There’s nothing like a weekend of debauchery to get you inspired to be ultra-healthy. I was in Atlantic City all weekend being a complete idiot with friends at a bachelor party. I did a nice job of avoiding caffeine, a gambling-weekend staple for me, but something tells me that the double-digit beers each day may…
Monthly Archives: August 2010
The Beginning Triathlete’s Guide to Racing Etiquette (Or Why I’ll Never Pee Myself on the Bike)
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I have a bone to pick—lots of them, actually. I love racing. I truly do. I’ve made no secret of that, and I know a lot of you share this love. After spending days on end training by ourselves, sharing the camaraderie and sense of community associated with racing is the best payoff an athlete…
Finally—Perfect Vegan Bacon You Can Make At Home
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Bacon. We live in a world that covers its wounds with bacon-strip bandages, provides children with plush bacon dolls, and challenges its artists to create the ultimate bacon sculpture. This obsession has earned the honor of a dedicated Wikipedia entry to bacon mania. The country is so in love with its smoky, salty goodness that even…
Answers to Your Questions about Protein, Chia, Flax, Soy and Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition
People ask me a lot of questions by email. When they want me to make an entire diet plan for them, I ignore them. When they ask “Do You Want Natural Love Muscle Enhance?” I delete them. But when they ask nice, short, interesting questions, I love answering email questions. And I got a whole…
Your Most Humiliating Failures—Revealed if You Dare
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Tony Robbins has “failed.” After only two episodes, his TV show that I was so excited about has been canceled—and the premiere was one of NBC’s biggest debut bombs ever. And to add insult to injury, his time slot will be filled by the loathable Guy Fieri and the important Minute to Win It. But…
Amazing Couscous Salad with an Even Better Story
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Post by Christine Frazier. So, you’ve made the choice to eat less meat. You’ve done the research, examined the facts, and decided you’re ready to take your health into your own hands. Hooray, right? Today’s recipe is inspired by the surprises I’ve had since making that decision myself. Anytime you start shifting the pieces of…
Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Good Kind’ of Caffeine?
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We hear a lot these days about how caffeine boosts endurance and energy levels. I can’t say for sure if it works that way for me, but I can certainly attest to the fact that mentally, I feel more pumped up for a workout if I’ve consumed caffeine a few minutes prior to exercising. But…
How to Buy a Bike for Your First Triathlon
Triathlon newbies everywhere have been befuddled with the same question since the beginning of the sport: What kind of bike should I buy? Is it possible to go to Walmart, pick up a cheap beach cruiser with a flowered basket, and coast through your first triathlon? Yes and no. For your first triathlon, you probably…
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