We all want to get fit, look better, and be healthy. Can you achieve these goals with a book? Yes, you really can. Any one of these three books will get you started on your path to fitness. The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess by Lou [...]
The bench press, functionally, isn’t a very important lift – it’s certainly not any more important then any other pushing exercise. In real life, there’s really no equivalent of lying on your back and pushing a heavy thing off your chest with both arms moving exactly the same angle, speed and time. The barbell chest [...]
The tagline for the weightlifting-themed Fitness Café, an eleven-year-old eatery on the southwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Thunderbird, states: “we believe in healthy eating not dieting.” To that end, nutritional content (calorie, protein, carbohydrate, fat and fiber counts) is listed for each menu item. While the onus is on the restaurant for providing accurate [...]
Dexter Jackson is now the 12th man to ever hold the Mr. Olympia title. To watch the webcast replays and look at the Olympia highlights click here http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2008_olympia_replay.htm
Harvard Medical School backs up what we’ve been saying for years: The bodybuilding lifestyle helps you live longer, stronger and healthier Staying at the forefront of fitness and nutrition science has always been Joe Weider’s aim.
Healthnotes Newswire (October 2, 2008)—Most of us have heard about the importance of staying physically fit to optimize health and prevent disease. Now research suggests that building muscles may be equally important. A new study found that higher levels of muscular strength are associated with a decreased risk of death from all causes and from [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) — Four-time Mr Universe Sazali Abd Samad is back in the gymnasium for intensive training in preparation for the upcoming Mr Universe bodybuilding championship in Manama, Bahrain from Nov 2-7. Sazali, 41, competing in the 70kg category for the second time, is allocating four to five hours of training a [...]
Boise, ID (PRWEB) September 29, 2008 — Bodybuilding.com, the world leader in sports nutrition, announced the 4th Annual 2008 Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards winners live at The Olympia in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. The Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards are the industry standard for recognition of the best products and brands in the fitness and supplement industry.
KENNEWICK, Wash.– Friends and family of 39-year-old Joe Pearson still can’t believe what happened. Pearson collapsed while on a treadmill at Starfit Fitness Club in Kennewick. The Benton County Coroner says an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd. Peerless Pearson. That’s how he’s described in an article on the October issue of FLEX Magazine. Unique, [...]
Melissa Prichard’s sport isn’t one that attracts a lot of women. But that hasn’t kept her from pursuing her latest pastime — bodybuilding. The Fond du Lac woman took up the strenuous hobby in January and began competing this summer. She won the heavyweight category and was named runner-up overall at the State Fair’s bodybuilding [...]
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A surveillance camera at a workout club recently caught some mysterious images when no one was inside the building. Like the name implies, Anytime Fitness is open around the clock. The idea is that people can work in a workout at their convenience. KMBC’s Bev Chapman reported that the fitness club [...]
DENVER, CO, Sep 04, 2008 Today, DC Brands International, Inc. is proud to announce that they will be exhibiting at the world’s largest bodybuilding tradeshow and competition (Joe Wieder’s Mr. Olympia Expo 2008) to be held September 26th and 27th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company will be located at booth number 139. [...]
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Dennis Wolf signs with Muscular Development. This was the first magazine I bought when I got into Bodybuilding 3 years ago. They have some if not the best articles in the industry. Check out this link there are some great photos of Dennis Wolf and Markus Ruhl!
“Obesity doubles the risk of Alzheimer’s” is the headline in the Daily Express. It and other news sources report new research which found that people who are obese have an increased risk of all types of dementia…LINK
CHICAGO – Around of applause, please, for sprinter Allyson Felix of Los Angeles and decathlete Bryan Clay of Glendora, Calif. Better still, give these Athens Olympic silver medalists a standing ovation for living their convictions. In the last and most uplifting moment of the U.S. Olympic media summit, Felix and Clay said they have been [...]
Plastic Bottle Ban? Manufacturers, retailers, and regulatory agencies consider eliminating a potentially harmful chemical from plastic sport and baby bottles. By Lisa Farino for MSN Health & Fitness Responding to growing consumer concern, sports-bottle maker Nalgene announced today that it will be phasing out the use of the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in its plastic [...]
