Welcome to Fitness Devolution

March 30th, 2012 - posted in Rants

As a reader of this blog, it's really important you understand all the aspects to your health and where you can get solid information to make informed consumer choices.  If you don't, it's all too easy to get caught up in big names, promoting cures and fixes that simply have no basis of proof.  This "fitness" industry is littered with fraud.  As much if not more than the banking and financial industry.  But the difference is... there's not much media an news and no congressional hearings. You get screwed, they get rich... life moves on. Oprah and Her Influence on the Nation's...
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Do You Think Bodybuilding is “Functional?”

March 17th, 2012 - posted in Rants

Reader question time... Do you think bodybuilding is functional training? The other day a good friend of mine responded to my chat when I said... "Are body weight workouts lame?  All of my old school bodybuilding friends are telling me to ' put away the toys' when I bring up TRX." In a sense, I was half joking.  I'm a full believer in body weight workouts.  Of course it depends on your end game but they are not lame nor a waste of time.  How is working up personal strength to handle your body more efficiently a waste of time?  It's not.  In fact,...
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My Problem with Will Brink

February 22nd, 2012 - posted in Rants

The guy you see above is Will Brink.  And my problem with him is pretty simple.  He writes too many articles about my industry (health and fitness) with LINKS to resources.  That is very annoying because I like to get my information from sources that are experts but don't need to bother with any references to the claims they make.
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What’s in Your Brown Rice Protein?

February 16th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News, Rants

Maybe you've started to see protein with organic brown rice as the main ingredient?  Maybe you've seen videos touting how it is superior to "old school" foods like eggs or whey protein? Is Brown Rice Protein Superior? Don't be fooled into thinking that suddenly brown rice protein is somehow superior to whey or the standard egg.
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Train like a Powerlifter, Look like a Bodybuilder?

January 11th, 2012 - posted in Rants

Something bugs me about the current state of weight training in relation to the visual objectives.  I'm seeing more people engage in crossfit, kettlebell, functional fitness or training with a powerlifting 5x5 routine in hopes of getting a nice V-tapper of that slim bodybuilder physique. Are you with me so far? I'm out the other day and I happen to come across a mainstream bodybuilding rag.  I pick it up and skim thru the photos and all I see are these bloated, huge abdominal monsters in there.  Nobody in these magazines looks natural and nobody looks like Steve Reeves, Vince Girona or...
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There are too Many Fat Kids in America

January 09th, 2012 - posted in Rants

This is a guest post by Mark Etinger Is it me, or are there too many fat kids America? It is not me: there are in fact too many overweight children in this country. The problems are clear, a mutli-billion dollar a year fast food industry, a lack of healthy options for marginalized communities, and a general societal disdain for green foods. These are all things that can, however, change with time.
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Man in the Mirror

December 14th, 2011 - posted in Rants

I had to laugh the other day at myself because I've been asked many times.. "Are you going to compete?" or "Are you looking at yourself in the mirror again!  That's so vain!"  And my answer is always no.. I see no reason to. I don't have the bug to step on stage.   And I don't consider my "glances" at myself to be vain but I've never found the words to describe why I do it until now.
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Glutamine and Creatine are Steroids

August 11th, 2011 - posted in Current Health News, Rants

According to Google... .. as they have recently banned advertising of substances they classify as "Anabolic Steroids."  Thus things like Glutamine and Cellmass are now banned using Adwords.
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McDonald’s Must Pay Obese Employee

October 28th, 2010 - posted in Natural Bodybuilding, Rants

If you haven't seen the latest fast food lawsuit, it goes something like this... Headline: McDonald's must pay obese employee $17.5K When I read this SF Gate article (link here) I had mixed emotions.  But first.. here's the basics. A Brazilian court ruled this week that McDonald's must pay a former franchise manager $17,500 because he gained 65 pounds while working there for a dozen years. He felt he was forced to sample the food to ensure high standards as random people who worked for the company come in and report violations and problems. Not to mention, the company offered free lunches to...
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Frank Zane vs. Markus Ruhl

July 22nd, 2009 - posted in Random, Rants

Frank Zane (classic bodybuilder) next to Markus Ruhl (current). TWO SIMPLE QUESTIONS: Which look do you prefer if any? Is there such a thing as too big? Submit your comments in the box below. Marc David “The NoBull Muscle Guy” www.nobullbodybuilding.com P.S. - I don't have the information on who created this photo. But I'd be more than happy to give credit where credit is due.  I just can't find a source.  If there is one, I'll update this post to reflect that fact.
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