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10 Minutes of Pain
By Jay Diamond Sometimes I hate science. Science often tells me unintuitive things backed by evidence that I simply don’t want to know. Science is truth – and unfortunately sometimes the truth hurts....
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Why Smart Trainers Believe Stupid Things (Part 1): Bias Toward Positive Evidence
By Nick Tumminello Originally published March 21, 2013 I recently did a Facebook post, which stated, “Topics such as spinal rehabilitation and biomechanics have such grey areas and so much...
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Lessons from Mars: Barbarino vs. Albright
By Jay Diamond How much can you leg press? Those of you who frequent the gym can answer this without pause, but those who don’t generally answer “I don’t have a clue”. But that’s just wrong – you have...
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“Fat Burners” or Money Wasters?
By Edzard Ernst Originally published Tuesday 26 November 2013 Pyruvate, a ketone and an alpha-keto acid, occurs naturally in the body when glucose is converted into energy. It is part of the Krebs...
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Why Smart Trainers Believe Stupid Things: (Part 2) The Dr. Fox Effect
By Nick Tumminello Originally published December 12, 2013 It’s no secret that as humans we disagree on just about everything from politics to proper personal training practices. However, we all...
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The Right Whey
By Jay Diamond As I mentioned in the blog entry “A Skeptical Introduction to Bodybuilding Supplements”, I’m a fan of protein and believe that while a well-rounded diet provides sufficient protein for...
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Failure is Success
By Jay Diamond I know, I know… the title of this blog sounds like an Orwellian plot device or the usual self-help platitudes that drives skeptics insane. Hold tight while I explain… There’s a growing...
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Re. Built.
By Jay Diamond I’ve taken a few months off… off the gym, off this blog. Nice to take a break for a while, nice to be back. It’s always hard to get back into the gym when you’ve been out for a while,...
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Warm Up to Facts
By Jay Diamond I have bad news. You’ll probably never be a professional contortionist. I laugh when I see good skeptics selectively choose to pick apart sci-fi or fantasy movies while giving a “pass”...
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New Year’s Resolutions Gone Bad: Motivation
By Jay Diamond It’s February and my New Year’s Resolutions are already in the toilet. The first resolution was to be slightly less Fergalicious in 2015, but there are some things you just can’t help....
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