I thought that headline might catch your attention. You read it right...a new study indicates that if you eat more calcium, you'll crap out more fat. Twice as much. Why is this important? Well for one, it explains the seemingly paradoxical link that's been observed between increased dairy consumption (typically foods that are higher in fat and even sugar) and lower body compositions. It also exp [...]

More and more I'm seeing unfit 'athletes' attempting to compete in our sport. Our sport, if nothing else, requires fitness. Fitness is the bare minimum. Without fitness there is no performance. There is perhaps no worse sign of the degrading fitness level of competitors at the lower levels of our sport than the dreaded muffin top. You know what I'm talking about...when the belly fat, love hand [...]

A new report says people who eat breakfast are more likely to lose weight than those who don't (source). This isn't ground breaking and is in fact expected if you understand the thermic effect of food, as well as the metabolic and endocrine influences on weight, behavior, and appetite that fasting has. It is good to see it in print though to provide a rebuttal who think that weight loss is as si [...]

…we are battling our own issues here, more aggressively now than in the past and I am wondering what you think is the minimum BMI for a female distance athlete to have to allow her to continue to compete and train (given the struggle between eating disorders and ideal weight).That’s about as tough as it gets. Multi faceted issues with it. First, I’d get away from BMI. It&rsqu [...]

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As Michaeel Vick Michael Vick's friends are quickly finding out, and as Marion Jones has painfully shown us, there is truth to the old adage that we should 'pick our friends wisely.' Well, recent research may indicate their our friends can do more than just bring out our character flaws. A new study out of the Harvard Medical School indicates that who we associate with may determine ho [...]

The more I reflect on the subject of yesterday’s post, the more realize the dimensions of the problem. Some way, some how there must be a revolution to change the patterns of behavior and get people to rethink their approach to fitness. I am convinced that this must be a grass roots revolution lead by leaders in individual communities. I am really not sure how to go about this, that is why I [...]

Fat or fit, does that have to be the choice? Last Friday’s USA Today had a front page story on the sad state of the recruits entering the military. One third of the 18 year olds who applied for service in all branches of the military were overweight. Between 1996 and 2006 the applicants considered obese doubled to 6%. In speaking with people who have worked with army recruits they report tha [...]

There's a commonly held belief that eating late at night (especially carbs) or even sleeping shortly after a meal adds on the pounds...specifically the fat pounds. Is this true? A new commentary in Scientific American takes a look at this issue. Read it HERE.  [...]

Jon Beyle wrote me this: “I would also like to get your thoughts on something. I just got off the phone with a girl who has been playing field hockey at Princeton and her career is being threatened by lower compartment syndrome. She had the release surgery and it did not help much as of yet. she has a friend who plays D1 soccer who has the same thing. She told me also that she ran into a D1 [...]