Diet Not Exercise, Backlash?

Simon Owens: "Written by Time Magazine's John Cloud, the article loosely strings together a series of anecdotes and studies to argue that exercise, in the end, isn't worth all the hype. It even goes further to suggest that in addition to not causing weight loss, exercise can actually result in weight gain because of increase hunger after workouts." - Simon is talking about the same Time Magazine article I'd written about a couple weeks back. I guess it produced quite a bit of backlash. It's nice to see him address it.

Labels: food, Supplements, Training

Soy protein, evil?

Men's Health: "The unassuming soybean has silently infiltrated the American diet as what might just be the perfect protein source: It's cheap and vegetarian, and could even unclog our hearts. But there may be a hidden dark side to soy, one that has the power to undermine everything it means to be male" - Of course there are studies that say the opposite, like everything else, you have to make up your own mind. For me the choice is simple, don't use soy as a protein replacement. I'll have some when we visit a Japanese restaurant, but I'll stick to whey and casein for supplementation, and focus on chicken as a food source for protein.

Labels: food, Meals, Protein, Supplements

Hydroxycut Recall

WebMD: "May 1, 2009 -- Fourteen Hydroxycut products, marketed as fat burners, low-cost diet aids, and energy enhancers, are being recalled voluntarily by the manufacturer after the FDA received 23 reports of serious liver injuries ranging from jaundice to death." - Wow, very serious stuff.

Labels: Supplements

Weight management, healthy eating

Powering Muscles: "Powering Muscles is an online nutrition information resource for athletes. Our mission is to help athletes improve their health, fitness and performance through nutrition. We achieve this aim by providing sports nutrition tips from leading experts, cutting-edge interactive tools, frequent sports science updates, and opportunities to communicate directly with fellow athletes and sports nutrition experts."

Fat Fighting Foods - Gotta join, but it's free.

Labels: Meals, Supplements, Training

Supplements and Steroids

Champion Nutrition: "Champion Nutrition can assure you that we are NOT one of the 25% that were found to contain these banned substances. In fact Champion Nutrition is one of only 4 companies currently having our products tested by “Informed Choice” to assure our customers that our products remain free of these banned substances." - I like what Champion has done. They've submitted their products for testing so we know they're not contaminated with stimulants or steroids.

So, the big question for me is, where can I find the list of supplements found to contain stimulants or steroids? I take a bunch of different supplements every day, including products from Champion Nutrition.

Here's a USA Today article on the problem, it contains a list of supplement policies for major US sporting associations.

Labels: Protein, Supplements, Training

Serious Protein

It's arrived! Biolife Nutrition's new protein, Steel Meal, is complete. If you're looking for a great protein you should take a gander. It's been under development for quite a while and I was fortunate enough to try various different formulations over the past six months or so. These guys are serious about great tasting products, so you can expect them to not only help build muscle, they're going to taste great.

Great job guys!

Labels: Protein, Supplements