >

How Long Will It Take To Lose Weight?

Imagine how nice it would be to know how long it might take to be "swimsuit" ready. You'd know when to start getting cut for the summer and roughly how long it might take. How many people ask... How long will it take me to lose weight? By using ... Read >

Meal Planning 101: Variety Sucks

In the next 2 minutes you are going to learn why meal variety sucks and how that can be the single factor that leads you away from your goals. Pull up a chair and hear me out please. "Variety Sucks!" - he said. My eyes were wide open like a kid w... Read >

For Losing Weight, This Works Like Crazy

Did you know that 75% of dieters actually put on more weight in the long term than before they started dieting? No jokes about it. No only that but there's health concerns as well? According to Miller Jones, a professor of nutrition and food science ... Read >

How To Get Your Significant Other Motivated

Having your spouse as part of your fitness lifestyle can take your own levels of fitness to a new level. Imagine that you go to the gym and workout and are around 100% intensity. Now imagine that you BOTH go to the gym and workout and are around 100... Read >

Should You Train Your Abs Before Or After Your Workout?

Here's some thoughts on the timing of your abdominal training. 1 - Do them first as most people skip abs and calves. Some trainers will prescribe the ab work and calf work first as they are commonly neglected body parts. 2 - There's no problem with ... Read >

How Much Water Should You Drink?

Did You Hear About This? A Sacramento, CA radio station held a contest called "No Wee for a Wii." It was a water drinking contest to see how much the contestants could drink without going to the bathroom. Ultimately the 2nd place winner (Jennifer Str... Read >

The Glycemic Index: What's the Big Deal?

The Glycemic Index ranks foods on how they affect the blood glucose levels. It measures the amount of increase in your blood glucose levels two to three hours after eating. The Glycemic Index shows how quickly a single food will turn into blood glucos... Read >

For Burning Fat, This Works Like Crazy

Yes, it's true that weight training with cardio will be much more effective in overall fat loss than just doing cardio alone. In fact, there's several reasons for this and before I dive into them, let's make it clear that if you trying to burn fat and ... Read >

Top 6 Sources of Fitness Myths

Copyright 2006 Marc David Nearly everybody who's started out with the dream to get into shape, build muscle or lose fat, has fallen prey to some type of fitness myth. Many times, those myths come from sources and publications that we trust. Maybe it'... Read >

Watch Out: Those Darn Absolutists Are Ruining Your Workouts

Copyright 2006 Marc David It's my way or the highway! I mean, if you don't do exactly what I'm telling you, you might as well pack it up, quit the gym and go home. You'll never make any progress doing whatever you are doing if it's not what I say. ... Read >

How Much Sleep Do I Need?

Let's face it.. sleep is necessary for life! Better yet, sleep has an increased rate of anabolism (the synthesis of cell structures), and a decreased rate of catabolism (the breakdown of cell structures). What this means to you is more muscle. Ha... Read >

The Hidden Costs Of Dieting

Copyright (c) 2006 Marc David Possibly the most misunderstood part of fitness is nutrition. I personally have not heard of the Warrior Diet until today. But with so many of these programs cropping up, it's not a shock that I can't keep up with them... Read >