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August 8, 2012 by Will Brink

The Skinny On Diet Supplements: Reviews


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Book Review: The Skinny On Diet Supplements

By Rick Silverman M.D.


If you’re the kind of person who likes to have the inside scoop, the real deal, the down and dirty on any given issue, then Will Brink’s book, “The Skinny on Diet Supplements,” should be on your required reading list for nutritional supplement information. This book is an encyclopedia of dietary
supplements and their role in weight loss, looking at each item in an in-depth and organized way.

Each chapter focuses on a single supplement, cites what it’s supposed to do, and provides details of the science behind the product, including some dissection of that science. The next section looks at the “real world” chatter about the supplement, and that’s followed by the best feature of the book, Will Brink’s recommendations. This last feature is my favorite section in each chapter, because Will is not shy about saying what works and what doesn’t work. He isn’t beholden to any particular supplement or supplement company, so it doesn’t feel like you’re being sold a bill of goods.  Rather, he cuts through the falsehoods put forth by the supplement industry, and where evidence supports the use of a product and that product has proven real world results, he tells you so. Where evidence or the real world comes up short, he tells you that.

 
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July 20, 2012 by Monica

Testosterone Replacement Therapy – why is it so controversial?


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It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.      - Voltaire

Printer friendly pdf, 9 pages, 98 references (right-click to download and save):

Testosterone Replacement Therapy – why is it so controversial?

For reasons that are not readily apparent, there appears to be a conservative political movement that opposes the use of testosterone in older men. This was clearly demonstrated by the report of the Institute of Medicine, which felt that testosterone is not yet ready for prime time and that there is still a need for studies to prove its efficacy 1.  Along the same lines, the guidelines of the Endocrine Society on testosterone use in older men seem to be ultra-cautious 2 . But fortunately, there are also other, more liberal guidelines and recommendations  3-5.

Probably no other medical issue has been bombarded by the influx of “expert” views from all walks of life; from endocrinologists and psychiatrists to urological surgeons and gerontologists, from the lay press to the regulatory agencies and from the pharmaceutical to the entertainment industries. The dismal result of all this free-for all cacophony of opinions is a great deal of confusion, erroneous information and significant detriment to patients and physicians alike.

Let’s take an in-depth look at the reasons for the negative attitudes to male testosterone replacement therapy (I will cover post-menopausal testosterone replacement in an upcoming article), and the hard scientific data that refutes it…

 
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June 13, 2012 by Will Brink

Post Workout Carb Facts!


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Post Workout Carb Facts You Need To Know :)

Two articles mentioned in this vid you may want to read for all the details:

The Facts on Waxy Maize, Vitargo, and other carb sources

The Religion of Pre and Post Workout Nutrition.

 
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May 20, 2012 by Monica

Red Meat and Health – have we been blaming the wrong thing?


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Frequent consumption of red and processed meat has been shown in population studies to be positively correlated with cardiovascular disease [1-3], cancer and type 2 diabetes. Recent meta-analyses also indicate that it increases total mortality [4]. Hence, a high meat intake (regardless of its fat quantity and quality) is generally perceived to be unhealthy and something that should be avoided. However, although there are many studies documenting these associations, results are not always consistent and there are several methodological issues which weakens the strength of their findings (more on that in a bit). In the same way as the putative health risks of red meat consumption is investigated, its documented health benefits (which I will cover below) are equally as important and must be given a fair chance in the establishment of public health messages in relation to red meat consumption. In this article I will therefore cover both the risks and benefits associated with red meat consumption, and after having taken all the scientific data into consideration, argue that meat has been unfairly blamed…

 
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May 9, 2012 by Monica

Red Meat – good or bad for fat loss and body fat control?


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Consumption of red meat has been associated with fat gain (and weight gain) because of its high energy and fat content. Even though the role of fat intake as a causative factor for obesity recently has been seriously questioned, and rightly so, red meat still is a food that’s on the forbidden or avoid list of most diet plans. And while there are studies showing an association between meat intake and obesity [1-3], there are also studies not showing this [3-5]. And when digging deeper in the data, many of the studies that have reported a significant association with meat intake and fat gain / obesity have several flaws that invalidate their conclusions….

 
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May 5, 2012 by Will Brink

BrinkZone Gauntlet Claims New Victims!


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The Gauntlet claims two new victims! 8-)

Latest victims of the BrinkZone Gauntlet, competitive bodybuilder Janet Esterkes and figure competitor Andrea Kalligheri, which shows what a whole body functional killer calorie “burning” workout looks like!  The BrinkZone Gauntlet: For GPP, conditioning, endurance, metabolic work, and functional strength, it’s efficient and hard work…

 
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April 29, 2012 by Will Brink

BrinkZone Gauntlet with Kati B!


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Killer whole body training with The BrinkZone Gauntlet!

The BrinkZone Gauntlet consists of two complexes:

Complex One consists of 3 cycles of:

Sand bag lunges/zercher squat
Hand over hand sled pull
ball push ups

Complex Two consists of 3 cycles of:

Standing push press
battle ropes
High/low Prowler

For GPP, conditioning, endurance, metabolic work, and functional strength, it’s awesome. You can also see fitness model Kelly D doing The BrinkZone Gauntlet HERE

 
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April 28, 2012 by Monica

Is there a place for high-rep sets in serious weight training programs?


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Recent studies have shown some controversial findings that high-rep training is as effective as the traditional medium rep training for muscle growth. If you missed it, check out my two previous articles:

Training for maximal muscle growth – is heavy low-medium reps really the best way to go?

Muscle growth with high rep training – has time come to challenge our egos?

In this article I will show some examples of how high-rep sets can be implemented in a serious weight lifting program, and look at the results of some studies that have investigated this.

 
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April 15, 2012 by Will Brink

The Skinny on Diet Supplements!


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The Skinny on Diet Supplements: Fact Vs Fiction, now available!

This comprehensive book covers over 40 of the most common and popular supplement ingredients that create many well-known diet supplements sold on the market. I use my  20+ years in the supplement industry to break through the hype and mystery surrounding the base components of the VAST majority of the diet supplements sold – their ingredients – and explains how they work using easy to understand language.

In this book,  I put the power of knowledge into the readers hands by teaching them how to judge if a supplement is likely to be effective for weight loss based on its ingredients; using an easy to understand format for the beginner, but with additional scientific extrapolation for the more advanced and experienced. I cover what really works and what has real science to support it, vs the invented pseudo-science used by many companies to sell ineffective – and potentially dangerous – diet supplements.

This is  info most supplement companies wished you didn’t have access to, because a truly informed and educated consumer is not what they want!

Using this book to choose your next supplement purchase allows you to discern the “good” supplement ingredients from the “bad,” and understand why some ingredients are added to supplements in such minute amounts that doing so is known in the industry as “label decoration” and other tricks of the trade.

I have a level of experience and knowledge of the industry that few  possess, and even fewer willing to write about it honestly. I’m an industry insider who pulls no punches; I have learned from consulting to major supplement companies, designing supplements, and writing extensively many years  for the many international and well-known health and fitness magazines.   This information is what I give to  the reader of The Skinny on Diet Supplements.

 
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February 1, 2012 by Monica

Cheating on a diet – good or bad?


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In discussions about dieting, a topic that often comes up is that of “cheating”; is it good or bad to cheat once in a while during a diet?

In order to answer this questions appropriately, it is necessary to look at both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of dieting, and the physiological and psychological responses they each elicit.

 
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