Archive for August, 2007
FitBuff.com Cracks the Top 30,000 Blogs
Out of over 96.8 million blogs on all of the internet, FitBuff.com has just cracked the top 30,000! We're currently ranking in at 28,998.
Thank you to everyone for all of your support, comments, emails, and everything else! Please keep your suggestions coming, and we will continue to improve the site any way we can, as [...]
Daddy, Where Do Muscles Come From?
Well Jimmy, when a Mommy loves a Daddy… oh wait, you said muscles!
When you workout, instead of building muscle, you are actually tearing muscle. That's why rest is so important. You don't build muscle in the gym, you build muscle in between training sessions.
After your workout, you body begins repairing the micro trauma you created [...]
Fish Oil Does It Again: ADHD and Eye Disease
It's really not even surprising anymore, but chalk up another one for fish oil; the benefits just keep coming.
Just this week, there are two more studies out suggesting that fish oil may help prevent eye disease, as well as improve behavior in children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
First, the results of the ADHD study, [...]
If You Had No Water, Would You Do This to Survive?
If you read Tuesday's article, "Free Water, What a Novel Idea!," you already know that Aquafina is nothing more than purified tap water. The article also discussed a way to get the same quality water at a fraction of the price of bottled varieties.
One of our regular readers lives in the desert (Hi Grace!), which [...]
How to Perform a Squat with Perfect Form Video Demonstration
The squat is easily one of, if not the best exercise you can do. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one exercise with you, it should be the squat.
It works nearly every muscle in your body, from your abs to your calves, and everything in between. The key, as [...]
FitBuff News and Updates for 2007-08-08
Check out: http://tinyurl.com/24en9z Busy? Training intensity more important than frequency #
Birds of a Heffer Flock Together
A study out of Aberdeen University found that people are usually attracted to others based on their social class, height, and race — no big surprises there. However, after further research, they discovered that many people seek out partners — consciously or subconsciously — with similar fat levels to their own.
The scientists said this finding [...]
Quality Over Quantity and Intensity Over Frequency
Good news for those having a hard time fitting gym sessions into their hectic work weeks: A new study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research says your training intensity is more important than your training frequency.
The researchers based their finding on the results of two separate groups. One group trained three times a [...]
FitBuff News and Updates for 2007-08-07
Check out: http://tinyurl.com/246ajt Testing out my new water filtering system #
Free Water, What a Novel Idea!
You've probably already heard last week's story about PepsiCo, Inc. admitting that Aquafina is nothing more than tap water in a bottle and shiny packaging. They will now be including the words "Public Water Source" on all of their labels (seems like their marketing department could come up with a phrase a little less "sewer-like"). [...]
